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* README: Updates for 0.25.
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#+SUBTITLE: Maxwell Equations of Software #+SUBTITLE: Maxwell Equations of Software
[[https://www.gnu.org/software/mes][GNU Mes]] is a Scheme interpreter and C compiler for bootstrapping the GNU [[https://www.gnu.org/software/mes][GNU Mes]] is a Scheme interpreter and C compiler for bootstrapping the GNU
System. Since version 0.22 it has again helped to halve the size of System. It has helped to decimate the number and size of binary seeds
opaque, uninspectable binary seeds that are currently being used in the that were used in the bootstrap of [[https://www.gnu.org/software/guix][GNU Guix]] 1.0. Recently, version
[[https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2020/guix-further-reduces-bootstrap-seed-to-25][Further Reduced Binary Seed bootstrap]] of [[https://www.gnu.org/software/guix][GNU Guix]]. The final goal is to 0.24.2 has realized the first [[https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2023/the-full-source-bootstrap-building-from-source-all-the-way-down/][Full Source Bootstrap]] for Guix. The final
help create a full-source bootstrap as part of the [[https://bootstrappable.org][bootstrappable builds]] goal is to help create a full source bootstrap as part of the
effort for UNIX-like operating systems. [[https://bootstrappable.org][bootstrappable builds]] effort for any UNIX-like operating system.
The Scheme interpreter is written in ~5,000 LOC of simple C, and the C The Scheme interpreter is written in ~5,000 LOC of simple C, and the C
compiler written in Scheme and these are mutual self-hosting. Mes can compiler written in Scheme and these are mutual self-hosting. Mes can
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support a REPL and a C99 compiler: mescc. support a REPL and a C99 compiler: mescc.
Mes + MesCC + Mes C Library can build a [[https://gitlab.com/janneke/tinycc][bootstrappable TinyCC]] that is Mes + MesCC + Mes C Library can build a [[https://gitlab.com/janneke/tinycc][bootstrappable TinyCC]] that is
self-hosting. Using this tcc and the Mes C library we now have a self-hosting. Using this bootstrappable-tcc and the Mes C library we
Reduced Binary Seed bootstrap for the gnutools triplet: glibc-2.2.5, can build an ancient version of the GNU tools triplet: glibc-2.2.5,
binutils-2.20.1, gcc-2.95.3. This is enough to bootstrap Guix for binutils-2.20.1, gcc-2.95.3. This is enough to bootstrap Guix for
i686-linux, x86_64-linux, armhf-linux and aarch64-linux. i686-linux, x86_64-linux, armhf-linux and aarch64-linux.
Mes is inspired by The Maxwell Equations of Software: [[https://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/LISP/book/LISP%201.5%20Programmers%20Manual.pdf][LISP-1.5]] -- John Mes was inspired by The Maxwell Equations of Software: [[https://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/LISP/book/LISP%201.5%20Programmers%20Manual.pdf][LISP-1.5]] -- John
McCarthy page 13, GNU Guix's source/binary packaging transparency and McCarthy page 13, Guix's source/binary packaging transparency and
Jeremiah Orians's [[https://github.com/oriansj/stage0][stage0]] ~500 byte self-hosting hex assembler. Jeremiah Orians's [[https://github.com/oriansj/stage0][stage0]], a ~500-byte self-hosting hex assembler.
We are very grateful to NLNet for sponsoring the [[https://nlnet.nl/project/GNUMes][Reduced Binary Seed We are very grateful to NLNet for sponsoring the [[https://nlnet.nl/project/GNUMes][Reduced Binary Seed
bootstrap]], the [[https://nlnet.nl/project/GNUMes-arm][ARM port]], and the [[https://nlnet.nl/project/GNUMes-ARM_RISC-V][Full Source Bootstrap.]] bootstrap]], the [[https://nlnet.nl/project/GNUMes-arm][ARM port]], and the [[https://nlnet.nl/project/GNUMes-ARM_RISC-V][Full Source Bootstrap.]]
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* Links * Links
[0] https://www.gnu.org/software/mes [0] https://www.gnu.org/software/mes
[1] https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2020/guix-further-reduces-bootstrap-seed-to-25 [1] https://www.gnu.org/software/guix
[2] https://www.gnu.org/software/guix [2] https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2023/the-full-source-bootstrap-building-from-source-all-the-way-down/
[3] https://bootstrappable.org [3] https://bootstrappable.org
[4] https://github.com/oriansj/m2-planet [4] https://github.com/oriansj/m2-planet
[5] https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/mescc-tools [5] https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/mescc-tools
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[14] https://nlnet.nl/project/GNUMes-ARM_RISC-V [14] https://nlnet.nl/project/GNUMes-ARM_RISC-V
* Legalese * Legalese
Copyright © 2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <[[mailto:janneke@gnu.org][janneke@gnu.org]]> Copyright © 2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <[[mailto:janneke@gnu.org][janneke@gnu.org]]>
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