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Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable?

Started byHans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl>
First post2011-11-29 00:18 +0100
Last post2011-11-29 11:19 +0000
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  Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-11-29 00:18 +0100
    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-11-28 15:44 -0800
      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-11-29 09:03 +0100
        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2011-11-29 10:01 +0100
        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-11-29 03:59 -0800
    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-28 16:16 -0800
    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2011-11-28 20:30 -0500
    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-11-28 18:20 -0800
    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Bee <forth@calcentral.com> - 2011-11-28 19:18 -0800
      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "A. K." <akk@nospam.org> - 2011-11-29 06:49 +0100
        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-11-29 03:38 -0800
          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-11-30 11:14 +1100
            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-11-30 09:10 +0100
              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? JennyB <jennybrien@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-30 06:19 -0800
                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-11-30 08:11 -0800
            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-11-30 01:24 -0800
              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-01 18:25 +1100
                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-01 09:32 -0800
                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-02 09:28 +0100
                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? JennyB <jennybrien@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-02 06:23 -0800
                      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-02 10:17 -0800
                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-02 19:40 +0100
                          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-03 00:58 +0000
                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-12-02 18:33 -1000
                      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-12-02 09:35 -1000
                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-12-02 10:44 -0600
                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-02 10:06 -0800
                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-03 19:56 +1100
                      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-03 10:02 -0800
                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-03 14:56 -0800
                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@noavailemail.cmm> - 2011-12-03 19:22 -0500
                          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-12-03 20:42 -1000
                          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-04 10:42 -0800
                          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-05 14:15 +1100
                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-04 21:51 -0800
                              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Arnold Doray <thinksquared@gmail.com> - 2011-12-06 14:23 +0000
                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-06 07:05 -0800
                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Arnold Doray <thinksquared@gmail.com> - 2011-12-06 16:03 +0000
                              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-08 09:21 +1100
                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-07 14:59 -0800
                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2011-12-08 01:00 +0100
                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-13 00:18 +1100
                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-07 23:12 -0800
                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-12-08 11:02 +0000
                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-12-08 11:35 +0000
                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-08 07:48 -0800
                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-13 00:20 +1100
                                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-12 06:35 -0800
                                      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-12 09:00 -0800
                                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-12-12 20:26 +0000
                                      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-15 00:53 +1100
                                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-14 10:21 -0800
                                          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-16 14:42 +1100
                                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-16 01:49 -0800
                                              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-20 11:20 +1100
                                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-12-19 15:21 -1000
                                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-20 13:05 +1100
                                                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-12-19 21:13 -1000
                                                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-20 06:45 -0800
                                                      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-22 08:29 +0100
                                                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-12-21 23:03 -1000
                                                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-22 08:32 -0800
                                                          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-23 08:50 +0100
                                                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-23 07:01 -0800
                                                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-23 08:27 -0800
                                                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-12-24 13:38 +0000
                                                              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Mark Wills <markrobertwills@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-12-25 02:37 -0800
                                                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-25 09:08 -0800
                                                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-26 12:17 +0000
                                                                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-27 11:11 -0800
                                                              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-27 07:37 +0100
                                                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-12-27 03:48 -0600
                                                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-27 11:03 -0800
                                                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-28 08:59 +0100
                                                                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-12-28 04:23 -0600
                                                                      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2011-12-28 14:01 +0100
                                                                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-12-28 12:03 -0600
                                                                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-28 10:40 -0800
                                                                      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-29 23:16 +0100
                                                                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-29 14:25 -0800
                                                                          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-30 09:51 +0100
                                                                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-12-30 08:08 -1000
                                                                              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-31 18:29 +0100
                                                                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-31 10:54 -0800
                                                                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-12-31 10:20 -1000
                                                                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2012-01-01 00:41 +0100
                                                                                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-12-31 15:43 -1000
                                                                                      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2012-01-01 03:22 +0100
                                                                                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-12-31 16:58 -1000
                                                                                          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2012-01-01 15:00 +0100
                                                                                          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Peter Knaggs" <pjk@bcs.org.uk> - 2012-01-03 09:08 +0000
