Standalone executables (was Origin of IDL)

[Andy Loughe <loughe(at)fsl.noaa.gov>]

> I think we'll be ok. (Damn, I'm gonna get flamed for sure!)
> 
> You certainly are, you forgot the compilation to fully standalone
> executables! ;-)

The closest we may ever get...


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