FAfanf2·Aug 20, 2024Submission
CompilerFax: Phone a compiler, fax it some code, it faxes back the results
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6 sourcesSo. I just completed probably the most pointless project. I honestly have zero practical use for this. If you can find a use for this, please let me know.
I just wrote a connector between a fax and ChatGPT, which I call FaxGPT. The fax I used is from 1996.
FaxGPT enables you to send a fax to a number with a question, the server OCR's the document, sends it to ChatGPT, and then it sends you the reply via fax to the number specified in the original document. It takes about 2-3 minutes from start to finish. Took me 2-3 days of work to get this far, mostly spent fighting with the PBX, the ATA, and the USB fax modem.
I drew inspiration from this project where they made a fax C compiler (https://github.com/lexbailey/compilerfax). I thought it would be hilarious to replace the C compiler with ChatGPT.
In FaxGPT – ChatGPT via FaxIt was probably just easier to implement. The build script[1] already has the source code, extracting the number from a comment is trivial, while retrieving out-of-band data like Caller ID from the fax server is likely more complicated. For a joke it's not compelling to do that, especially if you've already been fighting the fax server...[2]
[1] https://github.com/lexbailey/compilerfax/blob/main/build_and...
[2] https://github.com/lexbailey/compilerfax/tree/main?tab=readm...
In Call the compiler, fax it your code [video]So my username is a little less ridiculous than I originally thought? :)
The fact that this can introduce OCR bugs into your C code is hilarious, and this is diabolical:
#define one ( 4 - 3 )
#define eleven ( 3 + 4 + 4 )
Source code is here https://github.com/lexbailey/compilerfax
In Call the compiler, fax it your code [video]CompilerFax: Compile C over Fax
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