US 5,675,804 A · System and method for enabling a compiled computer program to invoke an interpretive computer program

Abstract

A system and method for building and linking an interpretive procedure so as to enable a compiled computer program to invoke the interpretive procedure are described herein. A target object code is modified to include information identifying files associated with the interpretive procedure. A compiled representation of the interpretive procedure is generated by linking together adapter code, the modified target object code, and an interpreter. The compiled representation of the interpretive procedure is invocable by a compiled computer program. The adapter code is in binary and includes an interpreter command module. The interpreter command module when executed causes the interpreter to load and interpretively execute the files associated with the interpretive procedure. The adapter code also includes a parameter conversion module, which converts the parameter list to the interpretive computer language of the interpretive procedure.

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Dependent claims

A method for building and linking an interpretive procedure so as to enable a compiled computer program to invoke the interpretive procedure, comprising the steps of:

(1) modifying a target object code to include information identifying files associated with the interpretive procedure;
and
(2) generating a compiled representation of the interpretive procedure by linking together adapter code, said modified target object code, and an interpreter, said compiled representation of the interpretive procedure being invocable by a compiled computer program, said adapter code being in binary and including an interpreter command module, said interpreter command module when executed causing said interpreter to load and interpretively execute said files associated with the interpretive procedure.

A system for building and linking an interpretive procedure so as to enable a compiled computer program to invoke the interpretive procedure, comprising:

target object code modifying means for modifying a target object code to include information identifying files associated with the interpretive procedure;
and
compiled representation generating means for generating a compiled representation of the interpretive procedure by linking together adapter code, said modified target object code, and an interpreter, said compiled representation of the interpretive procedure being invocable by a compiled computer program, said adapter code being in binary and including an interpreter command module, said interpreter command module when executed causing said interpreter to load and interpretively execute said files associated with the interpretive procedure.

A computer system, comprising:

a processor;
a storage device having stored therein an interpretive procedure, an interpreter, a linker, adapter code in binary form, target object code in binary form, a compiled program, and a build utility;
means for invoking said build utility, said build utility when invoked causing said processor to modify the target object code to include information identifying files associated with the interpretive procedure;
and
means for invoking said linker, said linker when invoked causing said processor to link together said adapter code, said modified target object code, and said interpreter to thereby produce a compiled representation of the interpretive procedure;
and
means for invoking said compiled program, said compiled program when invoked causing said processor to invoke said compiled representation of the interpretive procedure, said compiled representation of the interpretive procedure when invoked causing said processor to invoke an interpreter command module contained in the adapter code, said interpreter command module when invoked causing said interpreter to load and interpretively execute said files associated with the interpretive procedure.

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A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for building and linking an interpretive procedure so as to enable a compiled computer program to invoke the interpretive procedure, said method steps comprising:

(1) modifying a target object code to include information identifying files associated with the interpretive procedure;
and
(2) generating a compiled representation of the interpretive procedure by linking together adapter code, said modified target object code, and an interpreter, said compiled representation of the interpretive procedure being invocable by a compiled computer program, said adapter code being in binary and including an interpreter command module, said interpreter command module when executed causing said interpreter to load and interpretively execute said files associated with the interpretive procedure.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for enabling a compiled computer program to invoke an interpretive computer program

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System and method for enabling a compiled computer program to invoke an interpretive computer program

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