This is my hobby compiler for the B programming language. The goal was to create a B variant that is usuable on modern computers. More will follow once I write a rough draft manual.

You can download the latest pre-built binaries here. NOTE: Although the compiler has builds for win64 and Linux, the compiler can only generate code for win32.

To get started, you'll need to download the compiler for your specific operating system. Then you'll need to add the bin directory to your system's path. From here, you can access the compiler via the terminal by using b.

The table below lists the required assembler and linker for each supported operating system. You will need to have them install and on your system's path in order for the B compiler to function properly.

Here is a simple hello world example.

main () {
    puts("Hello World!*n");
    return 0;
}

Now save that in hello.b. To compile this on a win32 platform, open up your terminal and type b -f win32 -o hello.exe hello.b. Afterwards, if you run hello.exe from a terminal, you should see this:

Hello World!

Congratulations, you've compiled your first B program!

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