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This commit introduces a new application, Conway's Game of Life (or `cgol`). It is a simple frame buffer rendering application that makes for an interesting, animated visual. Signed-off-by: Matteo Golin <matteo.golin@gmail.com>
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Thank you @linguini1 very nice idea! :-) Works for me :-) Lets just wait for the CI to complete :-)
- Ready to Boot Primary CPU
- Boot from EL2
- Boot from EL1
- Boot to C runtime for OS Initialize
NuttShell (NSH) NuttX-10.4.0
nsh> uname -a
NuttX 10.4.0 d203e217b8 Nov 14 2025 03:03:13 arm64 raspberrypi-4b
nsh> help
help usage: help [-v] [<cmd>]
. cp expr mkdir rmdir umount
[ cmp false mkrd set unset
? dirname fdinfo mount sleep uptime
alias df free mv source usleep
unalias dmesg help pidof test watch
basename echo hexdump printf time xd
break env kill ps true wait
cat exec pkill pwd truncate
cd exit ls rm uname
Builtin Apps:
cgol fb nsh ostest sh
nsh> cgol
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- Conway's Game of Life apache#3210 Signed-off-by: simbit18 <simbit18@gmail.com>
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- Conway's Game of Life #3210 Signed-off-by: simbit18 <simbit18@gmail.com>
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Summary
This commit introduces a new application, Conway's Game of Life (or
cgol). It is a simple frame buffer rendering application that makes for an interesting, animated visual.NOTE: Documentation included in apache/nuttx#17330
Impact
Users now have a more interesting way to test the frame buffer.
Testing
Tested on the Raspberry Pi 4B!