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From: haugj@pigs.UUCP (The Beach Bum)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: "#!" scripts, kernel patches, and Xenix
Message-ID: <401@pigs.UUCP>
Date: 12 Sep 88 17:15:07 GMT
References: <161@tessera.UUCP>
Reply-To: haugj@pigs.UUCP (The Beach Bum)
Organization: The Big "D" Home for Wayward Hackers
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In article <161@tessera.UUCP> jtc@tessera.UUCP (J.T. Conklin) writes:
>Has anyone patched the kernel exec routine to execute interpreter
>files ("#!" scripts)?

none that i know of.  i don't think it would be too hard for someone
with the source (SCO: hint, hint).

>I'm holding back the urge to dissassemble until I'm sure it hasn't
>been done before.

you will also have to dissassemble quite a few other routines because
exec() is in a file with a few other routines.

>If it hasn't been done, would anyone be interested in it when I
>finish? 

i'd be interested if SCO or whoever didn't mind.  what you are
suggesting is highly illegal so i don't think a posting is in order ;-)
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