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| author | Clyne Sullivan <clyne@bitgloo.com> | 2023-02-09 11:26:11 -0500 |
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| committer | Clyne Sullivan <clyne@bitgloo.com> | 2023-02-09 11:26:11 -0500 |
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..077184a --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Alee Forth + +**Still very much in development! Not suitable for real applications yet.** + +Alee is a portable and concise Forth implementation in modern C++. Its primary aims are for reduced program size and execution efficiency. Portability includes bare-metal platforms, with intentions to support microcontrollers with kilobytes of memory. + +## Built-in words + +``` +drop dup swap pick rot >r r> +here allot const imm @ ! : ; ( ++ - * / % += < +& | ^ << >> +sys +``` + +The `sys` word links to a C++ function for user-defined functionality. + +## Building + +Alee requires `make` and a C++17-compatible compiler. + +To compile, simply run the `make` command. The resulting binary, `alee`, runs a read-eval-print loop. + |