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This tool is 2 things:
a) An emulator for SubX, the subset of the 32-bit x86 instruction set used by
Mu.
b) A second translator for SubX programs that emits identical binaries to the
self-hosting versions in the parent directory. Having two diverse compilers
(one in a familiar language, one with minimal syscall surface area) that emit
identical binaries should help gain confidence in Mu.
## Running
`bootstrap` currently has the following sub-commands:
- `bootstrap help`: some helpful documentation to have at your fingertips.
- `bootstrap test`: runs all automated tests.
- `bootstrap translate <input files> -o <output ELF binary>`: translates `.subx`
files into an executable ELF binary.
- `bootstrap run <ELF binary> <args>`: simulates running the ELF binaries emitted
by `bootstrap translate`. Useful for testing and debugging.
Remember, not all 32-bit Linux binaries are guaranteed to run. I'm not
building general infrastructure here for all of the x86 instruction set.
SubX is about programming with a small, regular subset of 32-bit x86.
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