# Ulambda Scheme
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**This project is very incomplete, has stalled, and is unlikely to be
completed.**

Ulambda Scheme (also abbreviated "Y Scheme") is a self-hosting Scheme.
The primary compiler target is JavaScript.

```
\\    //      \\\
 \\  //        \\\
  \\// Ulambda  \\\
   \\\   Scheme ///
    \\\        ///
     \\\      ///
```

## Bootstrapping
Ulambda is designed to be bootstrappable by anyone in the environment in
which it is designed to run: the web browser.  Alternatively, it can be
bootstrapped using Node.js.

### Via Web Browser
Simply visit `bootstrap/bootstrap.html` in a modern browser and follow the
provided instructions.

You can also view it at <https://mikegerwitz.com/ulambda/bootstrap.html>.

### Via Node.js
```
$ ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make
```


## Current State
As mentioned above, this project has stalled.  The current state of
development is summarized in the Viability Test Suite in
[`bootstrap/rebirth/test.scm`](./bootstrap/rebirth/test.scm).