Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site varian.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!varian!david From: david@varian.UUCP (David Brown) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: shell compiler available Message-ID: <285@varian.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 16:39:05 EST Article-I.D.: varian.285 Posted: Mon Jan 14 16:39:05 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jan-85 05:37:44 EST Distribution: net Organization: Varian, Walnut Creek, CA Lines: 27 Several times in the past folks have asked if there was anything that could translate a shell script into C code so that it would run faster. The answer has usually been that you write shell scripts when you want to get an application going quickly; if you are concerned about speed, then you write in C. In the latest issue of CommUNIXation (the publication of /usr/group), there is a press release about a product that translates Bourne shell scripts to C. I have no idea how well it works, cost, availability, etc. (and no connection to the company), but I thought folks might be interested in hearing that it was available (i.e. this is an announcement, not an ad). I would be interested in hearing comments from anyone who has used it, or has investigated the approach in the past and come up with some major pitfalls. It's called shacc (shell accelerator). From the release: "Features of shacc included resistance to piracy, efficient use of shared text and the sticky bit, and effective code use with setuid files". Available from: Concentric Associates Inc. One Harmon Plaza Secaucus, NJ 07094 (201) 866-2880 -- David Brown (415) 945-2199 Varian Instruments 2700 Mitchell Dr. Walnut Creek, Ca. 94598 {zehntel,amd,fortune,resonex}!varian!david