Re: compiling a Lisp source to exe

cartercc <cartercc@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
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.)

Ah ah! So the problem is not with lisp, but with people. You have to
find a way to make those people accept as normal to install lisp
systems too.

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?)

It wouldn't run on my computer. Of course, I'm not a data entry
clerk, but wouldn't that means that in order to execute your VB exe
script, one would have to install a little more than a lisp system?

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