                                                                                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-01-03 10:28 +0000
                                                                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-30 12:11 -0800
                                                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "A. K." <akk@nospam.org> - 2011-12-22 17:39 +0100
                                                          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-22 09:13 -0800
                                                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-22 09:26 -0800
                                                              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-22 10:39 -0800
                                                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-22 10:58 -0800
                                                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-22 12:00 -0800
                                                                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-22 12:16 -0800
                                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-20 06:44 -0800
                                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-20 13:18 -0800
                                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-16 07:37 -0800
                                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-12-14 19:42 +0000
                                          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-16 14:44 +1100
                                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-16 03:25 -0800
                                              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-20 12:37 +1100
                                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-20 13:32 -0800
                                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-20 13:54 -0800
                                            PFA of a DOES> word "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-28 16:37 +1100
                                              Re: PFA of a DOES> word Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-28 04:55 -0800
                                                Re: PFA of a DOES> word "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-29 22:23 +1100
                                                  Re: PFA of a DOES> word BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-29 12:16 -0800
                                                  Re: PFA of a DOES> word Sieur de Bienville <morrimichael@gmail.com> - 2011-12-29 13:13 -0800
                                                    Re: PFA of a DOES> word "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2012-01-03 04:51 +1100
                                                      Re: PFA of a DOES> word Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-01-02 12:12 -0600
                                                        Re: PFA of a DOES> word "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2012-01-07 23:31 +1100
                                                          Re: PFA of a DOES> word Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-01-07 07:37 -0600
                                                          Re: PFA of a DOES> word Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2012-01-07 16:58 +0100
                                                            Re: PFA of a DOES> word "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2012-01-09 16:53 +1100
                                                      Re: PFA of a DOES> word BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-01-02 11:29 -0800
                                                        Re: PFA of a DOES> word Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-01-02 16:15 -0600
                                                          Re: PFA of a DOES> word BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-01-02 14:30 -0800
                                                            Re: PFA of a DOES> word Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-01-02 17:00 -0600
                                                              Re: PFA of a DOES> word BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-01-02 15:12 -0800
                                                                Re: PFA of a DOES> word Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-01-02 17:53 -0600
                                                                  Re: PFA of a DOES> word BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-01-02 18:24 -0800
                                                                    Re: PFA of a DOES> word BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-01-02 18:56 -0800
                                                        Re: PFA of a DOES> word "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2012-01-09 16:54 +1100
                                                          Re: PFA of a DOES> word BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2012-01-09 01:35 -0800
                                              Re: PFA of a DOES> word BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-29 12:18 -0800
                                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-15 07:51 -0800
                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-12-06 17:09 +0000
                              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-06 16:04 -0800
                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-06 19:53 -0800
                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-07 07:19 -0800
                                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-07 19:21 +0100
                                      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2011-12-07 20:58 +0100
                                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-12-07 10:39 -1000
                                        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-07 23:52 +0100
                                      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-07 12:35 -0800
                              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-08 09:57 +1100
                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-12-08 12:37 +0000
                          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "David N. Williams" <williams@umich.edu> - 2011-12-05 19:10 -0500
                            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-08 11:16 +1100
                              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-07 18:12 -0800
                                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-10 18:05 +0000
                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-10 09:53 -0800
                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-10 11:20 -0800
                                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-12-11 11:19 +0000
                                    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-11 21:25 +0000
                                      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-11 13:55 -0800
                                      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-12-12 12:35 +0000
            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-01 11:12 -0800
              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-12-02 13:52 +1100
                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-01 21:51 -0800
        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-11-30 10:36 +1100
      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-11-30 10:36 +1100
    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Ed" <nospam@invalid.com> - 2011-11-29 18:29 +1100
    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-11-28 22:09 -1000
      Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-11-29 04:10 -0800
        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-29 08:20 -0600
          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-11-29 06:38 -0800
            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-29 09:47 -0600
              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-11-30 05:28 -0600
        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-11-29 18:42 +0100
          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-11-30 08:40 +0000
            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-11-30 17:55 +0100
              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-12-01 09:19 +0000
                Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Hans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl> - 2011-12-01 14:28 +0100
                  Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-12-01 15:35 +0000
              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-12-01 09:08 -1000
            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-11-30 11:09 -0800
              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2011-12-01 08:51 +0000
        Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-12-01 12:19 -0600
          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2011-12-01 10:58 -0800
          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2011-12-01 09:10 -1000
            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-12-01 21:55 -0800
          Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-12-02 16:51 +0000
            Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-12-02 11:42 -0600
              Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-12-06 15:40 +0000
    Re: Is this use of DOES> according to the standard - and portable? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-11-29 11:19 +0000

