Do the instructions in the README count as part of the program? If not, then the smallest binary to bootstrap a C compiler is actually a single jump to a C com

Do the instructions in the README count as part of the program? If not, then the smallest binary to bootstrap a C compiler is actually a single jump to a C compiler in memory with a README containing the memory dump in to be typed in :) Seriously though, it reminds me of the Toaster Project [0] where an RCA student attempted to build a modern toaster without using the modern supply chain. [0] http://www.thetoasterproject.org/ http://www.thetoasterproject.org/