Thimble - A small OS that doesn't do much
Requirements
Thimble should work on Linux or OS X, though I've only tested it on OS X.
- Bash
- A C compiler
- Make
- Ruby (any version should do)
Building and running
$ bash mktoolchain.x86_64.bash # Downloads and builds compiler, assembler and emulator. Only run this once.
$ source env.x86_64.bash
(thimble x86_64) $ make qemu
# When you're done working on thimble, `deactivate` will restore your path.
# It's kind of like a python virtual env:
(thimble x86_64) $ deactivate
$
Xv6
Thimble takes a lot of inspiration (including coding conventions and function naming) and some source code from xv6. As Thimble has grown, it has become more distinct from xv6, but there are a lot of similar design decisions that should feel familiar to anyone who knows the xv6 codebase.
For the xv6 license, see ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
License
Thimble is copyright 2015-2019 David Albert and is available under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 or later. See COPYING for more info.