slmake
| slmake | |
| Homepage | Click here |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Slow glider construction |
| Created by | Adam P. Goucher |
| Platform | Unix |
slmake is a search program first published by Adam P. Goucher in May 2017.[1] It accepts as input a constellation of sufficiently widely separated still lifes, and produces a glider stream that will perform a complete slow glider construction of that constellation, starting from a single block.
One of slmake's primary uses is to make self-constructing patterns much easier to design and build. It is capable of finding recipes not only for Spartan stable circuitry, but also for other useful non-Spartan circuits such as Snarks, syringes, and H-to-MWSS converters, provided that they are separated from other nearby objects by a sufficient amount of empty space.
References
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher (2017-05-05). Re: Slow-salvo recipes (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- slmake-2017-10-16 (download)
- Slmake at the Life Lexicon