A virtual machine intended to help you compile and execute code, and that provides support for multiple dynamic languages, such as PHP, Ruby, Javascript, and more. #Bytecode compiler #Execute bytecode #Compile bytecode #Compiler #Execute #Virtual machine
Parrot is a virtual machine that can be accessed via the command line and offers you the possibility to compile and run bytecode written in a variety of programming languages, such as .NET, APL, PHP, Lua, Python, Scheme, Tcl, Ruby, Perl, or Javascript.
Parrot comes with an extensive online documentation that provides guidelines for building and testing the virtual machine.
The same area includes usage instructions and show you how to use the included compiler tools, grammar engine, dynamic PMCs or Opcodes, and so on.
How to install on OS X
If you do not want to build Parrot from source, you can use Homebrew to easily install it using the following command in a Terminal window:
brew install parrot
System requirements
What's new in Parrot 8.1.0:
- Restore make configure_tests, remove outdated t/steps/auto/labs-01.t
- Annotate needed -Wcast-align fixes (for early armv5 systems)
- Add missing hyperref package for latex
- Fix typo in move_buffer_callback doc
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Parrot 8.1.0
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- Mac OS X (-)
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- 5.6 MB
- filename:
- RELEASE_8_1_0.zip
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