Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 16:43:16 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: "Chris A. Triebel" <cat AT sun4 DOT iol DOT unh DOT edu>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: scripting languages
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On Fri, 24 Jan 1997, Chris A. Triebel wrote:

> I was wondering if there are any scripting languages available for DOS 
> similar to csh/tcsh scripting ( I am not necessarily looking for a full 
> shell ), just the simple language abilities.

Since there *is* a port of bash, why not try it?  It is available as 
v2gnu/bsh1147b.zip from the usual DJGPP archives.

> combination of make's ability build macros, csh abilities of program 
> flow control, and a definite need to rely on the programs already in the 
> system.

Another possibility is the GNU m4 macro-processor.  It hasn't been ported 
to DJGPP yet, but I cannot imagine that will be too hard.