run with mcode

internal/bootstrap.cm

@@ -24,15 +24,21 @@ function use_basic(path) {
   return result
 }
 
-// Load a module from .mach bytecode (bootstrap modules have no source fallback)
+// Load a module from .mach/.mcode bytecode (bootstrap modules have no source fallback)
 function boot_load(name, env) {
-  var mach_path = core_path + '/' + name + ".mach"
+  var mach_path = core_path + '/' + name + ".cm.mach"
+  var mcode_path = core_path + '/' + name + ".cm.mcode"
   var data = null
+  var mcode_json = null
   if (fd.is_file(mach_path)) {
     data = fd.slurp(mach_path)
     return mach_load(data, env)
   }
-  print("error: missing bootstrap bytecode: " + mach_path + "\n")
+  if (fd.is_file(mcode_path)) {
+    mcode_json = text(fd.slurp(mcode_path))
+    return mach_eval_mcode(name, mcode_json, env)
+  }
+  print("error: missing bootstrap bytecode: " + name + "\n")
   disrupt
 }
 
@@ -50,33 +56,45 @@ use_cache['mcode'] = mcode_mod
 var streamline_mod = null
 var qbe_emit_mod = null
 
-// Warn if any .cm source is newer than its .mach bytecode
+// Warn if any .cm source is newer than its compiled bytecode
 function check_mach_stale() {
-  var pairs = [
-    ["tokenize.cm", "tokenize.mach"],
-    ["parse.cm", "parse.mach"],
-    ["fold.cm", "fold.mach"],
-    ["mcode.cm", "mcode.mach"],
-    ["streamline.cm", "streamline.mach"],
-    ["qbe.cm", "qbe.mach"],
-    ["qbe_emit.cm", "qbe_emit.mach"],
-    ["internal/bootstrap.cm", "internal/bootstrap.mach"],
-    ["internal/engine.cm", "internal/engine.mach"]
+  var sources = [
+    "tokenize.cm",
+    "parse.cm",
+    "fold.cm",
+    "mcode.cm",
+    "streamline.cm",
+    "qbe.cm",
+    "qbe_emit.cm",
+    "internal/bootstrap.cm",
+    "internal/engine.cm"
   ]
   var stale = []
   var _i = 0
   var cm_path = null
   var mach_path = null
+  var mcode_path = null
   var cm_stat = null
-  var mach_stat = null
-  while (_i < length(pairs)) {
-    cm_path = core_path + '/' + pairs[_i][0]
-    mach_path = core_path + '/' + pairs[_i][1]
-    if (fd.is_file(cm_path) && fd.is_file(mach_path)) {
+  var compiled_stat = null
+  var best_mtime = null
+  while (_i < length(sources)) {
+    cm_path = core_path + '/' + sources[_i]
+    mach_path = cm_path + '.mach'
+    mcode_path = cm_path + '.mcode'
+    best_mtime = null
+    if (fd.is_file(mach_path)) {
+      best_mtime = fd.stat(mach_path).mtime
+    }
+    if (fd.is_file(mcode_path)) {
+      compiled_stat = fd.stat(mcode_path)
+      if (best_mtime == null || compiled_stat.mtime > best_mtime) {
+        best_mtime = compiled_stat.mtime
+      }
+    }
+    if (best_mtime != null && fd.is_file(cm_path)) {
       cm_stat = fd.stat(cm_path)
-      mach_stat = fd.stat(mach_path)
-      if (cm_stat.mtime > mach_stat.mtime) {
-        push(stale, pairs[_i][0])
+      if (cm_stat.mtime > best_mtime) {
+        push(stale, sources[_i])
       }
     }
     _i = _i + 1
@@ -123,10 +141,12 @@ function analyze(src, filename) {
   return ast
 }
 
