commit 53a9fb34af443290a5283505b582f82159f98c7c parent cde8553beabdeccb1134b23bb75d7c6a7b899aff Author: phoebos <ben@bvnf.space> Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:15:50 +0000 README: explain standards and aims; add build instructions Diffstat:
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diff --git a/README b/README @@ -2,11 +2,26 @@ bore: Ben's cORE ========== My basic set of core utilities. Watch this space! -They probably will be POSIX. +They shall implement commands and utilities from POSIX.1-2017, with +almost no extensions to the standard (check the PROGRESS file). They are written +using only the standard POSIX.1-2008 C library (-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700). + +Each utility is a single self-contained file, relying on no internal libraries. The software found in this repository has been dedicated to the public domain. See UNLICENSE for more details. +Building +-------- + +The requirements are: + +* Any C99 compiler +* Any POSIX.1-2008 standard C library +* Any POSIX make implementation (optional; you can compile manually) + +Just type `make`, and the binaries shall be compiled into the bin/ directory. + Contributing ------------