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| From | anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.forth |
| Subject | Re: Parsing a file name with spaces |
| Date | 2026-04-02 09:11 +0000 |
| Organization | Institut fuer Computersprachen, Technische Universitaet Wien |
| Message-ID | <2026Apr2.111128@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at> (permalink) |
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dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> writes:
>Given CHAR [CHAR] what reason is there for 'c' ?
My reasons are:
1) Shorter source code
2) source code that can be copied and pasted from interpreted code to
compiled code and vice versa.
Looking at <http://www.forth200x.org/number-prefixes.html>, the
proposal does not give this reasons, but focuses on existing practice.
>For me it wasn't merely redundant, it required
>hacking the forth interpreter to implement.
Yes, like the Chuck Moore hacked the interpreter when he included a
number recognizer instead of adding parsing words for numbers. If he had
added, e.g.
single -single double -double
[single] [-single] [double] [-double]
instead, he would have spared himself and us all the complexity of
dealing with negative numbers and doubles in the number recognizer. I
am happy that he did not (admittedly, his double syntax is debatable).
- anton
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Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-25 16:56 +0000
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Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-28 18:59 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-29 11:11 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-29 09:24 +0000
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Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-29 22:07 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-29 16:08 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-30 09:34 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-31 09:18 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-30 20:41 -0500
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-31 14:14 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-31 07:36 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-03-31 14:03 +0200
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-01 12:22 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-01 08:22 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-01 20:06 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-02 06:05 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 18:09 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-02 13:54 +0200
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-03 11:57 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-03 11:44 +0200
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-04 00:23 +1100
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Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-01 12:25 +0200
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 00:07 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-31 07:54 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-31 05:03 -0500
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-31 10:32 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-31 10:26 -0500
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-01 00:19 +0200
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-31 18:04 -0500
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-01 07:54 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-04-01 06:23 -0500
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-02 08:34 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-04-02 07:18 -0500
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-02 14:43 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-04-02 20:52 -0500
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-03 11:40 +0200
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces sjack@dontemail.me (sjack) - 2026-04-04 06:21 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-04-04 08:00 -0500
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces sjack@dontemail.me (sjack) - 2026-04-04 22:01 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-07 10:23 +1000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces sjack@dontemail.me (sjack) - 2026-04-07 14:26 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces sjack@dontemail.me (sjack) - 2026-04-07 15:05 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces sjack@dontemail.me (sjack) - 2026-04-07 17:09 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-08 12:25 +1000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Stephen Pelc <stephen@vfxforth.com> - 2026-04-09 10:22 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-01 19:13 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-02 05:55 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 17:44 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-03-31 13:41 +0200
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-31 10:18 -0500
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-01 11:28 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-01 08:17 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-01 19:42 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-01 12:13 +0200
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Gerry Jackson <do-not-use@swldwa.uk> - 2026-04-01 19:43 +0100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 12:18 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 12:43 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-02 09:07 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 21:50 +1100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-02 09:11 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-04-12 19:37 +0200
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-04-12 19:44 +0200
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-13 11:05 +1000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-04-14 14:45 +0200
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-04-15 15:51 +0200
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-24 17:58 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-24 13:41 -0500
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-24 20:40 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-24 20:26 -0500
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-03-25 10:37 +0100
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-25 05:13 -0500
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Bigtreeman <treecolin@gmail.com> - 2026-03-26 09:16 +1000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-25 20:57 -0500
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-28 19:14 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Bigtreeman <treecolin@gmail.com> - 2026-03-29 12:22 +1000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2026-03-28 20:55 -0700
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Bigtreeman <treecolin@gmail.com> - 2026-03-29 17:00 +1000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2026-03-29 19:05 -0700
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Bigtreeman <treecolin@gmail.com> - 2026-03-30 21:58 +1000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-29 09:52 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-29 09:32 +0000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Bigtreeman <treecolin@gmail.com> - 2026-03-30 22:10 +1000
Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-03-29 13:22 +0200
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