-// Load a module from .mach bytecode, falling back to source compilation
+// Load a module from .mach/.mcode bytecode, falling back to source compilation
 function load_module(name, env) {
-  var mach_path = core_path + '/' + name + ".mach"
+  var mach_path = core_path + '/' + name + ".cm.mach"
+  var mcode_path = core_path + '/' + name + ".cm.mcode"
   var data = null
+  var mcode_json = null
   var src_path = null
   var src = null
   var ast = null
@@ -136,6 +156,10 @@ function load_module(name, env) {
     data = fd.slurp(mach_path)
     return mach_load(data, env)
   }
+  if (fd.is_file(mcode_path)) {
+    mcode_json = text(fd.slurp(mcode_path))
+    return mach_eval_mcode(name, mcode_json, env)
+  }
   src_path = core_path + '/' + name + ".cm"
   src = text(fd.slurp(src_path))
   ast = analyze(src, src_path)
@@ -176,6 +200,8 @@ function run_ast(name, ast, env) {
 function use_fn(path) {
   var file_path = null
   var mach_path = null
+  var mcode_path = null
+  var mcode_json = null
   var data = null
   var script = null
   var ast = null
@@ -183,10 +209,10 @@ function use_fn(path) {
   if (use_cache[path])
     return use_cache[path]
 
-  // Try .mach bytecode first (CWD then core_path)
-  mach_path = path + '.mach'
+  // Try .cm.mach bytecode first (CWD then core_path)
+  mach_path = path + '.cm.mach'
   if (!fd.is_file(mach_path))
-    mach_path = core_path + '/' + path + '.mach'
+    mach_path = core_path + '/' + path + '.cm.mach'
   if (fd.is_file(mach_path)) {
     data = fd.slurp(mach_path)
     result = mach_load(data, {use: use_fn})
@@ -194,6 +220,17 @@ function use_fn(path) {
     return result
   }
 
+  // Try .cm.mcode JSON IR (CWD then core_path)
+  mcode_path = path + '.cm.mcode'
+  if (!fd.is_file(mcode_path))
+    mcode_path = core_path + '/' + path + '.cm.mcode'
+  if (fd.is_file(mcode_path)) {
+    mcode_json = text(fd.slurp(mcode_path))
+    result = mach_eval_mcode(path, mcode_json, {use: use_fn})
+    use_cache[path] = result
+    return result
+  }
+
   // Try .cm source (CWD then core_path)
   file_path = path + '.cm'
   if (!fd.is_file(file_path))
@@ -215,14 +252,20 @@ function use_fn(path) {
 
 // Helper to load engine.cm and run it with given env
 function load_engine(env) {
-  var engine_path = core_path + '/internal/engine.mach'
+  var engine_path = core_path + '/internal/engine.cm.mach'
+  var mcode_path = core_path + '/internal/engine.cm.mcode'
   var data = null
+  var mcode_json = null
   var engine_src = null
   var engine_ast = null
   if (fd.is_file(engine_path)) {
     data = fd.slurp(engine_path)
     return mach_load(data, env)
   }
+  if (fd.is_file(mcode_path)) {
+    mcode_json = text(fd.slurp(mcode_path))
+    return mach_eval_mcode('engine', mcode_json, env)
+  }
   engine_path = core_path + '/internal/engine.cm'
   engine_src = text(fd.slurp(engine_path))
   engine_ast = analyze(engine_src, engine_path)

internal/engine.cm

@@ -76,14 +76,22 @@ function use_core(path) {
   arrfor(array(core_extras), function(k) { env[k] = core_extras[k] })
   if (sym) env.native = sym
 
-  // Check for pre-compiled .mach file first
-  var mach_path = core_path + '/' + path + '.mach'
+  // Check for pre-compiled .cm.mach file first
+  var mach_path = core_path + '/' + path + '.cm.mach'
   if (fd.is_file(mach_path)) {
     result = mach_load(fd.slurp(mach_path), env)
     use_cache[cache_key] = result
     return result
   }
 
