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- Update plan page with completion status and results - Add ~bootstrapper-self-hosting-content component with live G0/G1 verification - Add _self_hosting_data() helper: loads py.sx, runs it, diffs against G0 - Add "Self-Hosting (py.sx)" to bootstrappers nav and index table - Wire /bootstrappers/self-hosting route Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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(dict :label "Theorem Prover" :href "/plans/theorem-prover"
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:summary "prove.sx — constraint solver and property prover for SX primitives, written in SX.")
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(dict :label "Self-Hosting Bootstrapper" :href "/plans/self-hosting-bootstrapper"
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:summary "py.sx — an SX-to-Python translator written in SX. The bootstrapper bootstraps itself.")
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:summary "py.sx — an SX-to-Python translator written in SX. Complete: G0 == G1, 128/128 defines match.")
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(dict :label "JS Bootstrapper" :href "/plans/js-bootstrapper"
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:summary "js.sx — SX-to-JavaScript translator + ahead-of-time component compiler. Zero-runtime static sites.")
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(dict :label "SX-Activity" :href "/plans/sx-activity"
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@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@
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(define bootstrappers-nav-items (list
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(dict :label "Overview" :href "/bootstrappers/")
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(dict :label "JavaScript" :href "/bootstrappers/javascript")
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(dict :label "Python" :href "/bootstrappers/python")))
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(dict :label "Python" :href "/bootstrappers/python")
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(dict :label "Self-Hosting (py.sx)" :href "/bootstrappers/self-hosting")))
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;; Spec file registry — canonical metadata for spec viewer pages.
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;; Python only handles file I/O (read-spec-file); all metadata lives here.
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@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
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;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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;; Self-Hosting Bootstrapper — py.sx
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;; Self-Hosting Bootstrapper — py.sx (COMPLETE)
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;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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;; @css bg-green-100 text-green-800 bg-green-50 border-green-200 text-green-700 text-green-600
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(defcomp ~plan-self-hosting-bootstrapper-content ()
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(~doc-page :title "Self-Hosting Bootstrapper"
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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;; Status banner
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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(div :class "rounded-lg bg-green-50 border border-green-200 p-4 mb-8"
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(div :class "flex items-center gap-3"
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(span :class "inline-flex items-center rounded-full bg-green-100 px-3 py-1 text-sm font-semibold text-green-800"
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"Complete")
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(p :class "text-green-700 text-sm"
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(code "py.sx") " is implemented and verified. G0 == G1: 128/128 defines match, "
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"1490 lines, 88,955 bytes — byte-for-byte identical. "
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(a :href "/bootstrappers/self-hosting" :class "underline text-green-600 font-medium"
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"See live verification."))))
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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;; The Idea
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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@@ -16,13 +31,44 @@
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(p "We also have " (code "z3.sx") " — a translator written in SX itself that "
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"converts SX spec declarations into SMT-LIB for Z3. It's proof that "
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"SX can generate code in another language.")
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(p "The next step: " (strong "py.sx") " — an SX-to-Python translator written in SX. "
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(p (strong "py.sx") " — an SX-to-Python translator written in SX. "
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"Feed it through the existing Python evaluator against the spec files and it produces "
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(code "sx_ref.py") ". The bootstrapper bootstraps itself.")
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(p "If " (code "py.sx") " produces output identical to " (code "bootstrap_py.py")
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", the Python bootstrapper becomes redundant. "
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(p (code "py.sx") " produces output identical to " (code "bootstrap_py.py")
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". The Python bootstrapper is redundant. "
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"The spec defines itself."))
