A question about the compiler to come

[Tom Glod]

Hi Sean, one the page for the compiler project and Kevin talks about the
nature of Livecode being interpreted ..... currently the script in memory
is just obfuscated, and a sufficiently motivated person or group of people
could eventually find what they want to find.  script passwords are useful
too, but also have their limit.

"By compiling scripts fully, standalones become even more secure. We’ve put
a lot of work into making standalones secure at present but there are still
limitations on the existing approach that are fundamental to how an
interpreter like LiveCode operates. Compiled code does not leave any trace
of the original script text."

Cheers,

Tom

On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 5:22 PM Sean Cole via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Tom
> What security imp[lications do you perceive it to overcome?
>
> Sean
>
> On Thu, 3 Mar 2022 at 21:07, Tom Glod via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> > Pardon my lingo .... but this is f#%%ing huge!!!! Just last week, I was
> > thinking about the nature of livecode and that it comes with some pretty
> > profound security implications.
> > I'm sSuper happy to see this machine code compiler coming to livecode.
> > This is likely to directly influence the amount of sleep I get in this
> > upcoming decade of work :)
> > Great decision by the team to go ahead with this.
> > (y)
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 3:03 PM Tom Glod <tom at makeshyft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Interesting.
> > > I cannot find  this email from Kevin, can someone please forward it to
> me
> > > or direct me to where I can read it?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 10:10 AM Rick Harrison via use-livecode <
> > > use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> According to Kevin’s email:
> > >>
> > >> Would this script compiler work on all platforms?
> > >> All platforms will benefit. Code will run faster and readable scripts
> > >> will be removed whatever platform you are targeting.
> > >> Rick
> > >>
> > >> > On Mar 3, 2022, at 9:33 AM, francois.chaplais via use-livecode <
> > >> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > Dear all
> > >> >
> > >> > You probably have received some mail asking for funding concerning a
> > >> compiler to come.
> > >> >
> > >> > I would like to know if this compiler can target MacOS/ARM processor
> > on
> > >> the desktop.
> > >> >
> > >> > Best regards,
> > >> >
> > >> > François
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