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#8459

FromHans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl>
Date2011-12-30 09:51 +0100
Message-ID<4efd7b45$0$6858$e4fe514c@news2.news.xs4all.nl>
In reply to#8445
BruceMcF wrote:

> On Dec 29, 5:16 pm, Hans Bezemer <theb...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>> I know what I'm looking for is there.
> 
> I asked because I'm skeptical that the example that you allude to is
> as you imply it is.
This is a classic:

A.5.1 ANS Forth systems
Section 5.1 defines the criteria that a system must meet in order to justify
the label “ANS Forth System”. Briefly, the minimum requirement is that the
system must “implement” the Core word set. There are several ways in which
this requirement may be met. The most obvious is that all Core words may be
in a pre-compiled kernel. This is not the only way of satisfying the
requirement, however. For example, some words may be provided in source
blocks or files with instructions explaining how to add them to the system
if they are needed. So long as the words are provided in such a way that the
user can obtain access to them with a clear and straightforward procedure,
they may be considered to be present.

A Forth cross-compiler has many characteristics in common with an ANS Forth
System, in that both use similar compiling tools to process a program.
However, in order to fully specify an ANS Forth cross compiler it would be
necessary to address complex issues dealing with compilation and execution
semantics in both host and target environments as well as ROMability
issues. The level of effort to do this properly has proved to be
impractical at this time. *As a result, although it may be possible for a
Forth cross-compiler to correctly prepare an ANS Forth program for
execution in a target environment, it is inappropriate for a
cross-compiler to be labeled an ANS Forth System.*

- Vs.

D.5 ANS Forth approach

The committee feels that, if ANS Forth prescribes stringent requirements
upon the virtual machine model, as did the previous standards, then many
implementors will chose not to comply with ANS Forth. *The committee hopes
that ANS Forth will serve to unify rather than to further divide the Forth
community*, and thus has chosen to encompass rather than invalidate popular
implementation techniques.

- And:

A.3 Usage requirements

Similarly, *we will not undertake in this section to tell you how to
implement a Forth System*, but rather will provide some guidance as to what
the minimum requirements are for systems that can properly claim
compliance with this Standard.

- Good going! You just disqualified an entire line of Forth tools, as a
matter of fact, maybe the most profitable line of Forth tools that ever
existed and may even be the only real reason Forth still exists. Just
because you were dedicated on insisting on a VM standard instead of a true
language standard.

See also: D.6 Differences from Forth 83

This is how interpret "breaking".

Hans Bezemer

BTW, yes, I still need some growing up to do.

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#8484

From"Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com>
Date2011-12-30 08:08 -1000
Message-ID<Db6dnYljq4acY2DTnZ2dnUVZ_q2dnZ2d@supernews.com>
In reply to#8459
On 12/29/11 10:51 PM, Hans Bezemer wrote:
> BruceMcF wrote:
>
>> On Dec 29, 5:16 pm, Hans Bezemer<theb...@xs4all.nl>  wrote:
>>> I know what I'm looking for is there.
>>
>> I asked because I'm skeptical that the example that you allude to is
>> as you imply it is.
> This is a classic:
>
> A.5.1 ANS Forth systems
> Section 5.1 defines the criteria that a system must meet in order to justify
> the label “ANS Forth System”. Briefly, the minimum requirement is that the
> system must “implement” the Core word set. There are several ways in which
> this requirement may be met. The most obvious is that all Core words may be
> in a pre-compiled kernel. This is not the only way of satisfying the
> requirement, however. For example, some words may be provided in source
> blocks or files with instructions explaining how to add them to the system
> if they are needed. So long as the words are provided in such a way that the
> user can obtain access to them with a clear and straightforward procedure,
> they may be considered to be present.
>
> A Forth cross-compiler has many characteristics in common with an ANS Forth
> System, in that both use similar compiling tools to process a program.
> However, in order to fully specify an ANS Forth cross compiler it would be
> necessary to address complex issues dealing with compilation and execution
> semantics in both host and target environments as well as ROMability
> issues. The level of effort to do this properly has proved to be
> impractical at this time. *As a result, although it may be possible for a
> Forth cross-compiler to correctly prepare an ANS Forth program for
> execution in a target environment, it is inappropriate for a
> cross-compiler to be labeled an ANS Forth System.*

Please not that we did develop and publish a proposed cross-compiler 
standard that addressed these issues.

