Acorn is a minimal example of a programming language that compiles to Java bytecode and runs on the JVM. Its initial version supports a single statement:
print <int value>
When compiled and executed, this statement prints the specified integer value to the console.
Given the following Acorn source code:
print 42
Compiling and running this will output:
42
This project uses CMake (3.x or newer) and requires a C++ compiler and Java (for running the generated bytecode).
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .
To compile an Acorn source file:
./acorn altair.aco
This will generate a Altair.class file. To run the compiled program on the JVM:
java Altair
Or, you can run the Acorn 'interpreter':
./acorn altair.aco
which compiles and runs the program in one step.
MIT License