The general procedure would be to put the required files (plant_id.c, util.c, util.h) into some directory, and then run a C compiler: 

$ cc plant_id.c -o plant_id
plant_id.c: In function ‘num2Pstring’:
plant_id.c:839: warning: function returns address of local variable

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This should create a binary named plant_id, which you'd copy into the cgi-bin directory of the webserver, making sure the executable bit of the file is set (chmod +x plant_id).

This of course assumes you have a C compiler installed, like gcc on Linux. Also, the machine you compile the program on should be binary compatible with the target machine (the webserver) - The fewest potential problems would arise if you could compile it on the server itself.

The warning "function returns address of local variable" issued by the compiler (see above) refers to the issue Marshall mentioned, which should definitely be fixed...

In reply to Re^3: How to convert a script from C to Perl? by Anonymous Monk
in thread How to convert a script from C to Perl? by Anonymous Monk

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