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Please list other backwards-compatible interpreted languages installed by default on dozens of operating systems and platforms spanning 26 years.
by peterwwillis 11y ago
Please list other backwards-compatible interpreted languages installed by default on dozens of operating systems and platforms spanning 26 years.
- burke 11y agoAwk and perl. I use a lot of bash though.
- ChrisArgyle 11y agoAbout 7 years ago I had a job where we supported almost every Unix all the way back to AT&T SVR3 (including OpenServer, UnixWare, HP-UX, AIX, Linux, OSF/1). With the exception of SVR3 every single one had binary packages for Perl 5.
- ausjke 11y agountil you run embedded routers and such, where perl is too large and bash/ash/mush rules.
- peterwwillis 11y agoOr you're bootstrapping an install process and perl isn't included, but a shell is.
- s_kilk 11y agoPerl, it's everywhere, and is a better bash than bash is.
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]
- massysett 11y agoHint: it's not Bash. That would be sh, which is not really portable--if it were, autoconf wouldn't spend so much effort on portability. So yes, can anyone provide such a list please?