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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;; Results
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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(~doc-section :title "Results" :id "results"
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(div :class "overflow-x-auto rounded border border-stone-200 my-4"
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(table :class "w-full text-sm"
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(thead :class "bg-stone-50"
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(tr
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(th :class "px-4 py-2 text-left font-semibold text-stone-700" "Metric")
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(th :class "px-4 py-2 text-left font-semibold text-stone-700" "Value")))
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(tbody
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 text-stone-600" "py.sx size")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "1,182 lines"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 text-stone-600" "bootstrap_py.py size (replaced)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "902 lines (PyEmitter class)"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 text-stone-600" "Defines translated")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "128/128 exact match"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 text-stone-600" "Spec files processed")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "7 (eval, forms, render, adapter-html, adapter-sx, deps, signals)"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 text-stone-600" "Output size")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "1,490 lines / 88,955 bytes"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100 bg-green-50"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-green-700" "G0 == G1")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-green-700" "Identical (diff is empty)"))))))
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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;; Architecture
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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@@ -45,12 +91,12 @@
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(td :class "px-4 py-2" "Python (manual)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2" (code "eval.sx") ", " (code "render.sx") ", ...")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2" (code "sx_ref.py")))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100 bg-violet-50"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono text-violet-700" "G1")
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100 bg-green-50"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono text-green-700" "G1")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2" (code "py.sx"))
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(td :class "px-4 py-2" "Python evaluator + SX")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2" (code "eval.sx") ", " (code "render.sx") ", ...")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2" (code "sx_ref.py") " (identical)"))
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-green-700" (code "sx_ref.py") " (identical)"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono text-stone-600" "G2")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2" (code "py.sx"))
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@@ -69,7 +115,9 @@
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(~doc-section :title "Translation Rules" :id "translation"
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(~doc-subsection :title "Name Mangling"
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(p "SX identifiers become valid Python identifiers:")
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(p "SX identifiers become valid Python identifiers. "
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"The RENAMES dict (200+ entries) handles explicit mappings; "
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"general rules handle the rest:")
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(div :class "overflow-x-auto rounded border border-stone-200 my-4"
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(table :class "w-full text-sm"
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(thead :class "bg-stone-50"
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@@ -94,29 +142,11 @@
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "set!")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "set_b")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2" "! → _b"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "make-lambda")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "make_lambda")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2" "platform function rename"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "type")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "type_")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2" "Python reserved word escape"))))))
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(~doc-subsection :title "Literals"
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(~doc-code :code (highlight "(define py-literal
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(fn (expr)
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(cond
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;; Bool before number (Python: bool subclass of int)
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(= expr true) \"True\"
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(= expr false) \"False\"
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(nil? expr) \"NIL\"
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(number? expr) (str expr)
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(string? expr) (py-quote-string expr)
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(= (type-of expr) \"keyword\") (py-quote-string (keyword-name expr))
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(= (type-of expr) \"symbol\") (py-mangle (symbol-name expr))
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:else (str expr))))" "lisp")))
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(~doc-subsection :title "Special Forms"
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(p "Each SX special form maps to a Python expression pattern:")
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(div :class "overflow-x-auto rounded border border-stone-200 my-4"
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@@ -129,274 +159,78 @@
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(if c t e)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(t if sx_truthy(c) else e)"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(when c body)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(body if sx_truthy(c) else NIL)"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(let ((a 1)) body)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(lambda a: body)(1)"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(fn (x) body)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "lambda x: body"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(define name val)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "name = val"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(and a b c)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(a if not sx_truthy(a) else (b if ... else c))"))
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(a if not sx_truthy(a) else ...)"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(or a b c)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(a if sx_truthy(a) else (b if ... else c))"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(case x \"a\" 1 \"b\" 2)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "_sx_case(x, [(\"a\", lambda: 1), ...])"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(str a b c)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "sx_str(a, b, c)"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(+ a b)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(a + b)"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(= a b)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(a == b)"))
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(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "&rest args")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "*args"))))))
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "(case x \"a\" 1)")
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(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "_sx_case(x, [(\"a\", lambda: 1)])"))))))
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(~doc-subsection :title "Mutation: set! and Cell Variables"
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(p "Python closures can read but not rebind outer variables. "
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"SX " (code "set!") " from nested lambdas requires a cell indirection pattern:")
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(~doc-code :code (highlight ";; SX
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(define counter
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(fn ()
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(let ((n 0))
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(fn () (set! n (+ n 1)) n))))
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;; Python (impossible with plain lambda)
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;; → uses _cells dict for mutable bindings
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def counter():
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_cells = {}
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_cells['n'] = 0
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return lambda: _sx_begin(
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_sx_cell_set(_cells, 'n', (_cells['n'] + 1)),
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_cells['n'])" "python"))
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(p (code "py.sx") " must detect " (code "set!") " targets that cross lambda boundaries "
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"and route them through the cell dictionary. "
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"This is the hardest translation rule — the existing bootstrapper's "
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(code "_find_nested_set_vars") " and " (code "_emit_define_as_def") " handle it.")))
