SectorC: A 512-Byte C Compiler Written in x86-16 Assembly
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Summary
SectorC is an extremely compact C compiler written in x86-16 assembly that fits within a 512-byte boot sector of an x86 machine. It supports a subset of C sufficient for writing real programs and is likely the smallest C compiler ever created. The article provides technical details including a base64 encoding of the compiler.
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It supports a subset of C that is large enough to write real and interesting programs.
It is quite likely the smallest C compiler ever written.
In a base64 encoding, it looks like this: [followed by the encoding]
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