James Sutherland <jas88@cam.ac.uk>:
> > Even if this weren't true, we'd be trading dependencies and not adding
> > one. The Perl stuff in the scripts directory will go away shortly
> > (that is, assuming that Linus approves the CML1->CML2 change). This
> > would be a net gain in kernel autonomy, as Perl *can't* be compiled away.
>
> perlcc?
Is, I'm told, a kluge much like the freeze tool. You can compile away
control structure but you end up carrying around most of Perl as
runtime support.
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