millfork/README.md

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Millfork

A middle-level programming language targeting 6502-based microcomputers.

Distributed under GPLv3 (see LICENSE)

UNDER DEVELOPMENT, NOT FOR PRODUCTION USE

Features

  • multiple targets:

    • Commodore 64 (the primary target)

    • Commodore 16 and Plus/4

    • Commodore 128

    • Commodore PET

    • Commodore Vic-20 (stock or with RAM extensions)

    • Atari 8-bit computers

  • inline assembly

  • pay only for what you use: not a single byte of memory is used unless for code or explicitly declared variables

  • simple memory model that avoids using the stack

  • multi-pass optimizer (that will even optimize your hand-written assembly if you ask it to)

Planned features

  • multi-part programs

  • more targets: Famicon/NES, BBC Micro/Electron, Oric computers, Apple II, PC-Engine/Turbografx-16, Atari Lynx

  • a better optimizer