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RE: [bootstrappable] prototyping the full source bootstrap path


From: Orians, Jeremiah (DTMB)
Subject: RE: [bootstrappable] prototyping the full source bootstrap path
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 12:45:08 +0000

> Now that MesCC starts to build TinyCC that starts to pass a large set of the 
> mescc C tests, it's time to get walking the bootstrap path.
> Attached*) is my initial attempt for the full source bootstrap path in 
> GuixSD; to try it, do
Very nicely done Janneke


>The starting point is Jeremiah Orian's stage0 self hosting hex assembler.  The 
>binary seed of our bootstrap is made explicit in an additional source
> download: stage0-seed (of ~400 bytes).  This binary that is identical with 
> it's ASCII source can be considered "source".
:D

> There are still many gaps in our full source bootstrap path to-be, I "filled" 
> these by adding additional binary seeds: mescc-tools-seed and 
> mes-seed.  We are working to remove these, that will take some time.
I'll try to schedule some time to hammer on these




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