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@ -106,6 +106,24 @@ compiler. They come with a from-source Chez install; a distro `chezscheme`
package ships only the runtime, so `build` won't link a binary there.
RFC 0007 (`docs/rfc/`) covers the design and the three-mode model.
## Standalone joltc binary
`make` builds joltc itself into a single self-contained native binary — the
runtime, compiler, `jolt-core`/`stdlib` source, and the Chez boots are baked in,
so the result runs and `build`s jolt apps on a machine with neither Chez nor a C
compiler. Build it on a host that *does* have both.
```bash
make joltc-release # => target/release/joltc (optimize-level 3, compressed)
make joltc-debug # => target/debug/joltc (optimize-level 0, inspector + debug info)
make joltc # re-mint the seed first, then both
```
`make joltc` re-mints the seed so the embedded compiler image is current before
linking; use `joltc-release`/`joltc-debug` directly to skip that when the seed is
already minted. Like `build`, both require Chez's kernel development files
(`libkernel.a`, `scheme.h`) and a C compiler.
## Architecture
A small Chez runtime (`host/chez/*.ss`: value model, persistent collections, seqs,