> Be welcome to the exciting world of graphical C applications using SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer). SDL, originally developed by Sam Lantinga in 1998...
That's batteries included.
apitman · 2026-04-28 21:28:58 UTC
It links to the system SDL, on Linux at least.
michaelcampbell · 2026-04-28 19:40:00 UTC
Looks interesting and fun, but in no instance of any C compiler I've come across is the "classic example" of "hello, world" using `fprintf(stderr, ...)`
(Pity the Show HN didn't get attention - we'll email the author)
gosukiwi · 2026-04-28 20:46:15 UTC
Did you use Codex 5.4 for the web design? :p I think Codex tends to do very similar designs, could be completely mistaken tho
zamadatix · 2026-04-28 20:59:45 UTC
Looks like a generic static site generator page to me. I'd be surprised if dyne folks used a closed system like Codex specifically.
ethmarks · 2026-04-28 21:18:16 UTC
The source for the site is here: https://github.com/dyne/cjit/tree/main/docs. It's a VitePress site with a custom theme. Glancing through the code, I don't see any obvious signs of LLM coding. It also definitely wasn't created with Codex specifically, because according to the commit history, the first version of the site was in late 2024, months before Codex even released.
I’m not surprised by it, but I am confused as I do not see anything that reminds me of TempleOS, HolyC, or Davis. If anything, this is just pushing the tcc —run functionality one step further.
theogravity · 2026-04-28 21:15:06 UTC
The site visually feels "compressed" due to the font used? It's a bit jarring. The tutorial link in the header nav doesn't go anywhere.
apitman · 2026-04-28 21:16:20 UTC
Cool idea.
I was wondering why the release explicitly is `cjit-x86_64-ubuntu-24.04` instead of generic linux, but it does in fact appear to not work on Arch:
`tcc: error: file '/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1' not found`
I'm guessing that's due to a `dlopen` since it's not listed by `ldd`
The TUI demos work great, but I couldn't get the SDL examples to resolve all the missing symbols after trying for a bit.
taylorallred · 2026-04-28 21:20:32 UTC
Pair this with Fil-C(https://fil-c.org/) and now you have C but as a truly bonafide scripting language.
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> Be welcome to the exciting world of graphical C applications using SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer). SDL, originally developed by Sam Lantinga in 1998...
That's batteries included.
To each their own I guess.
Show HN: CJIT, a single-binary C compiler that can self host - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47751458 - April 2026 (1 comment)
C, Just in Time - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42246209 - Nov 2024 (7 comments)
(Pity the Show HN didn't get attention - we'll email the author)
Definitely was not expecting this reference.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TempleOS#HolyC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis
I was wondering why the release explicitly is `cjit-x86_64-ubuntu-24.04` instead of generic linux, but it does in fact appear to not work on Arch:
`tcc: error: file '/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1' not found`
I'm guessing that's due to a `dlopen` since it's not listed by `ldd`
The TUI demos work great, but I couldn't get the SDL examples to resolve all the missing symbols after trying for a bit.
It has all the tools for custom JIT including a nice C compiler.
> CJIT uses TinyCC to compile C quickly, often in memory, and can execute the resulting code immediately.
Wait, what's the difference between this and just using tinycc directly?