compile

Compiles a bash script into a stand-alone executable.

Purpose

Bash script to put local files that a bash script uses into the bash script, so that it doesn't depend on local files. It then uses shc to convert the bash script into c code, then it gets compiled into a stand-alone executable file to be run.

Dependencies

Intall shc(sh->c) & gcc(c->exe) using the following command(you likely already have gcc if you're on Linux):

<path to compile> -i2 #or you could use "--install" instead

Installation

To install compile, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/321BadgerCode/compile.git

You can use compile to compile itself by running <path to compile> <path to compile.sh>, then renaming it to compile(take out .exe) and appending the outputted executable to your PATH or by placing the executable into a folder that's already in your path such as /usr/local/bin/.

If you do add compile into your path, you can run it just by typing something along the lines of: compile script_to_compile.sh.

Usage

To grant permission to execute:

chmod +x <path to compile>

To compile a bash script, use the following command:

<path to compile> script_to_compile.sh

This will create an executable file named script_to_compile.exe.

You can also specify the output file name using the -o option:

compile script.sh -o out.exe

This will create an executable file named out.exe.

To enable verbose output, use the -v option:

compile -v script.sh

This will print more information about the compilation process.

To ask the user if they want to see more options after the script is compiled, use the -q option:

compile -q script.sh

This will ask the user if they want to see more options, such as running the compiled script.

Options

• -h, --help
  • Prints this help message.
• -o
  • The output file name. If not specified, the output file will be named compiled_script.
• -v, --verbose
  • Enables verbose output. This will print more information about the compilation process.
• -q, --question
  • Asks the user if they want to see more options after the script is compiled.

Bugs

Please report any bugs to the author of this script.

Author

This script was written by Badger Code.