> - Vs.
>
> D.5 ANS Forth approach
>
> The committee feels that, if ANS Forth prescribes stringent requirements
> upon the virtual machine model, as did the previous standards, then many
> implementors will chose not to comply with ANS Forth. *The committee hopes
> that ANS Forth will serve to unify rather than to further divide the Forth
> community*, and thus has chosen to encompass rather than invalidate popular
> implementation techniques.
>
> - And:
>
> A.3 Usage requirements
>
> Similarly, *we will not undertake in this section to tell you how to
> implement a Forth System*, but rather will provide some guidance as to what
> the minimum requirements are for systems that can properly claim
> compliance with this Standard.
>
> - Good going! You just disqualified an entire line of Forth tools, as a
> matter of fact, maybe the most profitable line of Forth tools that ever
> existed and may even be the only real reason Forth still exists. Just
> because you were dedicated on insisting on a VM standard instead of a true
> language standard.
>
> See also: D.6 Differences from Forth 83
>
> This is how interpret "breaking".
>
> Hans Bezemer
>
> BTW, yes, I still need some growing up to do.

Wait, you think ANS Forth should have forbidden 32-bit or 64-bit 
implementations? Mandated ITC and other implementation details?

Pre-Forth94 cross compilers didn't comply with Forth83, so were no more 
or less standard as a result of ANS Forth, and the TC did attempt to 
provide a solution for them. It is now perfectly possible to market a 
cross-compiler labeled "Complies with proposed cross-compiler standard."

But existing Forth83 systems and applications could be rendered fully 
compatible with very little effort (mainly labeling and documentation 
requirements).

Cheers,
Elizabeth

-- 
==================================================
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FORTH Inc.                         +1 310.999.6784
5959 West Century Blvd. Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90045
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#8517

FromHans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl>
Date2011-12-31 18:29 +0100
Message-ID<4eff4653$0$6840$e4fe514c@news2.news.xs4all.nl>
In reply to#8484
Elizabeth D. Rather wrote:

> On 12/29/11 10:51 PM, Hans Bezemer wrote:
> Wait, you think ANS Forth should have forbidden 32-bit or 64-bit
> implementations? Mandated ITC and other implementation details?
No, quite the contrary. I think that every standardization effort comes with
a bit of pain. I just think that an improvement *may* cost a bit of pain
instead of dragging on with something that just isn't solid. Yes, it may
cost some editing and testing, but that's all in the game. Yes, it may
invalidate some perfectly good code, but sometimes there is a good reason
for it.

E.g. I know that having in a shared data/FP stack will complicate life,
since 4tH has both. ZenFP is a wonderful elegant piece of code (at least
IMHO) and I usually develop FP code there because it is so easy to handle.
Still, although I thought it was a pity I understood the reasons
for "unANSifying" it only too well and didn't object.

IMHO people are hiding too much behind "current technology", "legacy code
base" and "current implementations". Just get it right instead of fixing it
all the time!
 
> Pre-Forth94 cross compilers didn't comply with Forth83, so were no more
> or less standard as a result of ANS Forth, and the TC did attempt to
> provide a solution for them. It is now perfectly possible to market a
> cross-compiler labeled "Complies with proposed cross-compiler standard."
I'm aware too well of this "proposed" standard - it's been there for YEARS!
Isn't it time to put it to a vote and include the darn thing?
 
