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Re: ?EXEC

From stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc)
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: ?EXEC
Message-ID <4fe445d5.175973121@192.168.0.50> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <m5s4bd.5r0@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> <2012Jun18.153125@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at> <jrog44$jsi$1@online.de> <2012Jun19.165240@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at> <jrvvcd$853$1@online.de>
Date 2012-06-22 10:32 +0000

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On Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:15:08 +0200, Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de>
wrote:

>Maybe.  There are however quite a lot of Forths out there which fail 
>postponetest.fs, and they have production code running on it.  I had 
>quite some troubles with VFX Forth with Postpone, and I was "the only 
>one" who used strange things where Stephen's source inliner failed.  The 
>tests required to break that weren't even part of test/postpone.fs, it 
>would be something like

1) I did not write the source inliner. It was MPE's, not Stephen's.
2) The source inliner is dead! Long live the tokeniser!

>Yes.  But the question is whether postponetest really tests something 
>that is worth testing.  It tests whether postpone is able to preserve 
>the compilation semantics of its postponed words in interpretation 
>state.

POSTPONE had no common practice at the time it was introduced.
18 years later we still have trouble with it.

By comparison, CATCH and THROW had plenty of common practice, albeit
in other languages. It has caused no trouble.

The lesson is not to standardise a solution until it has been
exhaustively evaluated. However, POSTPONE is a mess we have to
cope with until we have a proper model of xt's and Forth compilation
that allows for modern techniques. Once we have a model we can try
it and define a sensible word set. STATE POSTPONE and IMMEDIATE
may be casualties of this process in 20 years time.

Stephen

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?EXEC Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-15 20:40 +0000
  Re: ?EXEC "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2012-06-16 11:14 +1000
  Re: ?EXEC BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-06-16 07:10 -0700
    Re: ?EXEC Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-17 03:01 +0000
      Re: ?EXEC "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2012-06-17 13:36 +1000
      Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-17 12:27 +0000
        Re: ?EXEC Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-17 20:45 +0000
          Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-18 13:31 +0000
            Re: ?EXEC Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-18 18:29 +0000
              Re: ?EXEC "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-06-18 08:01 -1000
              Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-19 14:09 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-06-19 10:51 -0500
                Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-19 16:04 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-06-19 12:45 -0500
                Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-20 10:50 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-06-20 07:10 -0500
                Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-20 12:47 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-19 22:52 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-20 10:59 +0000
                Defining Compilation Behaviour - was Re: ?EXEC JennyB <jennybrien@googlemail.com> - 2012-06-21 04:58 -0700
                Re: Defining Compilation Behaviour - was Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-21 15:44 +0000
            Re: ?EXEC Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-06-19 02:11 +0200
              Re: ?EXEC "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-06-18 14:45 -1000
                Re: ?EXEC Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-19 10:48 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-19 15:53 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-19 23:00 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-20 11:09 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-06-20 07:39 -0700
                Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-20 15:32 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-06-21 11:24 -0700
                Re: ?EXEC Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-20 22:43 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-06-21 21:39 +0200
                Re: ?EXEC Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-06-22 02:33 -0500
                Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-22 11:12 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-06-22 21:34 +0200
                Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-24 14:58 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-06-24 23:53 +0200
                Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-19 15:43 +0000
              Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-19 14:52 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-06-21 22:15 +0200
                Re: ?EXEC stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2012-06-22 10:32 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-06-22 05:49 -0500
                Alternatives to S" and TO (was: ?EXEC) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-22 15:19 +0000
                Re: Alternatives to S'' and TO mhx@iae.nl (Marcel Hendrix) - 2012-06-22 20:37 +0200
                Re: Alternatives to S'' and TO anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-23 14:46 +0000
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO (was: ?EXEC) BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-06-22 12:32 -0700
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-06-23 03:07 -0500
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-23 13:32 +0000
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-06-24 08:50 -0500
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-24 15:39 +0000
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-06-25 04:49 -0500
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-06-25 07:17 -0700
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-06-25 10:13 -0500
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO (was: ?EXEC) Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2012-06-23 16:01 -0700
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO (was: ?EXEC) Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-06-24 01:59 +0200
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO (was: ?EXEC) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-24 13:21 +0000
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO (was: ?EXEC) Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-24 16:50 +0000
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO (was: ?EXEC) Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-06-27 23:30 +0200
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO (was: ?EXEC) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-24 13:15 +0000
                Re: Alternatives to S" and TO (was: ?EXEC) Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-24 16:47 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-22 20:34 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-06-22 21:46 +0200
                Re: ?EXEC "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-06-22 10:16 -1000
                Re: ?EXEC Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-06-22 22:43 +0200
                Re: ?EXEC "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-06-22 11:18 -1000
                Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-23 13:50 +0000
      Re: ?EXEC BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-06-17 10:41 -0700
  Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-17 12:52 +0000
    Re: ?EXEC "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-06-17 08:03 -1000
      Re: ?EXEC "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2012-06-18 15:06 +1000
        Re: ?EXEC "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-06-17 20:31 -1000
          Re: ?EXEC "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2012-06-21 13:07 +1000
            Re: ?EXEC Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-21 14:00 +0000
              Re: ?EXEC BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-06-21 07:51 -0700
              Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-21 15:39 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-21 20:28 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2012-06-28 14:22 +1000
                Re: ?EXEC Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-06-28 04:00 -0500
            Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-21 16:09 +0000
            Re: ?EXEC Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-06-21 11:51 -0500
              Re: ?EXEC BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-06-21 11:21 -0700
                Re: ?EXEC Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-06-22 01:42 -0500
                Re: ?EXEC "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-06-21 21:47 -1000
                Re: ?EXEC anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-06-22 15:10 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-22 20:39 +0000
                Re: ?EXEC BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-06-22 12:47 -0700
                Re: ?EXEC BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-06-22 12:53 -0700
        Re: ?EXEC stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2012-06-21 08:39 +0000
          Re: ?EXEC "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2012-06-23 15:36 +1000
            Re: ?EXEC stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2012-06-23 10:58 +0000
              Re: ?EXEC "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2012-06-25 14:26 +1000
                Re: ?EXEC stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2012-06-25 08:37 +0000
      Re: ?EXEC Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-06-18 10:34 +0000
  Re: ?EXEC Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2012-06-18 17:47 +0200
    Re: ?EXEC Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2012-06-18 17:49 +0200
  Re: ?EXEC jacko <jackokring@gmail.com> - 2012-06-22 15:43 -0700

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