From: "Edmund Horner" <ejrh AT paradise DOT net DOT nz>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
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Subject: Re: pass C source to program binary?
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Considering this _is_ the DJGPP newsgroup, a DJGPP-specific solution might
be appropriate.

Use DXEs:
1. Call to gcc.exe to compile the external C file.
2. Call dxegen.exe to make it into a DXE.
3. Load it with _dxe_load().
4. Run it.

I have done exactly this for my ESP (Edmund's Server Pages) engine, and I'm
satisfied.

Edmund Horner.

"Jeff Williams" <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org> wrote in message
news:200009141606 DOT LAA19381 AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org...
> Is there a obvious technique for passing the source code for a small C
> function (e.g., `for (i=1;i<=N;i++) y[i]=foo(x[i]);'), which might be in
> a file or passed via command-line, to an already-compiled C program and
> have that program be able to interpret and use the function internally?
>
> I'm looking for a way to give a program some extra flexibility
> without requiring the user to write various custom C functions and
> then re-compile/re-link with the main program.
>
> TIA---jtw
>