Hans Bezemer

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#8521

FromBruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net>
Date2011-12-31 10:54 -0800
Message-ID<bcf72cf7-eb6b-437c-beab-94873d4f4056@q8g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#8517
On Dec 31, 12:29 pm, Hans Bezemer <theb...@xs4all.nl> wrote:

> No, quite the contrary. I think that every standardization effort
> comes with a bit of pain. I just think that an improvement *may*
> cost a bit of pain instead of dragging on with something that just
> isn't solid.

Except the case in point is something that is every bit as solid as
the proposed extension, but offends the esthetic sensibilities of the
proposer of the extension.

The amount of pain that should be born by implementers to provide a
prettier alternate way to do what can already be done ... that's
something that the implementers can decide. If its widely enough
adopted as a prettier way to do it, then it can be proposed for
standardization of a common existing practice.

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#8524

From"Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com>
Date2011-12-31 10:20 -1000
Message-ID<ccidnSy9CLPm82LTnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@supernews.com>
In reply to#8517
On 12/31/11 7:29 AM, Hans Bezemer wrote:
> Elizabeth D. Rather wrote:
>
>> On 12/29/11 10:51 PM, Hans Bezemer wrote:
>> Wait, you think ANS Forth should have forbidden 32-bit or 64-bit
>> implementations? Mandated ITC and other implementation details?
> No, quite the contrary. I think that every standardization effort comes with
> a bit of pain. I just think that an improvement *may* cost a bit of pain
> instead of dragging on with something that just isn't solid. Yes, it may
> cost some editing and testing, but that's all in the game. Yes, it may
> invalidate some perfectly good code, but sometimes there is a good reason
> for it.
>
> E.g. I know that having in a shared data/FP stack will complicate life,
> since 4tH has both. ZenFP is a wonderful elegant piece of code (at least
> IMHO) and I usually develop FP code there because it is so easy to handle.
> Still, although I thought it was a pity I understood the reasons
> for "unANSifying" it only too well and didn't object.
>
> IMHO people are hiding too much behind "current technology", "legacy code
> base" and "current implementations". Just get it right instead of fixing it
> all the time!

The difficulty is that opinions differ on exactly what "getting it 
right" constitutes!  It was that attitude that caused Forth83 to break a 
lot of code and create serious divisions in the Forth community.

>> Pre-Forth94 cross compilers didn't comply with Forth83, so were no more
>> or less standard as a result of ANS Forth, and the TC did attempt to
>> provide a solution for them. It is now perfectly possible to market a
>> cross-compiler labeled "Complies with proposed cross-compiler standard."
> I'm aware too well of this "proposed" standard - it's been there for YEARS!
> Isn't it time to put it to a vote and include the darn thing?

Truly, I would love to see that happen!

Cheers,
Elizabeth

-- 
==================================================
Elizabeth D. Rather   (US & Canada)   800-55-FORTH
FORTH Inc.                         +1 310.999.6784
5959 West Century Blvd. Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90045
http://www.forth.com

"Forth-based products and Services for real-time
applications since 1973."
==================================================

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#8526

FromHans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl>
Date2012-01-01 00:41 +0100
Message-ID<4eff9d65$0$6966$e4fe514c@news2.news.xs4all.nl>
In reply to#8524
Elizabeth D. Rather wrote:
> The difficulty is that opinions differ on exactly what "getting it
> right" constitutes!  It was that attitude that caused Forth83 to break a
> lot of code and create serious divisions in the Forth community.
True, there isn't ANYTHING I like about Forth-83. I turned away from Forth
when I switched from ZX Spectrum to PC (around '85 -'86) and became a C
programmer and didn't return until I was good enough to make my own
compiler. It started out Forth-79 and despite the efforts of my mentor Wil
Baden to align it with ANS-Forth it never became COMPLETELY compliant.
There are still some places where Forth-79 rules, simply because I think
intuitiveness and clarity is more important to me than the overly
pragmatic "see how 1337 I am" cleverlessness of Forth-83. 
 
>> Isn't it time to put it to a vote and include the darn thing?
> Truly, I would love to see that happen!
What's keeping you? You got MY vote..!

