A Question

[Jeffrey Walton]

On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 2:39 PM, Thomas Dineen <tdineen@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Gentle People:
>
>    Please excuse any concerns about this question being posted to the wrong
> reflector
> as I am not sure where to ask this question!
>
>    Question: Concerning applications which read in and then compile or
> interpret a script
> (Source) which contains C or C++ code or code which is similar to C/C++. The
> script once
> built becomes a function which is executable via the top level application
> menus.
>
>     How is this concept implemented?
>
>      Can one build a dynamic link library in an application  (via gcc) and
> then execute the
> function contained in that library in the same application?
>
>      One might call the new function as a subprogram?
>
>      P.S. Is there a better reflector for this type of application question?

I think there is a lot to the topic. Do you have a compiler book you
can read for higher level concepts, like that sort of design element?

When I studied the topic in school, we used the red dragon book
(http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321486811).

Jeff