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From: kwilson@John3_16.urbana.mcd.mot.com (Kent Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: sh and/or csh compilers?
Keywords: shell compilers
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Date: 26 Jun 91 18:43:34 GMT
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In article <rodgers.677568004@maxwell.mmwb.ucsf.edu>,
rodgers@maxwell.mmwb.ucsf.edu (R. P. C. Rodgers, M.D.) writes:
|>Dear Netlanders,
|>
|>I keep hearing rumors of the existence of compilers for various UNIX
|>shells, but have never come across one (or even an add for one).
|>Does anyone know of any such beast, or (better yet) have direct
|>experience with one?  How good are they, and do they significantly
|>improve execution time?
|>

Some years back, Paul Ruel (sp?) and an associate of his at Concentric
Associates produced a shell compiler for the Bourne shell.  I do
not know if it can still be had.


Kent
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