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diff --git a/subx/Readme.md b/subx/Readme.md index dddccb91..22a1878b 100644 --- a/subx/Readme.md +++ b/subx/Readme.md @@ -10,13 +10,17 @@ Bytecode interpreter for a subset of the 32-bit x86 ISA. unsigned numbers) * Only relative jump instructions (with 8-bit or 16-bit offsets). -Basically a minimum basis set that a compiler for Mu can target. This isn't -meant to run arbitrary binaries, just those generated by our compiler, -allowing better tests for the compiler, access to processor/memory state -without getting bogged down in details of the ELF format, ABI, STABS debugging -format, etc., etc. +These rules yield a clean instruction set. We don't care about running +arbitrary binaries, just those generated by our Mu compiler. -To run tests: +Targeting a VM enables more comprehensive tests for the compiler, without +requiring access to processor/memory state without getting bogged down in +details of the ELF format, ABI, STABS debugging format, etc., etc. + +Having the VM implement a real (and ubiquitous) instruction set makes it easy +to generate native binaries outside of tests. + +Just unit tests so far: ``` ./subx test |