A binary release (x86_64 ELF) is available (see Default Module Resolution for dynamic modules)
minimum required libraries:
libdl-- for dynamic loading of moduleslibbsd-- for utility functions (compile without forLinux defined to get rid of this dependency)libpcre-- for regular expressionslibpthread-- for threading supportlibgc-- for Garbage Collection
building for debug:
- with boehm gc:
WITH_BOEHMGC=1 make debug - without:
make debug
Since this is an alpha version, install is not allowed.
All operations are done through sending and receiving messages between objects.
receiver message
receiver keyword: 'string' messages: 1, can be: 'chained', like so.
there are some examples in the examples directory.
running the interpreter is quite simple: ctr eval in the directory that the file eval is.
A default module resolution path is assigned at build-time, which normally points to the data directory of the install; However, this can always be overridden by specifying an environment variable (CITRON_EXT_PATH by default).