Comment by mati365
9 days ago
So it's possible to port C compiler to PDF. Compiler is already done https://github.com/Mati365/ts-c-compiler. We can run DOS in PDF basically..
9 days ago
So it's possible to port C compiler to PDF. Compiler is already done https://github.com/Mati365/ts-c-compiler. We can run DOS in PDF basically..
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.
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
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
Adobe Acrobat DOOM Pro™
What about running Adobe Acrobat in Adobe Acrobat?
Can we run Windows 3.1 in protected mode from a PDF?
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But will it also compile when printed out on paper?
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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.
Huh? Did you comment this in reply to something other than what you intended to reply to?