Cosmopolitan Libc / APE

A C runtime that compiles build-once-run-anywhere polyglot binaries (the αcτµαlly Portable Executable format) which run natively across OSes and architectures from a single file, underpinning tools like redbean and llamafile.

grounded in: HN trend 'Redbean: A single-file...' plus the 'minimal single-file / vanilla builds' theme; established Cosmopolitan/APE technology behind redbean and single-file local LLM runners

Connected concepts

Portable single-file executable, Single-file web app, CPU inference serving, Local-first inference