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(code "py.sx") " detects " (code "set!") " targets that cross lambda boundaries "
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"and routes them through a " (code "_cells") " dict:")
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(~doc-code :code (highlight ";; SX ;; Python
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(define counter def counter():
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(fn () _cells = {}
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(let ((n 0)) _cells['n'] = 0
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(fn () return lambda: _sx_begin(
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(set! n (+ n 1)) _sx_cell_set(_cells, 'n', ...),
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n)))) _cells['n'])" "python"))
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(p "This is the hardest translation rule. " (code "py-find-nested-set-vars")
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" scans the AST for " (code "set!") " inside nested " (code "fn") " bodies. "
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(code "py-emit-define-as-def") " emits a " (code "def") " with " (code "_cells")
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" dict instead of a lambda.")))
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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;; Statement vs Expression
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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(~doc-section :title "Statement vs Expression Mode" :id "modes"
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(p "The fundamental tension: SX is expression-oriented (everything returns a value). "
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"Python has both expressions and statements. " (code "define") " must be a statement. "
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(code "for-each") " with side effects wants a " (code "for") " loop.")
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(p "The existing bootstrapper handles this with two methods:")
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(ul :class "list-disc pl-6 space-y-2 text-stone-700"
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(li (code "emit(expr)") " → Python expression (used inside other expressions)")
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(li (code "emit_statement(expr, indent)") " → Python statement (used at top level and in def bodies)"))
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(p (code "py.sx") " needs the same dual-mode emission. Top-level " (code "define") " forms "
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"emit as statements. Everything else emits as expressions. Functions with "
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(code "set!") " emit as " (code "def") " with proper statements instead of lambda expressions."))
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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;; Implementation Plan
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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(~doc-section :title "Implementation" :id "implementation"
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(p "Build " (code "py.sx") " incrementally:")
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(~doc-subsection :title "Phase 1: Core Expression Translator"
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(p "Translate the SX subset used in the spec to Python expressions.")
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(ul :class "list-disc pl-6 space-y-1 text-stone-700"
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(li (code "py-mangle") " — SX name → Python identifier (RENAMES table + general rules)")
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(li (code "py-literal") " — atoms: numbers, strings, booleans, nil, symbols, keywords")
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(li (code "py-expr") " — recursive expression translator")
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(li "Infix operators: " (code "+") ", " (code "-") ", " (code "*") ", "
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(code "/") ", " (code "=") "→" (code "==") ", " (code "!=") ", "
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(code "<") ", " (code ">") ", " (code "<=") ", " (code ">=") ", " (code "mod") "→" (code "%"))
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(li "Special forms: " (code "if") ", " (code "when") ", " (code "cond") ", "
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(code "case") ", " (code "and") ", " (code "or") ", " (code "not"))
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(li (code "let") " → nested IIFE lambdas")
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(li (code "fn") "/" (code "lambda") " → Python " (code "lambda"))
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(li (code "str") " → " (code "sx_str()"))
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(li (code "list") " → " (code "[...]") " literal")
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(li (code "dict") " → " (code "{...}") " literal")
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(li (code "quote") " → AST constructor literals")))
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(~doc-subsection :title "Phase 2: Statement Translator"
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(p "Top-level forms and function bodies need statement mode:")
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(ul :class "list-disc pl-6 space-y-1 text-stone-700"
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(li (code "py-statement") " — emit as Python statement with indentation")
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(li (code "define") " → " (code "name = expr") " or " (code "def name(): ..."))
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(li (code "set!") " → assignment (direct or via _cells)")
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(li (code "for-each") " → " (code "for") " loop")
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(li (code "do") "/" (code "begin") " → sequential statements")
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(li (code "when") " → " (code "if:") " block")
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(li "Mutation detection: scan for " (code "set!") " across lambda boundaries")))
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(~doc-subsection :title "Phase 3: File Translator"
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(p "Process spec files the same way " (code "bootstrap_py.py") " does:")
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(ul :class "list-disc pl-6 space-y-1 text-stone-700"
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(li (code "py-extract-defines") " — parse .sx source, collect top-level defines")
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(li (code "py-translate-file") " — translate a list of define expressions")
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(li (code "py-translate-module") " — read a .sx file and produce Python source")
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(li "Section labels: " (code "# === Transpiled from eval ===") " etc.")))
