BoxLang Compiled Native Binaries

Overview

MatchBox can compile BoxLang source code to standalone native executables using --target native. The resulting binary embeds a small Rust runner stub (~500 KB) with the compiled BoxLang bytecode appended, requiring no JVM or MatchBox installation on the target machine.

Building a Native Binary

# Compile script to a native executable (same OS/arch as build machine)
matchbox --target native app.bxs
# Output: ./app  (or app.exe on Windows)

# Run it
./app --config=prod.json --debug