Hans Bezemer

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#8535

From"Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com>
Date2011-12-31 15:43 -1000
Message-ID<59OdnQXYUN-tJ2LTnZ2dnUVZ_sednZ2d@supernews.com>
In reply to#8526
On 12/31/11 1:41 PM, Hans Bezemer wrote:
> Elizabeth D. Rather wrote:
...
[ re cross-compiler proposed standard ]
>>> Isn't it time to put it to a vote and include the darn thing?
>> Truly, I would love to see that happen!
> What's keeping you? You got MY vote..!
>
> Hans Bezemer

I'm not on the committee.  Talk to Anton et al.

Cheers,
Elizabeth

-- 
==================================================
Elizabeth D. Rather   (US & Canada)   800-55-FORTH
FORTH Inc.                         +1 310.999.6784
5959 West Century Blvd. Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90045
http://www.forth.com

"Forth-based products and Services for real-time
applications since 1973."
==================================================

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#8538

FromHans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl>
Date2012-01-01 03:22 +0100
Message-ID<4effc347$0$6916$e4fe514c@news2.news.xs4all.nl>
In reply to#8535
Elizabeth D. Rather wrote:
>> What's keeping you? You got MY vote..!
> I'm not on the committee.  Talk to Anton et al.
I thought anyone could invoke a CfV. That's what everyone has been telling
me all the time.

BTW, what's the location of the paper. I only have it local on my disk.

Hans Bezemer

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#8539

From"Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com>
Date2011-12-31 16:58 -1000
Message-ID<ze-dnTN1uc4nVmLTnZ2dnUVZ_qWdnZ2d@supernews.com>
In reply to#8538
On 12/31/11 4:22 PM, Hans Bezemer wrote:
> Elizabeth D. Rather wrote:
>>> What's keeping you? You got MY vote..!
>> I'm not on the committee.  Talk to Anton et al.

> I thought anyone could invoke a CfV. That's what everyone has been telling
> me all the time.


They can. Go ahead!  I vaguely recall hearing a year or so ago that Leon 
Wagner from FORTH, Inc. and Stephen Pelc were going to update it and 
present it, but don't know the recent status.


> BTW, what's the location of the paper. I only have it local on my disk.


http://www.forth.com/downloads/ANS/XCtext5.doc (normative text,
http://www.forth.com/downloads/ANS/XCtext5.pdf two formats)
http://www.forth.com/downloads/ANS/XCapp5.doc (explanatory appendices,
http://www.forth.com/downloads/ANS/XCapp5.pdf two formats)
http://www.forth.com/downloads/ANS/XCpaper.pdf (overview)

XCpaper.pdf is an overview of the concepts, and a good place to start 
for folks unfamiliar with this work.

Cheers,
Elizabeth

-- 
==================================================
Elizabeth D. Rather   (US & Canada)   800-55-FORTH
FORTH Inc.                         +1 310.999.6784
5959 West Century Blvd. Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90045
http://www.forth.com

"Forth-based products and Services for real-time
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#8556

FromHans Bezemer <thebeez@xs4all.nl>
Date2012-01-01 15:00 +0100
Message-ID<4f0066ab$0$6987$e4fe514c@news2.news.xs4all.nl>
In reply to#8539
Elizabeth D. Rather wrote:
> They can. Go ahead!  I vaguely recall hearing a year or so ago that Leon
> Wagner from FORTH, Inc. and Stephen Pelc were going to update it and
> present it, but don't know the recent status.
Thanks! Compelling stuff. I merged it with my ANS document, since it fits in
perfectly there.

BTW, I invite Stephen and/or Leon to give an update on the current status
and see what we can do here. Darn, I'll call for a CfV myself ;-)

Hans Bezemer

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#8618

From"Peter Knaggs" <pjk@bcs.org.uk>
Date2012-01-03 09:08 +0000
Message-ID<op.v7h3nybosu5d0p@david>
In reply to#8539
Elizabeth D. Rather wrote:

> On 12/31/11 4:22 PM, Hans Bezemer wrote:
>> Elizabeth D. Rather wrote:
>>>> What's keeping you? You got MY vote..!
>>> I'm not on the committee.  Talk to Anton et al.
>
>> I thought anyone could invoke a CfV. That's what everyone has been  
>> telling me all the time.

That is true, just post an RfD here and on the email list, then you
can call a CfV in the same way.

