A pseudoportable C program

portable_program

#! /bin/bash

# Below, XXXX asks for random characters in order to make a unique file name. 
# Mac OSX seems to ignore XXXX, yet Ubuntu requires them.

# Create a temporary file name for the source code:
TMP_SOURCE_FILE="$(mktemp -t sourceXXXX).c"
# Create a temporary file name for the executable file:
TMP_PROGRAM_FILE="$(mktemp -t programXXXX)"

# Write the source code into the temporary source file:
cat > $TMP_SOURCE_FILE <<- END_OF_SOURCE
#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) 
{
    int i;

    puts("Hello, world! I am a pseudoportable C program.");
    for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i) 
    {
        printf("Argument %d: %s\n", i, argv[i]);
    }

    return argc - 1;
}
END_OF_SOURCE

# Compile and run:
gcc $TMP_SOURCE_FILE -o $TMP_PROGRAM_FILE
$TMP_PROGRAM_FILE $@
EXIT_STATUS=$?

# Clean the source and the binary:
rm $TMP_SOURCE_FILE
rm $TMP_PROGRAM_FILE

# Delegate the exit status of the C program to calling bash:
exit $EXIT_STATUS