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+/*
+ * the catskill transpiled-source runtime.
+ * wraps the catskill source entry point in a normal c main function,
+ * and provides some basic runtime startup and exit functionality.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, Mel G. <mel@rnrd.eu>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+ */
+
+// catskill programs that use the runtime are expected to
+// provide a `main` which can have the following signatures:
+// * main = fun () {}
+// * main = fun (args [string]) {}
+// the transpiler will define the macro `CATSKILL_MAIN_TAKES_ARGS`
+// to indicate that the main function takes arguments.
+// exit codes are returned with the use of the `exit` function.
+#ifdef CATSKILL_MAIN_TAKES_ARGS
+void catskill_main(Array(struct String) args);
+#else
+void catskill_main(void);
+#endif
+
+// the main function that wraps the catskill main function
+// and provides the runtime startup and exit functionality.
+int
+main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+#ifdef CATSKILL_MAIN_TAKES_ARGS
+    Array(struct String) args = array_new(struct String);
+    for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+        struct String arg = string_from(argv[i]);
+        array_push(&args, &arg);
+    }
+
+    catskill_main(args);
+
+    ARRAY_FREE_ELEMENTS(struct String, args, string_free);
+    array_free(&args);
+#else
+    catskill_main();
+
+    (void)argc;
+    (void)argv;
+#endif
+    // on error catskill_main will call `exit` with a non-zero code.
+    return 0;
+}