Re: [OT] Perl to C Converter?
From: Alan Connor (zzzzzz_at_xxx.yyy)
Date: 08/22/04
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Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 20:56:52 GMT
On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 20:37:29 GMT, Richard Pennington <rich@pennware.com> wrote:
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> Alan Connor wrote:
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>> On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 20:05:10 GMT, Joe Smith <Joe.Smith@inwap.com> wrote:
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>>>Alan Connor wrote:
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>>>>There's this utility called html2ps that's written in perl, but
>>>>the box I want to run it on doesn't have room for perl. It does
>>>>have room for a C compiler.
>>>
>>>A general purpose perl-to-C converter will be the same size as perl itself.
>>>If the program you're coverting uses eval($string), then you'd have to
>>>include the *entire* perl language.
>>> -Joe
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>> Sure, but the perl-to-C converter would not have to be on the box that
>> I want to run html2ps on. I can do the conversion and compilation elsewhere
>> and then have a nice little C binary to install on that box, which will be
>> a small fraction of the size of perl and the perl html2ps.
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>> AC
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> When the little C binary encounters eval($string) it could email
> the big box and ask it to convert $string to C, compile it, and
> email the binary back. Watch out for virus protection filters! ;-)
>
ROTFL !!
AC
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