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# u6a
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[](https://travis-ci.com/esolangs/u6a)
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[](https://codecov.io/gh/esolangs/u6a)
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[](LICENSE)
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Implementation of Unlambda, an esoteric programming language.
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## Description
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The u6a project provides a bytecode compiler and a runtime system for the [Unlambda](http://www.madore.org/~david/programs/unlambda/) programming language.
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Ideas behind this implementation can be found [here](https://github.com/esolangs/u6a/wiki/Developer's-Notes-on-Implementing-Unlambda).
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## Getting Started
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Building:
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```bash
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# (If not already) Install the required build tools.
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sudo apt install build-essential automake
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# (If you want to run tests) Install DejaGnu.
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sudo apt install dejagnu
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# Generate configuration script.
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autoreconf --install
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# Execute configuration script with desired options.
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./configure --prefix=$HOME
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# Compile source code and generate executables.
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make
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# (Optional) Run tests.
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make check
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# (Optional) Install executables and man pages.
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make install
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```
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Usage:
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```bash
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# Compile an Unlambda source file into bytecode.
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u6ac -o foo.unl.bc foo.unl
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# Execute the bytecode file.
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u6a foo.unl.bc
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```
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See [**u6ac**(1)](man/u6ac.1) and [**u6a**(1)](man/u6a.1) man pages for details.
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## Future Plans
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* Interactive debugger: `u6adb`
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* More compile-time optimizations
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* More test cases
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* LLVM backend for `u6ac`
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