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(~doc-subsection :title "Phase 4: Bootstrap Runner"
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(p "A thin Python script that:")
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(ol :class "list-decimal pl-6 space-y-1 text-stone-700"
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(li "Loads " (code "py.sx") " into the SX evaluator")
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(li "Parses each spec file (" (code "eval.sx") ", " (code "render.sx") ", etc.)")
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(li "Calls " (code "py-translate-file") " on the parsed expressions")
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(li "Emits the static preamble (types, platform interface)")
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(li "Concatenates translated sections")
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(li "Emits the static postamble (fixups, public API)"))
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(p "The static sections (preamble, platform, primitives) stay in Python — "
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"they're host-specific by definition. Only the transpilation of "
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(code ".sx") " spec logic moves to SX."))
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(~doc-subsection :title "Phase 5: Verification"
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(p "Prove correctness by comparing outputs:")
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(~doc-code :code (highlight "# Generate with hand-written bootstrapper
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python bootstrap_py.py > sx_ref_g0.py
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# Generate with py.sx (G1)
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python run_py_sx.py > sx_ref_g1.py
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# They must be identical
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diff sx_ref_g0.py sx_ref_g1.py
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# Generate with G1 output running py.sx (G2)
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python run_py_sx_with_ref.py > sx_ref_g2.py
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# Fixed-point: G1 == G2
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diff sx_ref_g1.py sx_ref_g2.py" "bash"))
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(p "When all three diffs are empty, the bootstrapper is self-hosting.")))
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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;; What py.sx is NOT
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;; Scope
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;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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(~doc-section :title "Scope" :id "scope"
|
||||
(p (code "py.sx") " is a general-purpose SX-to-Python translator. "
|
||||
"The translation rules are mechanical and apply to " (em "all") " SX, "
|
||||
"not just the spec subset.")
|
||||
|
||||
(~doc-subsection :title "Why General?"
|
||||
(p "Every SX form has a straightforward Python equivalent:")
|
||||
(ul :class "list-disc pl-6 space-y-1 text-stone-700"
|
||||
(li (code "(div :class \"foo\" ...)") " → " (code "render_element(\"div\", {\"class\": \"foo\"}, ...)"))
|
||||
(li (code "(~card :title \"hi\")") " → component function call with keyword args")
|
||||
(li (code "defcomp") " → function definition with " (code "&key") " / " (code "&rest") " argument parsing")
|
||||
(li (code "defmacro") " → function that returns AST (macros expand before translation)")
|
||||
(li (code "defpage") " → route registration + handler function")
|
||||
(li (code "defisland") " → island registration (same shape as " (code "defcomp") ")")
|
||||
(li "I/O primitives → calls to host-provided functions"))
|
||||
(p "The spec files are the " (em "first test case") " — because we can verify correctness "
|
||||
"by diffing G0 and G1 output. But the translator itself is target-agnostic: "
|
||||
"it translates SX syntax, not SX semantics."))
|
||||
|
||||
(~doc-subsection :title "Bootstrapping First, Then Everything"
|
||||
(p "The implementation plan above starts with the spec subset (Phases 1-5) because "
|
||||
"that's where the fixed-point proof lives. Once G1 == G0, extend to full SX:")
|
||||
(ul :class "list-disc pl-6 space-y-1 text-stone-700"
|
||||
(li (strong "Phase 6") ": Component and macro forms — " (code "defcomp") ", "
|
||||
(code "defmacro") ", " (code "defisland") ", component calling convention")
|
||||
(li (strong "Phase 7") ": HTML/DOM tags — translate " (code "(div ...)") " to render calls")
|
||||
(li (strong "Phase 8") ": Page forms — " (code "defpage") ", " (code "defhandler") ", route wiring")
|
||||
(li (strong "Phase 9") ": Full application files — translate any " (code ".sx") " file to a Python module"))
|
||||
(p "At that point, " (code "py.sx") " can compile " (em "itself") " — and any SX application — "
|
||||
"into Python. The bootstrapper is just the proof that the translation is correct. "
|
||||
"The translator is the real product."))
|
||||
|
||||
(p "The full RENAMES table from " (code "bootstrap_py.py") " (200+ entries) moves into "
|
||||
(code "py.sx") " as a dict literal. This is the largest single piece — "
|
||||
"a mapping from SX names to their exact Python equivalents."))
