BoxLang Compiled Native Binaries

BoxLang is the AI-native software productivity platform for building, modernizing and running applications, with developers and AI agents working together.

Overview

matchbox --target native compiles BoxLang to bytecode and appends it to a small pre-built runner stub (about 500 KB, VM core only). At startup the stub finds the bytecode at the end of its own file and runs it. The result is one file with no JVM and no MatchBox install needed on the destination.

Install MatchBox with MVM first: see matchbox-mvm.

Build and Run

matchbox app.bxs                    # test first, interpreted (JIT on in the native CLI)
matchbox --target native app.bxs    # produces ./app  (app.exe on Windows)
./app