[scilab-Users] How to make executable files from Scilab scripts ?

[Sylvestre Ledru]

Strictly speaking, generating native code from Scilab won't happen in a
near future.

However, regarding what you are trying to do, I see at least two
potential solutions:

1) Use the Scilab module called Scilab 2 C. It is available through
ATOMS (the packaging system of Scilab 5.2). This allows you to generate
some codes but it is limited to some specific domains (signal
processing, etc...). As you said your work may be related to GUI, this
won't probably work for you.

2) A better solution for you should be to use Scilab as a runtime
engine.
We provides the capability to run Scilab as a computing engine. It is
called call_scilab. Through it, by linking libscilab.{so,dll,dylib} you
can some Scilab script... You can embed the Scilab sources into the
native code (and therefor hiding them to a lambda user). 
You can find some documentations/examples on this with Scilab 5.2
(nightly or beta). 

Don't hesitate if you have any questions,
Sylvestre

Le lundi 14 décembre 2009 à 19:06 +0100, Jean-Damien Capdeville a
écrit :
> Thanks for your quick answers...
> 
> The reasons why I would like to make an executable is:
>  - having a stand-alone program and allowing then the final users to use it
> without installing scilab,
>  - making it easier to 'install' and use,
>  - protecting my code somehow (even if I already do it by generating
> libraries),
>  - hoping that it will make the script run faster (not sure of that
> though)...
> 
> After reading the link on comp.soft-sys.math.scilab, it's seems that making
> executable files is not really possible (?) unless C code could be generated
> with future versions of scilab (?)
> Do you have more info about that ?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> JDamien
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Sylvestre Ledru [mailto:sylvestre.ledru at scilab.org] 
> Envoyé : lundi 14 décembre 2009 16:34
> À : users at lists.scilab.org
> Objet : Re: [scilab-Users] How to make executable files from Scilab scripts
> ?
> 
> Le lundi 14 décembre 2009 à 15:47 +0100, Jean-Damien Capdeville a écrit :
> > Hi,
> >  
> > I'm using scilab since a few years and I'd like now to compile a bunch 
> > of scripts using GUI features to make an executable file.
> Can I ask why you can to create an executable ?
> it is because you don't want people to access to your source code or an
> other reasons ?
> 
> Sylvestre
> 
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