Re: compiling a Lisp source to exe

On Sep 30, 8:35 am, Pascal Costanza <p...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
What do you exactly mean by "distribute"? To who do you have to
distribute your programs? Is this only internal (at your company,
university, or so?), or do you mean wider distribution? Or do you mean
distributing the programs to your own personal machines?

I am a student, but am also a full time staff member at a public
university as a database manager. My job involves running database
queries, grabbing the data (mostly as CSV ASCII files), manipulating
the data, and then passing the data on to others. The end result could
be a CSV or XML ascii file, an Excel file, a PDF, a Word document, an
Access database, or as content embedded in HTML.

I frequently have need to pass data on to others (not IT) who have a
need to further process the data. Most of the time, I write a Perl
script that takes a data file as input and outputs whatever is
required. I create a batch file so that the user just double clicks on
the icon from his graphical OS interface and the script runs (as long
as the input file is in the correct directory.)

I've also used Java files and C++ files in this way, and they just
run.

I am just learning Lisp, and would actually like to use it to write
useful scripts. In order to do this, I need for the script to run
without having to tell lay users that they need to install Lisp on
their computer. (Perl was here before I was and has been around for a
long time, so when I tell somebody that they need to install Perl to
run a script they accept it as normal.)

It would be good to know what your requirements are, then it should be
easier to figure out what the best solution is. Creating exe files is
not the most prominent approach in Lisp...

Okay. Suppose I write a script (in X language) and place it on a
network share. I then tell them to copy the script to their machine
and run it. I'm not interested in spending time trying to bring a data
entry clerk up to speed in running a script. One of the nice things
about Visual Studio is that you can generate an exe file that will
just run. (Should I use VB rather than Lisp?)

CC
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