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# u6a
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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 C implementation of the [Unlambda](http://www.madore.org/~david/programs/unlambda/) programming language, where Unlambda source code can be compiled into bytecode and executed in a virtual machine.
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Ideas behind this implementation can be found [here](https://).
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## Requirements
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* A POSIX-compliant operating system
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* GNU Autotools
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* GNU Make
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* A C compiler (with C99 support)
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## Build
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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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# Generate configure files.
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autoreconf --install
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# Run configure script with desired options.
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./configure --prefix=$HOME
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# Compile sources 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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First, compile an Unlambda source file into bytecode.
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```bash
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u6ac -o foo.unl.bc foo.unl
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```
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Then, execute the bytecode file with the interpreter.
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```bash
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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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## TODOs
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* `u6adb` - An interactive debugger for Unlambda
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* More compile-time optimizations
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