Re: Test of COMPILE,

From	mhx@iae.nl (Marcel Hendrix)
Subject	Re: Test of COMPILE,
Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
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Date	2011-11-27 08:01 +0200
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Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> wrote Re: Test of COMPILE,

> Op Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:00:00 -0800 (PST) schreef Krishna Myneni:

<snip>
>> The one test that fails to compile, above, also seems to be pretty
>> consistent in failing across various Forth systems, with the exception
>> of my system. Although, I don't understand yet what it is about the
>> Forth-94 standard which precludes a colon definition from placing
>> something on the stack between ":" and ";".
 
>> Krishna

> : aap [ 3 ] ;
> fails on all the Forths I tested, because of the presence of !CSP and ?CSP
> or something like that.
> I think this behavior is also helpful to signal unfinished control
> structures:

> : noot if else ;

It is possible to detect the problem with 'noot' while still allowing 'aap'.
(iForth does not use the datastack to store control flow information,)

[1] iForth x64 server 1.03 (console), Nov  4 2011, 21:17:27.
[2] Stuffed iForth at $00FF4440 [entry: $01000000]
[3] Having a Windows terminal.
[4] Console is active.
[5] Sound devices are internal.
[6] Executing include/iforth.prf

Creating --- LOCATE utility      Version 1.10 ---
Creating --- Several utilities   Version 3.12 ---
Creating --- Extended OS words   Version 3.17 ---
Creating --- Terminal Driver     Version 3.14 ---
Creating --- Command line Editor Version 1.30 ---
Creating --- Online help         Version 1.36 ---
Creating --- Glossary Generator  Version 1.05 ---
Creating --- Disassembler        Version 2.40 ---

iForth version 4.0.753, generated 13:01:18, October 8, 2011.
x86_64 binary, native floating-point, extended precision.
Copyright 1996 - 2011 Marcel Hendrix.

FORTH> : aap [ 3 ] ;  ok
[1]FORTH> .s
  Data: 3 ---
System: ---
 Float: --- ok
[1]FORTH> . 3  ok
FORTH> : noot if else ;
Error -22
[;] : Structure not balanced ?

-marcel

Thread

Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-26 08:20 -0800
  Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-26 11:36 -0600
    Re: Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-26 09:44 -0800
    Re: Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-26 12:14 -0800
      Re: Test of COMPILE, Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-11-26 15:08 -0800
        Re: Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-26 16:03 -0800
          Re: Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-26 16:12 -0800
          Re: Test of COMPILE, "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-11-26 17:10 -1000
            Re: Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-26 19:33 -0800
              Re: Test of COMPILE, "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-11-26 18:28 -1000
              Re: Test of COMPILE, anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-11-27 14:02 +0000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-27 08:42 -0800
              Re: Test of COMPILE, BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-11-27 09:08 -0800
          Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-27 04:21 -0600
  Re: Test of COMPILE, mhx@iae.nl (Marcel Hendrix) - 2011-11-26 18:41 +0200
    Re: Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-26 09:51 -0800
      Re: Test of COMPILE, Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2011-11-26 21:31 +0100
        Re: Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-26 14:09 -0800
      Re: Test of COMPILE, anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-11-27 14:17 +0000
    Re: Test of COMPILE, Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-11-26 10:01 -0800
      Re: Test of COMPILE, mhx@iae.nl (Marcel Hendrix) - 2011-11-26 20:25 +0200
        Re: Test of COMPILE, Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-11-26 15:04 -0800
      Re: Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-26 11:23 -0800
        Re: Test of COMPILE, Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-11-26 14:48 -0800
          Re: Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-26 16:00 -0800
            Re: Test of COMPILE, Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2011-11-27 02:09 +0100
              Re: Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-26 18:11 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Gerry <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-11-27 00:09 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2011-11-27 00:47 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, mhx@iae.nl (Marcel Hendrix) - 2011-11-27 10:48 +0200
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2011-11-27 05:24 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2011-11-27 21:08 +0000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-11-27 21:18 +0000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-11-27 16:58 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-11-28 12:03 +0000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-27 15:00 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-11-28 11:39 +0000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-11-28 04:52 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-11-28 18:05 +0000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-28 12:45 -0600
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-11-28 20:17 +0000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-11-28 14:22 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-11-29 08:08 +0000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-29 04:49 -0600
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-11-29 16:00 +0000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-30 10:45 -0600
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-12-01 08:58 +0000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-01 09:46 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-12-01 12:00 -0600
                Re: Test of COMPILE, BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-11-28 12:29 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-29 04:53 -0600
                Re: Test of COMPILE, anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-11-29 11:04 +0000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-29 05:42 -0600
                Re: Test of COMPILE, anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-11-29 15:46 +0000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-29 09:59 -0600
                Re: Test of COMPILE, "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-11-29 08:55 -1000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@noavailemail.cmm> - 2011-11-30 05:58 -0500
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-11-30 03:07 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-11-30 07:54 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-11-29 15:50 +0000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-29 10:01 -0600
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Tarkin <tarkin000@gmail.com> - 2011-11-29 13:07 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-11-29 17:04 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-11-29 15:52 -1000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-11-29 21:29 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-11-29 19:52 -1000
                Re: Test of COMPILE, BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-11-30 07:49 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-30 10:19 -0600
                Re: Test of COMPILE, BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-11-30 12:19 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-30 14:31 -0600
                Re: Test of COMPILE, BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-01 10:36 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-12-01 13:08 -0600
                Re: Test of COMPILE, BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-01 22:04 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-28 05:05 -0800
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-28 06:25 -0600
              Re: Test of COMPILE, mhx@iae.nl (Marcel Hendrix) - 2011-11-27 08:01 +0200
                Re: Test of COMPILE, Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2011-11-27 14:09 +0100

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