retroforth/interfaces/native/README.md

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RETRO/NATIVE
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This directory contains some experiments in building a RETRO
system to run directly on hardware. As a stepping stone, it
also includes some builds which require a host kernel, but no
standard C library.
Initial Objectives:
- Reuse as much of the existing VM implementation (in C) as
possible.
- Don't require a full blown kernel & userland to run
- Work with a completely standard RETRO image
- Minimally viable system: the basic listener (REPL)
- Work on 32-bit x86 systems
Future Goals:
- Support for more processors
- x86-64
- ARM (32-bit)
- ARM (64-bit)
- RISC-V
- MIPS M4K (PIC32)
Current Status:
- Working builds w/minimal host dependencies:
- FreeBSD (32-bit, x86)
- FreeBSD (64-bit, x86)
- Linux (32-bit, x86)
- Native (32-bit, x86, multiboot)