Emil Post Machine Simulation Program

Overview

This project is a Post Machine simulation program written in C++ using the Qt library. The program is designed to simulate the operation of a Post Machine, a theoretical computational model proposed by Emil Post in the 1930s. It is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 3 (GPL-3.0).

Available Packages

Prebuilt packages are available for the following operating systems:

• ✅ Ubuntu: Available as a .deb package.
• ✅ Fedora: Available as an .rpm package.
• ✅ Arch Linux: PKGBUILD is available in the repository directory.
• ✅ Windows:
  • Portable .zip package.
  • Windows Installer (.exe).
• ❌ macOS: Currently not available for direct installation due to issues, but source compilation is possible.

Features

• Graphical user interface (GUI) built with Qt 6.
• Simulation of a Post Machine with step-by-step execution.
• Tape visualization and manipulation.
• Loading and saving of machine instructions.
• Debugging tools for instruction execution.
• Cross-platform support.

Screenshots

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Before you can build and run the Post Machine simulation program, you will need to have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• C++ compiler that supports C++17 or later.
• Qt development libraries (Qt 6 or later).
• CMake (version 3.30 or later).

Building (Linux)

To build the project using CMake:

mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
make -j$(nproc)

After the build completes, the executable will be available in the build directory.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find a bug, have an idea for an improvement, or want to add a new feature, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request. Your contributions help make this project better!

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 3 (GPL-3.0). See the LICENSE file for details.