Generic script compiler

wjs1990 · 02-10-2010, 03:33 AM

Hi,
I have created a binary executable of a script, compiled using shc on Red Hat. However, when i tried to run the executable on Solaris, it does not work. Are there any other compiler that i can use, so that the binary executable created can be run on both red hat and solaris?

Thanks.

macemoneta · 02-10-2010, 03:45 AM

shc is not a compiler, but rather an obfuscater - it makes the code not easily readable. It's not worth using, as there are easily available tools to decompile.

wjs1990 · 02-10-2010, 03:52 AM

Are there any compiler that u may recommend?

macemoneta · 02-10-2010, 04:03 AM

No, I'm not aware of any shell script compilers that actually compile. The value is questionable in any case. Shell scripts tend to glue existing (highly optimized) utilities together, with the bulk of processing performed by those utilities.

If you need to perform a processor intensive operation, just write that portion in C and call it from your script.

MTK358 · 02-10-2010, 05:10 AM

Why are you trying to compile a script?

Seems like if your code MUST be compiled, you should use something like C or C++.