5.7.3  Non-Syntactic Differences

Non-syntactic differences include:

• Mythryl programs may be invoked script-style via a shebang line:

  #!/usr/bin/mythryl
  printf "%s, %s!\n" "Hello" "world";
  

• Mythryl code fragments may be executed at the commandline or embedded in scripts:

  shell%  my -x '5!'
  120
  shell%
  

• Mythryl heap images contain shebang lines, allowing them to be executed without wrapper scripts.
• Mythryl uses a conventional makefile hierarchy to drive system compilation.
• Mythryl installs via a conventional tarball download followed by a conventional build process driven by the GNU autoconfig and make tools.
• Mythryl has a library documentation suite which is largely mechanically generated for accuracy and currency, heavily hyperlinked for convenience. The system codebase is hyperlinked into the overall documentation suite for reference.
• The Mythryl codebase has been heavily edited to make it more accessible to the nonspecialist. A uniform code style has been adopted to improve readability. The directory structure has been rationalized.