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From: bart <bc@freeuk.com>
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Subject: Re: Suggested method for returning a string from a C program?
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:37:01 +0000
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On 25/03/2025 15:14, Michael S wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:58:28 +0000
> bart <bc@freeuk.com> wrote:
> 
>>
>> So, what exactly is released to end-users?
> 
> I case of Firefox? An installer. After installer finished, I suppose it
> ends up as directory with exe file + few DLLs.
> In case of in-house software, either the same or just an exe. possibly
> with few accompanying file, like default options etc...
> 
>> Where is the final linking
>> done? If on the user's machine, will the necessary tools also be
>> bundled?
>>
> 
> It seems, you are thinking about source distribution rather than normal
> (==binary) distribution.
> 

No, I want to distribute programs, but binaries are problematic, so I 
have to take one step back. Instead of one convenient binary file, I 
supply one convenient file in another format.

If that format is HLL code then it needs a finalising process.

I also have a private binary format, but while that may appear as data 
to AV, humans might still not trust it.