Re: Re: [PATCH 0/9] Add library mode to source builtin

[Phi Debian]

On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 5:43 AM Matheus Afonso Martins Moreira <
matheus@matheusmoreira.com> wrote:

> > I think every single use of the term "library" in this whole endeavor
> > is misleading and misguided.
>
> I don't think so. A library is just a logical collection of code and data
> that you can use to implement software. This is a mechanism meant
> to load those libraries separately from executables.
>

Not in my parlance. Libraries are 'compiled collection of object module',
can be static/dynamic, dynamic imply a runtime load. This is valid for
interpreters with JIT compiler that can produce librairies. Bash do have
libraries by means of loadable .so files, .so files can legitimatly called
libraries. Those libraries do have their own PATH thing (i.e
LD_LIBRARY_PATH)

A 'script' is a bash source file with the +x bit set (executable), and as
such don't have extension like 'foo'. A non executable bash file, better
with a .sh extension, is a bash source.

The source builtin just load 'file', albeit .sh file, not library.