Kern

Kern is a compiled scripting language with:

a custom lexer/parser/codegen + VM runtime
standard library modules under lib/kern/
optional graphics/game support when built with game features (bundled into the Windows shareable builds)
a lightweight Tk-based IDE in kern-ide/

Core docs

cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build --config Release --target kern kern_repl kernc
.\build\Release\kern.exe --version

Run a script:

.\build\Release\kern.exe .\examples\basic\01_hello_world.kn

This repo can produce self-contained Windows “shareable” folders (no extra runtime installs):

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 6 Commits
.github/workflows		.github/workflows
.vscode		.vscode
boot		boot
cmake		cmake
config		config
docs		docs
editors/vscode-kern		editors/vscode-kern
examples		examples
framework		framework
kern-build-gui		kern-build-gui
kern-ide		kern-ide
kern-to-exe		kern-to-exe
kern		kern
lib/kern		lib/kern
scripts		scripts
src		src
tests		tests
tools		tools
.gitignore		.gitignore
CHANGELOG.md		CHANGELOG.md
CMakeLists.txt		CMakeLists.txt
CMakePresets.json		CMakePresets.json
README.md		README.md
RELEASE.md		RELEASE.md
VERSION		VERSION
add_kern_to_path.ps1		add_kern_to_path.ps1
build.ps1		build.ps1
build_shareable_ide.ps1		build_shareable_ide.ps1
icon.ico		icon.ico
installer.nsi		installer.nsi
kernc-dev.cmd		kernc-dev.cmd
run_all_tests.ps1		run_all_tests.ps1
scene_demo.g3d		scene_demo.g3d
vcpkg.json		vcpkg.json