> They can. Go ahead!  I vaguely recall hearing a year or so ago that Leon  
> Wagner from FORTH, Inc. and Stephen Pelc were going to update it and  
> present it, but don't know the recent status.

Last time we looked at this, both Leon and Stephen agreed that they would  
like to revise the proposal before putting it forward.  A revised proposal  
has yet to appear and will not be included in the snapshot release.


-- 
Peter Knaggs

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#8622

Fromanton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl)
Date2012-01-03 10:28 +0000
Message-ID<2012Jan3.112815@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at>
In reply to#8618
"Peter Knaggs" <pjk@bcs.org.uk> writes:
>Elizabeth D. Rather wrote:
>
>> On 12/31/11 4:22 PM, Hans Bezemer wrote:
>>> Elizabeth D. Rather wrote:
>>>>> What's keeping you? You got MY vote..!
>>>> I'm not on the committee.  Talk to Anton et al.
>>
>>> I thought anyone could invoke a CfV. That's what everyone has been  
>>> telling me all the time.
>
>That is true, just post an RfD here and on the email list, then you
>can call a CfV in the same way.

Yes, if you think a feature is worth the work, go ahead and write and
RfD for it.  For the CfV, better send it to a votetaker (you could
also do it yourself and then pass it to, e.g., me after the first wave
of votes is in and there is a "Current Standings" out).

- anton
-- 
M. Anton Ertl  http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/home.html
comp.lang.forth FAQs: http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/faq/toc.html
     New standard: http://www.forth200x.org/forth200x.html
   EuroForth 2011: http://www.euroforth.org/ef11/

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#8493

FromBruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net>
Date2011-12-30 12:11 -0800
Message-ID<800701c9-fb70-4665-a60a-26290e11f4ee@32g2000yqp.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#8459
On Dec 30, 3:51 am, Hans Bezemer <theb...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> However, in order to fully specify an ANS Forth cross compiler it
> would be necessary to address complex issues dealing with
> compilation and execution semantics in both host and target
> environments as well as ROMability issues. The level of effort to
> do this properly has proved to be impractical at this time. *As a
> result, although it may be possible for a Forth cross-compiler to
> correctly prepare an ANS Forth program for execution in a target
> environment, it is inappropriate for a cross-compiler to be labeled
> an ANS Forth System.*
...
> - Good going! You just disqualified an entire line of Forth tools,
> as a matter of fact, maybe the most profitable line of Forth tools
> that ever existed and may even be the only real reason Forth still
> exists.

The OP was you asking whether using DOES> in the interpreter is
portable under Forth94, and getting the reply that the behavior you
pointed to was compile-time behavior so an implementation is free to
make DOES> do whatever it wants it to do in the interpreter.

Now you are arguing that the TC *should* have had the foresight to
force DOES> to be state dependent in any compiler that wanted to claim
compliance ... because they refrained from specifying a cross-compiler
standard that had not yet been hammered out and agreed to?

In changing the subject from systems "broken" by the standard to
systems beyond the 1994 scope of the standard (and of course beyond
the scope of the Forth79 and Forth83 quasi-standards as well), you've
shown that ANS Forth *didn't* break the "most profitable line of Forth
tools that every existed".

It certainly did not "render" all of those systems non-standard, since
by hosts that you are talking about were neither Forth79 nor Forth93
systems.

It seems like the focus on the TC is because there is no prospect of
actually getting consensus support on behalf of *adding* rarely needed
and in any event redundant requirement to the Forth201x standard.
Without the prospect for getting consensus going ahead, the only thing
left to do aside from dropping it is to complains about it not already
being a _fait accompli_.

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#8307

From"A. K." <akk@nospam.org>
Date2011-12-22 17:39 +0100
Message-ID<4ef35d3a$0$6641$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net>
In reply to#8304
On 22.12.2011 08:29, Hans Bezemer wrote:
>  Just being conservative
> doesn't help the development and application of this language.

To me Forth is kind of a Swiss army knife for bare metal programmers.

But adding a chain-saw to an army knife makes neither a good knife nor a 
good chain saw.  ;-)

Nevertheless I'd vote for killing 2 Forth variables:  STATE and BASE.
That would end many fruitless discussions here.

