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@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ to _some_ safe and clear syntax with as few layers of translation as possible.
The emphasis is on internal consistency at any point in time rather than
compatibility with the past. ([More details.](http://akkartik.name/akkartik-convivial-20200607.pdf))
Currently Mu requires a 32-bit x86 processor. Generated programs require just
a Linux kernel and nothing else.
Currently Mu requires a 32-bit x86 processor.
## Goals
@ -66,11 +65,11 @@ The Mu stack consists of:
- _bare_ SubX, a more rudimentary form of SubX without certain syntax sugar.
All Mu programs get translated through these layers into tiny zero-dependency
ELF binaries that run natively on Linux. The translators for most levels are
built out of lower levels. The translator from Mu to SubX is written in SubX,
and the translator from SubX to bare SubX is built in bare SubX. There is also
an emulator for Mu's supported subset of x86, that's useful for [debugging
SubX programs](subx_debugging.md).
binaries that run natively. The translators for most levels are built out of
lower levels. The translator from Mu to SubX is written in SubX, and the
translator from SubX to bare SubX is built in bare SubX. There is also an
emulator for Mu's supported subset of x86, that's useful for [debugging SubX
programs](subx_debugging.md).
Mu programs build natively either on Linux or on Windows using [WSL 2](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10).
For Macs and other Unix-like systems, use the emulator:
@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ Mu programs can be written for two very different environments:
hardware acceleration, no virtual memory, no process separation, no multi-tasking,
no persistent storage, no network. These programs have not yet been tested
on native hardware, only on on Qemu and Bochs. But these _baremetal_
programs build from scratch, without any C. This is the future.
programs build from scratch, without any reliance on C. This is the future.
```sh
$ ./translate_mu_baremetal baremetal/ex2.mu # emit disk.img