bic

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "* ~bic~: A C interpreter and API explorer\n\n  [[https://travis-ci.org/hexagonal-sun/bic][https://travis-ci.org/hexagonal-sun/bic.svg?branch=master]]\n\n  This a project that allows developers to explore and test C-APIs using a read\n  eval print loop, also known as a REPL.\n\n  [[file:doc/img/hello-world.gif]]\n\n** Dependencies\n   BIC\u0027s run-time dependencies are as follows:\n   - [[https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html][GNU Readline]]\n   - [[https://gmplib.org/][GNU MP]]\n\n   To build BIC, you\u0027ll need:\n   - [[https://github.com/westes/flex][Flex]]\n   - [[https://www.gnu.org/software/bison/][GNU Bison]]\n   - [[https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/][GNU Automake]]\n   - [[https://www.gnu.org/software/m4/][GNU M4]]\n   - [[https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/][GNU Autoconf Archive]]\n\n   Please ensure you have these installed before building bic. The following\n   command should install these on a Debian/Ubuntu system:\n\n   #+begin_example\napt-get install build-essential libreadline-dev autoconf-archive libgmp-dev expect flex bison automake m4 libtool pkg-config\n   #+end_example\n\n   You can also use the following command to install the required dependencies\n   via [[https://brew.sh/][Homebrew]] on a MacOS system.\n   #+begin_example\nbrew install bison flex gmp readline autoconf-archive\n   #+end_example\n\n** Installation\n   You can compile and install bic with the following commands:\n\n#+begin_example\nautoreconf -i\n./configure --enable-debug\nmake\nmake install\n#+end_example\n\n    For building on a MacOS system, you need to change the configure line to:\n#+begin_example\nYACC=\"$(brew --prefix bison)/bin/bison -y\" ./configure --enable-debug\n#+end_example\n\n*** Docker\n    You can use docker to build and run bic with the following command:\n\n#+begin_example\ndocker build -t bic https://github.com/hexagonal-sun/bic.git#master\n#+end_example\n\n    Once the image is build you can then run bic with:\n#+begin_example\ndocker run -i bic\n#+end_example\n\n*** Arch Linux\n    If you are ",
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