binutils-gdb/sim/example-synacor
Mike Frysinger d73f39ee43 sim: move sim-inline to the common code
This will allow us to build the common code with the same inline
settings as the arch subdirs, and only do the test once.
2021-06-20 00:12:11 -04:00
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aclocal.m4 sim: move sim-inline to the common code 2021-06-20 00:12:11 -04:00
ChangeLog sim: move sim-inline to the common code 2021-06-20 00:12:11 -04:00
configure sim: move sim-inline to the common code 2021-06-20 00:12:11 -04:00
configure.ac sim: overhaul & unify endian settings management 2021-06-17 23:20:13 -04:00
interp.c sim: overhaul & unify endian settings management 2021-06-17 23:20:13 -04:00
Makefile.in
README
README.arch-spec
sim-main.c sim: split sim-signal.h include out 2021-06-18 00:50:14 -04:00
sim-main.h sim: fully merge sim_state_base into sim_state 2021-05-17 01:05:08 -04:00

= OVERVIEW =

The Synacor Challenge is a fun programming exercise with a number of puzzles
built into it.  You can find more details about it here:
https://challenge.synacor.com/

The first puzzle is writing an interpreter for their custom ISA.  This is a
simulator for that custom CPU.  The CPU is quite basic: it's 16-bit with only
8 registers and a limited set of instructions.  This means the port will never
grow new features.  See README.arch-spec for more details.

Implementing it here ends up being quite useful: it acts as a simple constrained
"real world" example for people who want to implement a new simulator for their
own architecture.  We demonstrate all the basic fundamentals (registers, memory,
branches, and tracing) that all ports should have.