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Re:Amber – the programming language compiled to Bash by zem on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @05:16PM (#40446663)
i guess the idea is that you can scp the output script to a machine that has only a minimal *nix install and run it there without having to install anything more. so bash, bc and sed but not python or ruby
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Re:Amber – the programming language compiled to Bash by fluidcruft on Thursday May 23, 2024 @07:43AM (#40453475)
That's an argument for POSIX sh, not bash.
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Re:Amber – the programming language compiled to Bash by zem on Thursday May 23, 2024 @12:44PM (#40456932)
that is definitely true! though i wonder whether bash is ubiquitous enough these days that it can serve as an acceptable "we can rely on this being there" shell.
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