Re: Backquoted Macros

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From	Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl>
Subject	Re: Backquoted Macros
Date	2012-04-03 09:33 +0000
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In article <21091167.276.1333034944725.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yneo2>,
Helmar Wodtke  <helmwo@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm working on some documentation to my Forth system (forth4p) and came acr=
>oss the nice invention of "Backquoted Macros" from FreeForth again.
>
>Does anyone else than FreeForth and my Forth use this?
>
>It's very practical:
>
>: 2dup` over` over` ;

This syntax is all wrong, IMO.  OVER and 2DUP are not special,
the compilation is. So it should be

        `:` 2DUP   OVER OVER `;`

or just

        : 2DUP   OVER OVER ;  INLINED

By the way, there is no precedent of a compiling word that gets a name
from the input stream, and then compiles a definied with that name
mangled. This convention destroys one of the few certainties one has
in reading new Forth code.

<SNIP>

Groetjes Albert

>
>Regards,
>-Helmar

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  Re: Backquoted Macros Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-04-03 09:33 +0000
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