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2025-08-13
README.md
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libb - The Standard Library of B
Here we describe the bare minium of the functionality that libb must provide. It may provide more on some platforms if necessary.
Some platforms like gas-x86_64-linux, gas-aarch64-linux, etc also link with libc, which means some of the functionality of libb is covered by libc. For platforms that do not link with libc (like uxn, 6502, etc) the required functionality should be implemented from scratch.
If you don't want to link with libb (and libc on the platforms where it's available) use the flag -nostdlib.
Expected functions and globals
Loosely based on 8.0 Library Functions from kbman. May contain additional historically inaccurate things.
| Signature | Description |
|---|---|
c = char(string, i); |
The i-th character of the string is returned; |
lchar(string, i, char); |
The character char is stored in the i-th character of the string. |
exit(code); |
The current process is terminated; |
char = getchar(); |
The next character form the standard input file is returned. The character \\e is returned for an end-of-file. |
putchar(char); |
The character char is written on the standard output file. |
printf(format, argl, ...); |
See 9.3 of kbman. libc may implement more things, but 9.3 is the minimum. |
printn(number, base); |
See 9.1 of kbman. |
| ... | ... |