“A Fully Reproducible C Toolchain Rooted on POSIX Shell”, master thesis by Laurent Huberdeau:
https://github.com/udem-dlteam/pnut/blob/main/doc/thesis.pdf

Interesting take on #bootstrapping, using POSIX shell as a base layer “taken for granted”.

I have my doubts on the argument of “readable shell code”:
https://toot.aquilenet.fr/@civodul/113347210396165287

… but it remains pretty cool.

(Seen on the #bootstrapping IRC channel.)