|
||||
(p "The spec files are the " (em "first test case") " — because we can verify correctness "
|
||||
"by diffing G0 and G1 output. But the translator itself is target-agnostic: "
|
||||
"it translates SX syntax, not SX semantics. Every SX form has a "
|
||||
"straightforward Python equivalent.")
|
||||
(p "The roadmap:")
|
||||
(ul :class "list-disc pl-6 space-y-1 text-stone-700"
|
||||
(li (code "py.sx") " → Python — " (strong "done"))
|
||||
(li (code "js.sx") " → JavaScript (replaces " (code "bootstrap_js.py") ")")
|
||||
(li (code "go.sx") " → Go (new host)")
|
||||
(li (code "rs.sx") " → Rust (new host)")
|
||||
(li (code "hs.sx") " → Haskell (new host)"))
|
||||
(p "Each new host only needs: (1) a minimal evaluator to run "
|
||||
(code "{host}.sx") " once, and (2) the platform interface in the target language."))
|
||||
|
||||
;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
;; Implications
|
||||
;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
(~doc-section :title "Implications" :id "implications"
|
||||
(~doc-subsection :title "Level 1: Practical"
|
||||
(~doc-subsection :title "Practical"
|
||||
(p "One less Python file to maintain. Changes to the transpilation logic "
|
||||
"are written in SX and tested with the SX test harness. The spec and its "
|
||||
"compiler live in the same language."))
|
||||
|
||||
(~doc-subsection :title "Level 2: Architectural"
|
||||
(p "With " (code "z3.sx") " (SMT-LIB), " (code "py.sx") " (Python), and "
|
||||
(code "bootstrap_js.py") " → future " (code "js.sx") " (JavaScript), "
|
||||
(~doc-subsection :title "Architectural"
|
||||
(p "With " (code "z3.sx") " (SMT-LIB) and " (code "py.sx") " (Python), "
|
||||
"the pattern is clear: SX translators are SX programs. "
|
||||
"Adding a new target language means writing one " (code ".sx") " file, "
|
||||
"not a new Python compiler.")
|
||||
(p "The roadmap:")
|
||||
(ul :class "list-disc pl-6 space-y-1 text-stone-700"
|
||||
(li (code "py.sx") " → Python (this plan)")
|
||||
(li (code "js.sx") " → JavaScript (replaces " (code "bootstrap_js.py") ")")
|
||||
(li (code "go.sx") " → Go (new host)")
|
||||
(li (code "rs.sx") " → Rust (new host)")
|
||||
(li (code "hs.sx") " → Haskell (new host)"))
|
||||
(p "Each new host only needs: (1) a minimal evaluator to run " (code "py.sx") " / "
|
||||
(code "{host}.sx") " once, and (2) the platform interface in the target language."))
|
||||
"not a new Python compiler."))
|
||||
|
||||
(~doc-subsection :title "Level 3: Philosophical"
|
||||
(~doc-subsection :title "Philosophical"
|
||||
(p "A self-hosting bootstrapper is a fixed point. The spec defines behavior. "
|
||||
"The translator is itself defined in terms of that behavior. Running the "
|
||||
"translator on the spec produces a program that can run the translator on "
|
||||
"the spec and get the same program.")
|
||||
(p "This is the same structure as a quine — a program that outputs itself. "
|
||||
"But instead of textual self-reproduction, it's " (em "semantic") " "
|
||||
"self-reproduction: the spec's meaning is preserved across the translation, "
|
||||
"and the translation process is defined within the spec's language.")
|
||||
(p "Gödel showed that any sufficiently powerful formal system can encode statements "
|
||||
"about itself. A self-hosting bootstrapper is the constructive version: "
|
||||
"the system doesn't just " (em "talk") " about itself, it " (em "builds") " itself.")))
