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Re: How to use the "compile," word

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BruceMcF wrote:

> On Jul 1, 1:50 pm, Bernd Paysan <bernd.pay...@gmx.de> wrote:
>>In VFX Forth, you get the compilation semantics by
>> doing so, ...
> 
> Wait a minute ~ what is the point of having a supposed "smart"
> compiler if it gives the wrong result when ['] ticks the
> interpretation semantics of S"

You get the interpretation semantics of S" with ['] S" EXECUTE.  You get 
the compilation semantics with ['] S" COMPILE,.  Just like with any 
other non-immediate word (S" is not immediate in VFX, same with IF, TO, 
and many other words).

If we follow the ANS Forth standard literally, like Anton does, we have 
to come to the conclusion that the only standard-compliant system is the 
one where FIND returns two different tokes depending on STATE.  1994, 
this was existing (cmForth), but not very common.

The point of a "smart" COMPILE, is to have one xt for both 
interpretation and compilation state, and use EXECUTE and COMPILE, to 
access the two semantics.  IMHO what we should specify is:

' foo execute   is equivalent to  foo  in interpretation state
' foo compile,  is equivalent to  foo  in compilation state if foo is 
non-immediate, while
' foo execute   is equivalent to  foo  in compilation state if it is 
immediate

-- 
Bernd Paysan
"If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself"
http://bernd-paysan.de/

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How to use the "compile," word teammember0x01@gmail.com - 2012-06-30 16:21 -0700
  Re: How to use the "compile," word BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-06-30 16:53 -0700
    Re: How to use the "compile," word Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2012-07-01 02:06 +0200
      Re: How to use the "compile," word BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-06-30 19:11 -0700
    Re: How to use the "compile," word Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-07-01 19:50 +0200
      Re: How to use the "compile," word "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-07-01 08:40 -1000
        Re: How to use the "compile," word Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-07-01 23:14 +0200
      Re: How to use the "compile," word BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-07-01 15:38 -0700
        Re: How to use the "compile," word Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-07-02 01:18 +0200
          Re: How to use the "compile," word anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-07-02 17:03 +0000
            Re: How to use the "compile," word Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-07-02 21:39 +0200
              Re: How to use the "compile," word anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-07-03 16:55 +0000
                Re: How to use the "compile," word Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-07-03 23:09 +0200
          Re: How to use the "compile," word BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-07-02 12:00 -0700
            Re: How to use the "compile," word Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-07-02 22:44 +0200
          Re: How to use the "compile," word Josh Grams <josh@qualdan.com> - 2012-07-02 20:18 +0000
            Re: How to use the "compile," word Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-07-02 22:53 +0200
      Re: How to use the "compile," word anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-07-02 16:54 +0000
        Re: How to use the "compile," word Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-07-02 13:05 -0500
          Re: How to use the "compile," word anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-07-03 16:08 +0000
            Re: How to use the "compile," word Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-07-03 14:35 -0500
        Re: How to use the "compile," word Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-07-02 21:03 +0200
          Re: How to use the "compile," word anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-07-03 16:09 +0000
            Re: How to use the "compile," word Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-07-03 22:42 +0200
  Re: How to use the "compile," word "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnot.cmm> - 2012-07-01 04:39 -0400
  Re: How to use the "compile," word Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-07-01 04:03 -0500
  Re: How to use the "compile," word Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-07-01 11:48 +0000
  Re: How to use the "compile," word Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-02 20:46 -0700

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