This is an implementation of a revised definition of star.
It is sufficiently different that there may be a new name coming...
Most of the features are carried over from old star but the syntax has been completely revised.
This repository contains the VM, two compilers -- one written in Prolog and one written in Star -- an emacs mode to support Star, and documentation.
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The Star-in-Prolog compiler is a bootstrap compiler that generates star code but is not complete and will not be maintained -- except for necessary changes to support the main compiler. Although currently the default compiler, this will be changed at some point.
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The Star-in-Star compiler is the main compiler.
The documentation takes the form of three 'documents': a guide to Star that is short and is intended to help you decide if Star is for you, an introductory book on the language to help you learn it and a reference manual that details the language and the standard functions and types.
The VM is effectively an interpreter for the Star byte code. The roadmap for this includes a WebAssembly backend to the main compiler and better support for debugging.