| b | 8bc | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | |
| 50 | 38 | |
| - | - | |
| 3.3 | 0.0 | |
| 10 months ago | over 4 years ago | |
| Assembly | C | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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b
Posts with mentions or reviews of b.
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- B Compilers in C and B
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Unix Edition Zero
The interpreter is part of the binary yes. I have reversed what was available here: http://squoze.net/B/ and write my own B compiler that generates the same threaded code as well: https://github.com/aap/b
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Early version of the very first c compiler
Absolutely! In fact I have done precisely that: https://github.com/aap/b and it's about 1500 lines of B code.
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First printf implementation
the B version is older: https://github.com/aap/b/blob/master/printf.b
- The Programming Language B (1973)
8bc
Posts with mentions or reviews of 8bc.
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Is it me or is Grub2 outputting "GRUB" on error the worst thing in software design ever?
I have written quite a bit of PDP-8 code, including a B compiler. I also do size coding; believe me when I say that space is tight in an MBR. You should really try it for yourself! It's surprisingly hard to fit more than the bare minimum into it.
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Early version of the very first c compiler
I agree with /u/kotzkroete, it's a fun project to do. I've done so too.
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Simulating PDP-8 basic computer
Simulating a basic PDP-8 is pretty easy. I've not done that before, but I've written a B compiler for it before and that B compiler has some of the logic you need to simulate a PDP-8.
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how were arrays used in B and BCPL?
I've written a B compiler in 2019 and can confirm that this is exactly how it works.
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Would it be worth it learning very little of binary/machine language directly?
Note that the PDP-8 is traditionally programmed by switches on the front panel or by punched tape. A good simulator can be found in the SIMH collection. I've previously written a B compiler for the same system.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing b and 8bc you can also consider the following projects:
AmiBlitz3 - Complete package of AmiBlitz3 including all sources.
simh - The Computer History Simulation Project
unix-history-repo - Continuous Unix commit history from 1970 until today
grub2 - Ongoing downstream work on grub2, including Fedora and RHEL. ***This is not upstream; please send code upstream first***
unix-jun72 - The working source code to PDP-11 Unix from 1972.