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Re: Best Scripting Language for Embedded Work?

From Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Best Scripting Language for Embedded Work?
Date 2013-07-10 14:15 +0000
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On 2013-07-10, David T  Ashley <dashley@gmail.com> wrote:

> We develop embedded software for 32-bit micros using Windows as the
> development platform.
>
> We are seeking a general purpose scripting language to automate
> certain tasks, like cleaning out certain directories of certain types
> of files in preparation for ZIP'ing, generating certain source files
> automatically, etc.

That's what a command shell is for.  Since windows doesn't come with a
real one, I'd recommend installing Cygwin and then using bash, make,
etc.

Better yet.  Abandon windows and switch to an OS environment intended 
for software development rather than generating time-wasting
power-point presentations.

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Grant Edwards               grant.b.edwards        Yow! Look!  A ladder!
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Best Scripting Language for Embedded Work? David T. Ashley <dashley@gmail.com> - 2013-07-09 21:29 -0400
  Re: Best Scripting Language for Embedded Work? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-07-09 21:44 -0400
    Re: Best Scripting Language for Embedded Work? David T. Ashley <dashley@gmail.com> - 2013-07-11 21:14 -0400
  Re: Best Scripting Language for Embedded Work? Alain Ketterlin <alain@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> - 2013-07-10 08:41 +0200
  Re: Best Scripting Language for Embedded Work? Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2013-07-10 09:03 +0200
    Re: Best Scripting Language for Embedded Work? Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2013-07-10 09:15 +0200
    Re: Best Scripting Language for Embedded Work? Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2013-07-12 08:52 +0200
  Re: Best Scripting Language for Embedded Work? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-07-10 14:15 +0000
  Re: Best Scripting Language for Embedded Work? Johann Hibschman <jhibschman@gmail.com> - 2013-07-10 14:38 -0500
    Re: Best Scripting Language for Embedded Work? David T. Ashley <dashley@gmail.com> - 2013-07-11 21:19 -0400
      Re: Best Scripting Language for Embedded Work? Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2013-07-12 06:17 +0200

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