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1616 * Accessing a `table` through a `pointer` must be done in
1717 the context of a `point ... into` block. This allows the
1818 analyzer to check *which* table is being accessed.
19 * Refactored compiler internals so that type information
20 is stored in a single symbol table shared by all phases.
21 * Refactored internal data structures that represent
22 references and types to be immutable `namedtuple`s.
1923 * Added `--dump-exit-contexts` option to `sixtypical`.
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55 **SixtyPical** is a [very low-level](#very-low-level) programming language
66 supporting a [sophisticated static analysis](#sophisticated-static-analysis).
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87 Its reference compiler can generate [efficient code](#efficient-code) for
9 [several 6502-based platforms](#target-platforms) while catching many
8 several 6502-based [target platforms](#target-platforms) while catching many
109 common mistakes at compile-time, reducing the time spent in debugging.
1110
1211 Quick Start
1413
1514 Make sure you have Python (2.7 or 3.5+) installed. Then
1615 clone this repository and put its `bin` directory on your
17 executable search path. Then run:
16 executable search path. Then you can run:
1817
1918 sixtypical
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8382 Unlike most languages, in SixtyPical the programmer must manage memory very
8483 explicitly, selecting the registers and memory locations to store all data in.
8584 So, unlike a C compiler such as [cc65][], a SixtyPical compiler doesn't need
86 to generate code to handle stack management or register spilling. This results
87 in smaller (and thus faster) programs.
85 to generate code to handle [call stack management][] or [register allocation][].
86 This results in smaller (and thus faster) programs.
8887
8988 The flagship demo, a minigame for the Commodore 64, compiles to
9089 a **930**-byte `.PRG` file.
9493 The reference implementation can analyze and compile SixtyPical programs to
9594 6502 machine code formats which can run on several 6502-based 8-bit architectures:
9695
97 * [Commodore 64][] -- examples in [eg/c64/](eg/c64/)
98 * [Commodore VIC-20][] -- examples in [eg/vic20/](eg/vic20/)
99 * [Atari 2600][] -- examples in [eg/atari2600/](eg/atari2600/)
100 * [Apple II series][] -- examples in [eg/apple2/](eg/apple2/)
96 * [Commodore 64][]
97 * [Commodore VIC-20][]
98 * [Atari 2600][]
99 * [Apple II series][]
100
101 For example programs for each of these, see [eg/README.md](eg/README.md).
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102103 Documentation
103104 -------------
116117 * [Output formats supported by `sixtypical`](doc/Output%20Formats.md)
117118 * [TODO](TODO.md)
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120 [effect system]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_system
121 [abstractly interprets]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_interpretation
122 [call stack management]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_stack
123 [register allocation]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Register_allocation
119124 [VICE]: http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/
120125 [cc65]: https://cc65.github.io/
121126 [Commodore 64]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64
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4545 demo, [smiley.60p](atari2600/smiley.60p) which was converted from an
4646 older Atari 2600 skeleton program written in [Ophis][].
4747
48 ### apple2
49
50 In the [apple2](apple2/) directory are programs that run on
51 Apple II series computers (Apple II+, Apple //e). `sixtypical`'s
52 support for this architecture could be called embryonic.
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4854 [Ophis]: http://michaelcmartin.github.io/Ophis/