C Actually portable executables

[Jose]

Cosmopolitan Libc makes C/C++a build-once run-anywhere language, like Java, except it doesn't need an interpreter or virtual machine. Instead, it reconfigures stock GCC and Clang to output a POSIX-approved polyglot format that runs natively on Linux + Mac + Windows + FreeBSD + OpenBSD 7.3 + NetBSD + BIOS with the best possible performance and the tiniest footprint imaginable.

GitHub - jart/cosmopolitan: build-once run-anywhere c library

build-once run-anywhere c library. Contribute to jart/cosmopolitan development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[mer]

Looks interesting.

 

[Phishfry]

Today I Learned a new word.
Polyglot

 

[Phishfry]

Did Mister POSIX really "approve" or do they mean POSIX Compliant polyglot format?

 

[MG]

Today I Learned a new word.
Polyglot

Reading Wikipedia on polyglot programming. This is really cursed. A programming language tunnel?

 

[Phishfry]

Polyglot means multi-lingual person right? From the dictionary. So it jives. Multi-lingual compiler output.

I always see POSIX-Compliant term used. POSIX Committee may have approved the format but your never hear it phrased that way.

 

[bakul]

Search 'polyglot' on etymonline

Search results for 'polyglot' on etymonline

www.etymonline.com

Strictly speaking "ape" is a multi-os-platform format, not polyglot but CS folks have a habit of mis-applying words

 

[blackbird9]

Looks useful. Reminds me of this book

https://0x04.net/doc/posix/O%27Reilly%20-%20POSIX%20Programmer%27s%20Guide%20-%20Writing%20Portable%20UNIX%20Programs%20with%20the%20POSIX.1%20Standard%20-%201994%20-%20(By%20Laxxuss).pdf

 

[cracauer@]

Also compare CloudABI, lead by a FreeBSD person. Sadly no longer active:

GitHub - NuxiNL/cloudabi: Definitions for the CloudABI data types and system calls

Definitions for the CloudABI data types and system calls - NuxiNL/cloudabi

github.com

 

[atax1a]

the woman behind APE is an avowed, open, fascist and we avoid her projects because the ones that aren't named with racist dogwhistles are named with antisemitic dogwhistles

 

[6502]

Looks interesting. And is not GPL.

 

[rbranco]

Most of her projects are really dope.

 

[Phishfry]

Eric Schmidt as CEO of America
Hmmm maybe a few screws loose. At least she is well versed in software..

 

[Phishfry]

Are they really native apps or do you need to install libc on each platform? LibC is baked in?

 

[blackbird9]

It's an interesting challenge to try to solve, I suspect difficult to make it work in practice, I wonder how successful it is.

 

[blackbird9]

https://justine.lol/

Doesn't look so bad.... I like this page https://justine.lol/dox/unicode.html and this https://justine.lol/mutex/

 

[blackbird9]

Eric Schmidt as CEO of America
Hmmm maybe a few screws loose. At least she is well versed in software..

Hahaha.. Yes, looks like she knows her software stuff, at first glance anyway.

 

[Phishfry]

How can you be Occupy Wall Street Protester and want Eric as CEO of America?

 

[bakul]

How can you be Occupy Wall Street Protester and want Eric as CEO of America?

The horseshoe theory.

 

[blackbird9]

How can you be Occupy Wall Street Protester and want Eric as CEO of America?

Maybe she doesn't know he's a billionaire... she needs to take a ride on his yacht

I like her website though, lots of interesting technical stuff. She clearly knows her onions. Cosmopolitan looks like an interesting project, its certainly a difficult challenge to make a thing like that work well, so she's not scared of tackling the hard stuff. More power to her