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From: jgh@root.co.uk (Jeremy G Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: multiple-machine executables for Suns?
Message-ID: <397@root44.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 12-Aug-87 11:47:50 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 12 11:47:50 1987
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Summary: Carry the source?

To get really silly, you could carry the source along with zero-or-one
executable images in each 'executable' file. The image would be tagged
with the machine type, and the source with the commands to compile it.
When trying to run a file, should the image be a) not the correct one
for the machine  or b) not present  the compilation would be performed
first to produce the image.

To save space, on a well-set-up net you could point to a source-server
rather than carrying the source.

Jeremy Harris					(I don't speak for my employers)
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Jeremy Harris			jgh@root.co.uk