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diff --git a/process/guide.md b/process/guide.md index 734dc32..6c6887c 100644 --- a/process/guide.md +++ b/process/guide.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ So jump right in (er ... start the climb)! You might already have a language in mind that you want to use. Technically speaking, mal can be implemented in any sufficiently -complete programming (i.e. Turing complete), however, there are a few +complete programming language (i.e. Turing complete), however, there are a few language features that can make the task MUCH easier. Here are some of them in rough order of importance: @@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ git clone git@github.com:YOUR_NAME/mal.git cd mal ``` -* Make a new directory for your implementation. For example, if you -* language is called "quux": +* Make a new directory for your implementation. For example, if your +language is called "quux": ``` mkdir quux ``` @@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ manually try some simple inputs: * ` abc ` -> `abc` * `(123 456)` -> `(123 456)` * `( 123 456 789 ) ` -> `(123 456 789)` - * `( + 2 (+ 3 4) ) ` -> `(+ 2 (* 3 4))` + * `( + 2 (* 3 4) ) ` -> `(+ 2 (* 3 4))` To verify that your code is doing more than just eliminating extra spaces (and not failing), you can instrument your `reader.qx` functions. @@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ and each step will give progressively more bang for the buck. * Add support for the other basic data type to your reader and printer functions: string, nil, true, and false. These become mandatory at step 4. When a string is read, a slash followed by a doublequote is - translatd into a plain doublequote character and a slash followed by + translated into a plain doublequote character and a slash followed by "n" is translated into a newline. To properly print a string (for step 4 string functions), the `pr_str` function needs another parameter called `print_readably`. When `print_readably` is true, @@ -1151,15 +1151,15 @@ diff -urp ../process/step8_macros.txt ../process/step9_try.txt ### Step A: Interop and Self-hosting - + Compare the pseudocode for step 9 and step A to get a basic idea of the changes that will be made during this step: ``` -diff -urp ../process/step9_try.txt ../process/stepA_interop.txt +diff -urp ../process/step9_try.txt ../process/stepA_mal.txt ``` -* Copy `step9_try.qx` to `stepA_interop.qx`. +* Copy `step9_try.qx` to `stepA_mal.qx`. * TODO/TBD |