+  // Check for .cm.mcode JSON IR
+  var mcode_path = core_path + '/' + path + '.cm.mcode'
+  if (fd.is_file(mcode_path)) {
+    result = mach_eval_mcode('core:' + path, text(fd.slurp(mcode_path)), env)
+    use_cache[cache_key] = result
+    return result
+  }
+
   // Fall back to source .cm file — compile at runtime
   var file_path = core_path + '/' + path + MOD_EXT
   if (fd.is_file(file_path)) {

regen.cm

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// regen.cm — regenerate .mach bytecode files
+// regen.cm — regenerate .cm.mcode files
 // Run with: ./cell --core . regen.cm
 
 var fd = use("fd")
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ var mcode = use("mcode")
 var streamline = use("streamline")
 
 var files = [
-  {src: "tokenize.cm", name: "tokenize", out: "tokenize.mach"},
-  {src: "parse.cm", name: "parse", out: "parse.mach"},
-  {src: "fold.cm", name: "fold", out: "fold.mach"},
-  {src: "mcode.cm", name: "mcode", out: "mcode.mach"},
-  {src: "streamline.cm", name: "streamline", out: "streamline.mach"},
-  {src: "qbe.cm", name: "qbe", out: "qbe.mach"},
-  {src: "qbe_emit.cm", name: "qbe_emit", out: "qbe_emit.mach"},
-  {src: "internal/bootstrap.cm", name: "bootstrap", out: "internal/bootstrap.mach"},
-  {src: "internal/engine.cm", name: "engine", out: "internal/engine.mach"}
+  {src: "tokenize.cm", name: "tokenize", out: "tokenize.cm.mcode"},
+  {src: "parse.cm", name: "parse", out: "parse.cm.mcode"},
+  {src: "fold.cm", name: "fold", out: "fold.cm.mcode"},
+  {src: "mcode.cm", name: "mcode", out: "mcode.cm.mcode"},
+  {src: "streamline.cm", name: "streamline", out: "streamline.cm.mcode"},
+  {src: "qbe.cm", name: "qbe", out: "qbe.cm.mcode"},
+  {src: "qbe_emit.cm", name: "qbe_emit", out: "qbe_emit.cm.mcode"},
+  {src: "internal/bootstrap.cm", name: "bootstrap", out: "internal/bootstrap.cm.mcode"},
+  {src: "internal/engine.cm", name: "engine", out: "internal/engine.cm.mcode"}
 ]
 
 var i = 0
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ var ast = null
 var folded = null
 var compiled = null
 var optimized = null
-var mcode_json = null
-var bytecode = null
+var mcode_text = null
 var f = null
 var errs = null
 var ei = 0
@@ -62,10 +61,9 @@ while (i < length(files)) {
   folded = fold(ast)
   compiled = mcode(folded)
   optimized = streamline(compiled)
-  mcode_json = json.encode(optimized)
-  bytecode = mach_compile_mcode_bin(entry.name, mcode_json)
+  mcode_text = json.encode(optimized, null, 2)
   f = fd.open(entry.out, "w")
-  fd.write(f, bytecode)
+  fd.write(f, mcode_text)
   fd.close(f)
   print(`wrote ${entry.out}`)
   i = i + 1

source/cell.c

@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 #include "cell_internal.h"
 #include "cJSON.h"
 
-#define BOOTSTRAP_MACH "internal/bootstrap.mach"
-#define BOOTSTRAP_SRC  "internal/bootstrap.cm"
+#define BOOTSTRAP_MACH  "internal/bootstrap.cm.mach"
+#define BOOTSTRAP_MCODE "internal/bootstrap.cm.mcode"
+#define BOOTSTRAP_SRC   "internal/bootstrap.cm"
 #define CELL_SHOP_DIR ".cell"
 #define CELL_CORE_DIR "packages/core"
 
@@ -178,9 +179,14 @@ void script_startup(cell_rt *prt)
   cell_rt *crt = JS_GetContextOpaque(js);
   JS_FreeValue(js, js_blob_use(js));
 
-  // Load pre-compiled bootstrap bytecode (.mach)
+  // Load pre-compiled bootstrap (.cm.mach or .cm.mcode)
   size_t boot_size;
   char *boot_data = load_core_file(BOOTSTRAP_MACH, &boot_size);
+  int boot_is_mcode = 0;
+  if (!boot_data) {
+    boot_data = load_core_file(BOOTSTRAP_MCODE, &boot_size);
+    boot_is_mcode = 1;
+  }
   if (!boot_data) {
     printf("ERROR: Could not load bootstrap from %s!\n", core_path);
     return;
@@ -218,7 +224,9 @@ void script_startup(cell_rt *prt)
 
