[COFF] B compiler for Linux/macOS

[Warren Toomey via COFF]

Hi all, I got this e-mail from Serge. I asked and he was happy for me
to share the e-mail with you.

Cheers, Warren

----- Forwarded message from Serge Vakulenko <serge.vakulenko at gmail.com> -----

   Dear Warren,
   I hope this email finds you well. Although we've never met in person,
   my name is Serge. I'm a software developer based in the San Francisco
   Bay Area, with a deep passion for computer history.
   A few years ago, I came across the source code for the B compiler,
   which was reverse-engineered by Robert Swerczek. Intrigued by the
   challenge of adapting it for contemporary systems, I developed a
   full-featured B compiler that generates intermediate representation
   (IR) code for LLVM. This allows it to produce native binaries for Linux
   or macOS across x86_64, ARM64, and RISC-V architectures.
   The compiler itself is implemented in Go (approximately 3,000 lines of
   code), with a lightweight runtime library in C (under 400 lines). I've
   kept the API as faithful as possible to the original PDP-7
   implementation, enabling direct compilation of files like b.b without
   modifications.

   Here is the project: https://github.com/sergev/blang

   Your insightful article on restoring the PDP-7 to run Unix has always
   inspired me, so I wanted to share this project with you. It's exciting
   to think that the B language— a foundational piece of computing
   history— is now accessible to modern developers.

   Best regards,
   Serge Vakulenko
----- End forwarded message -----