MeowLang

A tiny, structured lexer-only prototype for MeowLang.

Build (manual, Linux/macOS)

g++ src/*.cpp -o meow

Build (manual, Windows MinGW)

g++ src/*.cpp -o meow.exe

Build (CMake)

cmake -S . -B build
cmake --build build

Run (Linux/macOS)

./meow examples/hello.meow

Run (Windows)

.\build\meow.exe examples\hello.meow

Public release (GitHub)

1. Ensure generated binaries are not tracked in git:

   git rm --cached meow meow-lang.deb meow-lang_1.0_amd64.snap meow-lang/usr/bin/meow
   git commit -m "chore: stop tracking generated release binaries"
   

2. Push your latest main branch changes.

3. Create and push a version tag:

   git tag v1.0.0
   git push origin v1.0.0
   

4. The GitHub Actions workflow .github/workflows/release.yml will:

   • build MeowLang on Windows and Linux
   • package archives into dist/
   • publish a GitHub Release with attached artifacts

Local packaging (optional)

• Windows:

  powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/package_windows.ps1 -Version v1.0.0
  

• Linux:

  bash scripts/package_linux.sh v1.0.0