   // Run through MACH VM
   crt->state = ACTOR_RUNNING;
-  JSValue v = JS_RunMachBin(js, (const uint8_t *)boot_data, boot_size, hidden_env);
+  JSValue v = boot_is_mcode
+    ? JS_RunMachMcode(js, boot_data, boot_size, hidden_env)
+    : JS_RunMachBin(js, (const uint8_t *)boot_data, boot_size, hidden_env);
   free(boot_data);
   uncaught_exception(js, v);
   crt->state = ACTOR_IDLE;
@@ -349,6 +357,11 @@ int cell_init(int argc, char **argv)
 
   size_t boot_size;
   char *boot_data = load_core_file(BOOTSTRAP_MACH, &boot_size);
+  int boot_is_mcode = 0;
+  if (!boot_data) {
+    boot_data = load_core_file(BOOTSTRAP_MCODE, &boot_size);
+    boot_is_mcode = 1;
+  }
   if (!boot_data) {
     printf("ERROR: Could not load bootstrap from %s\n", core_path);
     return 1;
@@ -417,7 +430,9 @@ int cell_init(int argc, char **argv)
   JS_SetPropertyStr(ctx, hidden_env, "args", args_arr);
   hidden_env = JS_Stone(ctx, hidden_env);
 
-  JSValue result = JS_RunMachBin(ctx, (const uint8_t *)boot_data, boot_size, hidden_env);
+  JSValue result = boot_is_mcode
+    ? JS_RunMachMcode(ctx, boot_data, boot_size, hidden_env)
+    : JS_RunMachBin(ctx, (const uint8_t *)boot_data, boot_size, hidden_env);
   free(boot_data);
 
   int exit_code = 0;

source/mach.c

@@ -3166,6 +3166,29 @@ JSValue JS_RunMachBin(JSContext *ctx, const uint8_t *data, size_t size, JSValue
   return result;
 }
 
+JSValue JS_RunMachMcode(JSContext *ctx, const char *json_str, size_t len, JSValue env) {
+  (void)len;
+  cJSON *mcode = cJSON_Parse(json_str);
+  if (!mcode)
+    return JS_ThrowSyntaxError(ctx, "failed to parse mcode JSON");
+
+  MachCode *mc = mach_compile_mcode(mcode);
+  cJSON_Delete(mcode);
+  if (!mc)
+    return JS_ThrowInternalError(ctx, "mcode compilation failed");
+
+  JSGCRef env_ref;
+  JS_PushGCRef(ctx, &env_ref);
+  env_ref.val = env;
+
+  JSCodeRegister *code = JS_LoadMachCode(ctx, mc, env_ref.val);
+  JS_FreeMachCode(mc);
+
+  JSValue result = JS_CallRegisterVM(ctx, code, ctx->global_obj, 0, NULL, env_ref.val, JS_NULL);
+  JS_PopGCRef(ctx, &env_ref);
+  return result;
+}
+
 void JS_DumpMachBin(JSContext *ctx, const uint8_t *data, size_t size, JSValue env) {
   MachCode *mc = JS_DeserializeMachCode(data, size);
   if (!mc) {

source/quickjs.h

@@ -995,6 +995,9 @@ struct JSCodeRegister *JS_LoadMachCode(JSContext *ctx, MachCode *mc, JSValue env
 /* Deserialize and execute pre-compiled MACH binary bytecode. */
 JSValue JS_RunMachBin(JSContext *ctx, const uint8_t *data, size_t size, JSValue env);
 
+/* Parse mcode JSON IR, compile, and execute via register VM. */
+JSValue JS_RunMachMcode(JSContext *ctx, const char *json_str, size_t len, JSValue env);
+
 /* Dump disassembly of pre-compiled MACH binary bytecode. */
 void JS_DumpMachBin(JSContext *ctx, const uint8_t *data, size_t size, JSValue env);