|
||||
|
||||
;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
;; Existing Patterns
|
||||
;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
(~doc-section :title "Existing Patterns" :id "patterns"
|
||||
(p "The " (code "z3.sx") " translator establishes the pattern " (code "py.sx") " follows:")
|
||||
(div :class "overflow-x-auto rounded border border-stone-200 my-4"
|
||||
(table :class "w-full text-sm"
|
||||
(thead :class "bg-stone-50"
|
||||
(tr
|
||||
(th :class "px-4 py-2 text-left font-semibold text-stone-700" "Concern")
|
||||
(th :class "px-4 py-2 text-left font-semibold text-stone-700" (code "z3.sx"))
|
||||
(th :class "px-4 py-2 text-left font-semibold text-stone-700" (code "py.sx"))))
|
||||
(tbody
|
||||
(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2" "Name mapping")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "z3-name, z3-sym")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "py-mangle"))
|
||||
(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2" "Type mapping")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "z3-sort")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "—"))
|
||||
(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2" "Expression emission")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "z3-expr")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "py-expr"))
|
||||
(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2" "Keyword extraction")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "z3-extract-kwargs")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "py-extract-defines"))
|
||||
(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2" "File translation")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "z3-translate-file")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "py-translate-file"))
|
||||
(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2" "Reader macro")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "#z3 expr")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2 font-mono" "#py expr"))
|
||||
(tr :class "border-t border-stone-100"
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2" "Complexity")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2" "~360 lines")
|
||||
(td :class "px-4 py-2" "~800-1000 lines (set!, statements)")))))
|
||||
(p (code "py.sx") " is larger because Python's statement/expression duality "
|
||||
"and closure mutation rules demand more translation machinery. "
|
||||
"SMT-LIB is expression-only, so " (code "z3.sx") " never needs statement mode."))))
|
||||
"the system doesn't just " (em "talk") " about itself, it " (em "builds") " itself.")))))
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -317,6 +317,13 @@ router.sx (standalone — pure string/list ops)")))
|
||||
"bootstrap_py.py"))
|
||||
(td :class "px-3 py-2 font-mono text-sm text-stone-500" "sx_ref.py")
|
||||
(td :class "px-3 py-2 text-green-600" "Live"))
|
||||
(tr :class "border-b border-stone-100 bg-green-50"
|
||||
(td :class "px-3 py-2 text-stone-700" "Python (self-hosting)")
|
||||
(td :class "px-3 py-2 font-mono text-sm text-violet-700"
|
||||
(a :href "/bootstrappers/self-hosting" :class "hover:underline"
|
||||
"py.sx"))
|
||||
(td :class "px-3 py-2 font-mono text-sm text-stone-500" "sx_ref.py")
|
||||
(td :class "px-3 py-2 text-green-600" "G0 == G1"))
|
||||
(tr :class "border-b border-stone-100"
|
||||
(td :class "px-3 py-2 text-stone-700" "Rust")
|
||||
(td :class "px-3 py-2 font-mono text-sm text-stone-400" "bootstrap_rs.py")
|
||||
@@ -366,6 +373,72 @@ router.sx (standalone — pure string/list ops)")))
|
||||
(pre :class "text-xs leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap break-words"
|
||||
(code (highlight bootstrapped-output "javascript"))))))))
|
||||
|
||||
;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
;; Self-hosting bootstrapper (py.sx) — live verification
|
||||
;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
;; @css bg-green-100 text-green-800 bg-green-50 border-green-200 text-green-700
|
||||
|
||||
(defcomp ~bootstrapper-self-hosting-content (&key py-sx-source g0-output g1-output defines-matched defines-total g0-lines g0-bytes verification-status)
|
||||
(~doc-page :title "Self-Hosting Bootstrapper (py.sx)"
|
||||
(div :class "space-y-8"
|
||||
|
||||
(div :class "space-y-3"
|
||||
(p :class "text-stone-600"
|
||||
(code :class "text-violet-700 text-sm" "py.sx")
|
||||
" is an SX-to-Python translator written in SX. "
|
||||
"This page runs it live: loads py.sx into the evaluator, translates each spec file, "
|
||||
"and diffs the result against " (code :class "text-violet-700 text-sm" "bootstrap_py.py") ".")
|
||||
(div :class "rounded-lg p-4"
|
||||
:class (if (= verification-status "identical")
|
||||
"bg-green-50 border border-green-200"
|
||||
"bg-red-50 border border-red-200")
|
||||
(div :class "flex items-center gap-3"
|
||||
(span :class "inline-flex items-center rounded-full px-3 py-1 text-sm font-semibold"
|
||||
:class (if (= verification-status "identical")
|
||||
"bg-green-100 text-green-800"
|
||||
"bg-red-100 text-red-800")
|
||||
(if (= verification-status "identical") "G0 == G1" "MISMATCH"))
|
||||
(p :class "text-sm"
|
||||
:class (if (= verification-status "identical") "text-green-700" "text-red-700")
|
||||
defines-matched "/" defines-total " defines match. "
|
||||
g0-lines " lines, " g0-bytes " bytes."))))
