Re: Java and the FSSTND

Matthias Urlichs (smurf@smurf.noris.de)
Sun, 2 Jun 1996 13:25:56 +0100

In linux.dev.kernel, article <199605291834.NAA12438@chaos.coredcs.com>,
"James R. Leu" <jleu@coredcs.com> writes:
> >
> > I hope you don't mean the absolute pathname of the interpreter.
> > Interpreted scripts/files/whatever shouldn't have to know where
> > the interpreter is installed.
>
> Forgive me if I'm out of context, but what about #!/bin/sh at the head of all
> borne shell "interperated" scripts?
>
Make that "interpreted _text_ scripts", then.

There's no way to prefix #!/bin/java to the bytecode of an applet.
Or /bin/forth to the restartable dictionary dump of your favorite Forth
interpreter. Or ...

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