apvharris1963/bcpl-compiler repository overview

⁠Martin Richards' BCPL Compiler (32-bit and 64-bit Cintcode)

This image provides a ready-to-use environment for the BCPL programming language on Ubuntu 24.04.
Contains 32-bit and 64-bit BCPL Cintcode Systems for Martin Richard's BCPL compiler.
Compiler version is April 2026.
See https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mr10/BCPL.html⁠ for further details.

⁠Quick Start

To start the environment with a persistent work directory:

1. Create a folder on your host: mkdir -p ~/bcpl_work
2. Run the container: docker run -it -v ~/bcpl_work:/home/aharris/distribution/BCPL/work apvharris1963/bcpl-compiler

⁠Inside the Container

To enter the 64-bit BCPL system:

aharris@83aee8f69c63:~/distribution/BCPL/cintcode$ cintsys64

BCPL 64-bit Cintcode System (13 Dec 2023)
Estimated 162831 Cintcode instructions per milli-second
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⁠User Guide

https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mr10/bcplman.pdf⁠