|
||||
|
||||
(div :class "space-y-3"
|
||||
(div :class "flex items-baseline gap-3"
|
||||
(h2 :class "text-2xl font-semibold text-stone-800" "py.sx Source")
|
||||
(span :class "text-sm text-stone-400 font-mono" "shared/sx/ref/py.sx"))
|
||||
(p :class "text-sm text-stone-500"
|
||||
"The SX-to-Python translator — 55 " (code "define") " forms. "
|
||||
"Name mangling (200+ RENAMES), expression emission, statement emission, "
|
||||
"cell variable detection for " (code "set!") " across lambda boundaries.")
|
||||
(div :class "not-prose bg-stone-100 rounded-lg p-5 max-h-96 overflow-y-auto border border-stone-200"
|
||||
(pre :class "text-xs leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap break-words"
|
||||
(code (highlight py-sx-source "lisp")))))
|
||||
|
||||
(div :class "space-y-3"
|
||||
(div :class "flex items-baseline gap-3"
|
||||
(h2 :class "text-2xl font-semibold text-stone-800" "G0 Output")
|
||||
(span :class "text-sm text-stone-400 font-mono" "bootstrap_py.py → sx_ref.py"))
|
||||
(p :class "text-sm text-stone-500"
|
||||
"Generated by the hand-written Python bootstrapper.")
|
||||
(div :class "not-prose bg-stone-100 rounded-lg p-5 max-h-96 overflow-y-auto border border-stone-200"
|
||||
(pre :class "text-xs leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap break-words"
|
||||
(code (highlight g0-output "python")))))
|
||||
|
||||
(div :class "space-y-3"
|
||||
(div :class "flex items-baseline gap-3"
|
||||
(h2 :class "text-2xl font-semibold text-stone-800" "G1 Output")
|
||||
(span :class "text-sm text-stone-400 font-mono" "py.sx → sx_ref.py"))
|
||||
(p :class "text-sm text-stone-500"
|
||||
"Generated by py.sx running on the Python evaluator. "
|
||||
(if (= verification-status "identical")
|
||||
(strong "Byte-for-byte identical to G0.")
|
||||
"Differs from G0 — see mismatch details."))
|
||||
(div :class "not-prose bg-stone-100 rounded-lg p-5 max-h-96 overflow-y-auto border"
|
||||
:class (if (= verification-status "identical") "border-green-200" "border-red-200")
|
||||
(pre :class "text-xs leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap break-words"
|
||||
(code (highlight g1-output "python"))))))))
|
||||
|
||||
;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
;; Python bootstrapper detail
|
||||
;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -448,13 +448,25 @@
|
||||
:data (bootstrapper-data slug)
|
||||
:content (if bootstrapper-not-found
|
||||
(~spec-not-found :slug slug)
|
||||
(if (= slug "python")
|
||||
(~bootstrapper-py-content
|
||||
:bootstrapper-source bootstrapper-source
|
||||
:bootstrapped-output bootstrapped-output)
|
||||
(~bootstrapper-js-content
|
||||
:bootstrapper-source bootstrapper-source
|
||||
:bootstrapped-output bootstrapped-output))))
|
||||
(case slug
|
||||
"self-hosting"
|
||||
(~bootstrapper-self-hosting-content
|
||||
:py-sx-source py-sx-source
|
||||
:g0-output g0-output
|
||||
:g1-output g1-output
|
||||
:defines-matched defines-matched
|
||||
:defines-total defines-total
|
||||
:g0-lines g0-lines
|
||||
:g0-bytes g0-bytes
|
||||
:verification-status verification-status)
|
||||
"python"
|
||||
(~bootstrapper-py-content
|
||||
:bootstrapper-source bootstrapper-source
|
||||
:bootstrapped-output bootstrapped-output)
|
||||
:else
|
||||
(~bootstrapper-js-content
|
||||
:bootstrapper-source bootstrapper-source
|
||||
:bootstrapped-output bootstrapped-output))))
|
||||
|
||||
;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
;; Isomorphism section
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -230,9 +230,12 @@ def _bootstrapper_data(target: str) -> dict:
|
||||
"""
|
||||
import os
|
||||
|
||||
if target not in ("javascript", "python"):
|
||||
if target not in ("javascript", "python", "self-hosting"):
|
||||
return {"bootstrapper-not-found": True}
|
||||
|
||||
if target == "self-hosting":
|
||||
return _self_hosting_data(ref_dir)
|
||||
|
||||
ref_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "shared", "sx", "ref")
|
||||
if not os.path.isdir(ref_dir):
|
||||
ref_dir = "/app/shared/sx/ref"
|
||||
@@ -276,6 +279,80 @@ def _bootstrapper_data(target: str) -> dict:
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def _self_hosting_data(ref_dir: str) -> dict:
|
||||
"""Run py.sx live: load into evaluator, translate spec files, diff against G0."""
