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So it's possible to port C compiler to PDF. Compiler is already done https://github.com/Mati365/ts-c-compiler https://github.com/Mati365/ts-c-compiler. We can r

So it's possible to port C compiler to PDF. Compiler is already done https://github.com/Mati365/ts-c-compiler https://github.com/Mati365/ts-c-compiler. We can run DOS in PDF basically..

ohnoAmsorry 2y ago
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- drdeca 2y ago
  Huh? Did you comment this in reply to something other than what you intended to reply to?
- mati365 2y ago
  These 'tricks' are exactly what makes programming the passion I love. Thanks for capturing the difference between coding for joy and coding for a paycheck so succinctly. Also, it's not a wrapper—it's a full parser and compiler.
bowmessage 2y ago
Adobe Acrobat DOOM Pro™
- mati365 2y ago
  What about running Adobe Acrobat in Adobe Acrobat?
  - andrea76 2y ago
    Can we run Windows 3.1 in protected mode from a PDF?
    - mati365 2y ago
      Imho, it's possible. Generally speaking, it depends if PDF can render any sort of canvas.
    - danudey 2y ago
      Can we compile qemu to a PDF?
      - _joel 2y ago
        It's PDFs all the way down.
lxgr 2y ago
That's how it inevitably goes with Turing completeness :) The real achievement here arguably isn't running code (that's provided by the PDF spec and implementations), but managing to hook it up to user input/output in an ergonomic-enough way to play Tetris.
- segasaturn 2y ago
  The mention of Turing Completeness got me curious, so I looked something up. Behold, a C compiler written in Lambda Calculus: https://github.com/woodrush/lambda-8cc https://github.com/woodrush/lambda-8cc
  - lxgr 2y ago
    Amazing, thank you! The PDF [1] containing the Lambda calculus term manages to hang/glitch/crash both Firefox's and macOS Preview's PDF renderer, which in itself is quite the achievement in portability. Update: Nevermind, Firefox handles it perfectly, it just (probably wisely) disables seamless scrolling and I have to use the "next/previous" page buttons manually. macOS got there after a minute or two of loading with no UI indications. [1] https://woodrush.github.io/lambda-8cc.pdf https://woodrush.github.io/lambda-8cc.pdf
openrisk 2y ago
But will it also compile when printed out on paper?
deleted 2y ago
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So it's possible to port C compiler to PDF. Compiler is already done https://github.com/Mati365/ts-c-compiler https://github.com/Mati365/ts-c-compiler. We can run DOS in PDF basically..

ohnoAmsorry 2y ago

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drdeca 2y ago
Huh? Did you comment this in reply to something other than what you intended to reply to?
mati365 2y ago
These 'tricks' are exactly what makes programming the passion I love. Thanks for capturing the difference between coding for joy and coding for a paycheck so succinctly. Also, it's not a wrapper—it's a full parser and compiler.

bowmessage 2y ago

Adobe Acrobat DOOM Pro™

mati365 2y ago
What about running Adobe Acrobat in Adobe Acrobat?
- andrea76 2y ago
  Can we run Windows 3.1 in protected mode from a PDF?
  - mati365 2y ago
    Imho, it's possible. Generally speaking, it depends if PDF can render any sort of canvas.
  - danudey 2y ago
    Can we compile qemu to a PDF?
    - _joel 2y ago
      It's PDFs all the way down.

lxgr 2y ago

That's how it inevitably goes with Turing completeness :) The real achievement here arguably isn't running code (that's provided by the PDF spec and implementations), but managing to hook it up to user input/output in an ergonomic-enough way to play Tetris.

segasaturn 2y ago
The mention of Turing Completeness got me curious, so I looked something up. Behold, a C compiler written in Lambda Calculus: https://github.com/woodrush/lambda-8cc https://github.com/woodrush/lambda-8cc
- lxgr 2y ago
  Amazing, thank you! The PDF [1] containing the Lambda calculus term manages to hang/glitch/crash both Firefox's and macOS Preview's PDF renderer, which in itself is quite the achievement in portability. Update: Nevermind, Firefox handles it perfectly, it just (probably wisely) disables seamless scrolling and I have to use the "next/previous" page buttons manually. macOS got there after a minute or two of loading with no UI indications. [1] https://woodrush.github.io/lambda-8cc.pdf https://woodrush.github.io/lambda-8cc.pdf

openrisk 2y ago

But will it also compile when printed out on paper?

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