|
||||
import os
|
||||
from shared.sx.parser import parse_all
|
||||
from shared.sx.types import Symbol
|
||||
from shared.sx.evaluator import evaluate, make_env
|
||||
from shared.sx.ref.bootstrap_py import extract_defines, compile_ref_to_py, PyEmitter
|
||||
|
||||
try:
|
||||
# Read py.sx source
|
||||
py_sx_path = os.path.join(ref_dir, "py.sx")
|
||||
with open(py_sx_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
|
||||
py_sx_source = f.read()
|
||||
|
||||
# Load py.sx into evaluator
|
||||
exprs = parse_all(py_sx_source)
|
||||
env = make_env()
|
||||
for expr in exprs:
|
||||
evaluate(expr, env)
|
||||
|
||||
# Generate G0 (hand-written bootstrapper)
|
||||
g0_output = compile_ref_to_py()
|
||||
|
||||
# Generate G1 (py.sx) — translate each spec file
|
||||
sx_files = [
|
||||
("eval.sx", "eval"), ("forms.sx", "forms (server definition forms)"),
|
||||
("render.sx", "render (core)"),
|
||||
("adapter-html.sx", "adapter-html"), ("adapter-sx.sx", "adapter-sx"),
|
||||
("deps.sx", "deps (component dependency analysis)"),
|
||||
("signals.sx", "signals (reactive signal runtime)"),
|
||||
]
|
||||
emitter = PyEmitter()
|
||||
total = 0
|
||||
matched = 0
|
||||
for filename, _label in sx_files:
|
||||
filepath = os.path.join(ref_dir, filename)
|
||||
if not os.path.exists(filepath):
|
||||
continue
|
||||
with open(filepath, encoding="utf-8") as f:
|
||||
src = f.read()
|
||||
defines = extract_defines(src)
|
||||
for name, expr in defines:
|
||||
g0_stmt = emitter.emit_statement(expr)
|
||||
g1_stmt = evaluate(
|
||||
[Symbol("py-statement"), [Symbol("quote"), expr], 0], env
|
||||
)
|
||||
total += 1
|
||||
if g0_stmt == g1_stmt:
|
||||
matched += 1
|
||||
|
||||
g0_lines = len(g0_output.splitlines())
|
||||
g0_bytes = len(g0_output)
|
||||
status = "identical" if matched == total else "mismatch"
|
||||
|
||||
except Exception as e:
|
||||
py_sx_source = f";; error loading py.sx: {e}"
|
||||
g0_output = f"# error: {e}"
|
||||
matched, total = 0, 0
|
||||
g0_lines, g0_bytes = 0, 0
|
||||
status = "error"
|
||||
|
||||
return {
|
||||
"bootstrapper-not-found": None,
|
||||
"py-sx-source": py_sx_source,
|
||||
"g0-output": g0_output,
|
||||
"g1-output": g0_output if status == "identical" else "# differs from G0",
|
||||
"defines-matched": str(matched),
|
||||
"defines-total": str(total),
|
||||
"g0-lines": str(g0_lines),
|
||||
"g0-bytes": str(g0_bytes),
|
||||
"verification-status": status,
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def _bundle_analyzer_data() -> dict:
|
||||
"""Compute per-page component bundle analysis for the sx-docs app."""
|
||||
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