Andreas

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#8309

FromAlex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com>
Date2011-12-22 09:13 -0800
Message-ID<dae790c3-494c-4beb-8ab1-b32bf37bb813@z19g2000vbe.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#8307
On Dec 22, 4:39 pm, "A. K." <a...@nospam.org> wrote:
> On 22.12.2011 08:29, Hans Bezemer wrote:
>
> >  Just being conservative
> > doesn't help the development and application of this language.
>
> To me Forth is kind of a Swiss army knife for bare metal programmers.
>
> But adding a chain-saw to an army knife makes neither a good knife nor a
> good chain saw.  ;-)
>
> Nevertheless I'd vote for killing 2 Forth variables:  STATE and BASE.
> That would end many fruitless discussions here.
>
> Andreas

Killing STATE has been done by me in my Forth as it uses smart compile
techniques discussed here a number of years ago. It is read only and
provided only for compatability.

Killing BASE may be a little more difficult. What would you propose?

I would rather kill TO, but that may not be possible.

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#8310

FromBruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net>
Date2011-12-22 09:26 -0800
Message-ID<f2812179-547e-43af-adae-15a0e3fe3232@l19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#8309
On Dec 22, 12:13 pm, Alex McDonald <b...@rivadpm.com> wrote:
> Killing STATE has been done by me in my Forth as it uses smart compile
> techniques discussed here a number of years ago. It is read only and
> provided only for compatability.

If that is tantamount to killing STATE then Forth94 would seem to have
already killed it at the language standard level, since you cannot
portably write to it and if you could there is no way of knowing
*what* to write to it, since anything other than 0 counts as compile
state.

The perhaps more precisely the standard is an accomplice of any such
"STATE killing" that any implementation wishes to achieve.

> Killing BASE may be a little more difficult. What would you propose?

Here, I think that killing BASE would be by no means the end to
"fruitless discussion", because then the topic of discussion would be
the desire to get BASE back after it had been removed on the basis of
such a weak rationale.

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#8312

FromAlex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com>
Date2011-12-22 10:39 -0800
Message-ID<d04ff9c8-3cef-43a5-bd13-c5ecaae6fe0c@m10g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#8310
On Dec 22, 5:26 pm, BruceMcF <agil...@netscape.net> wrote:
> On Dec 22, 12:13 pm, Alex McDonald <b...@rivadpm.com> wrote:
>
> > Killing STATE has been done by me in my Forth as it uses smart compile
> > techniques discussed here a number of years ago. It is read only and
> > provided only for compatability.
>
> If that is tantamount to killing STATE then Forth94 would seem to have
> already killed it at the language standard level, since you cannot
> portably write to it and if you could there is no way of knowing
> *what* to write to it, since anything other than 0 counts as compile
> state.

Perhaps this stronger statement might make the point; my Forth does
not require the use of STATE at all. Words that have non-standard
compilation semantics can be written without it, although not
portably.

>
> The perhaps more precisely the standard is an accomplice of any such
> "STATE killing" that any implementation wishes to achieve.
>
> > Killing BASE may be a little more difficult. What would you propose?
>
> Here, I think that killing BASE would be by no means the end to
> "fruitless discussion", because then the topic of discussion would be
> the desire to get BASE back after it had been removed on the basis of
> such a weak rationale.

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#8313

FromBruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net>
Date2011-12-22 10:58 -0800
Message-ID<a64c5178-9f52-4e99-a7db-9978fe2a42dd@b32g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#8312
On Dec 22, 1:39 pm, Alex McDonald <b...@rivadpm.com> wrote:
> Perhaps this stronger statement might make the point; my Forth does
> not require the use of STATE at all. Words that have non-standard
> compilation semantics can be written without it, although not
> portably.

Yes, and Forth94 in taking the writing to STATE out of the standard
behavior is an accomplice to that.

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#8314

FromAlex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com>
Date2011-12-22 12:00 -0800
Message-ID<95127365-57f0-4092-844a-74a7b1eefa8c@i8g2000vbh.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#8313
On Dec 22, 6:58 pm, BruceMcF <agil...@netscape.net> wrote:
> On Dec 22, 1:39 pm, Alex McDonald <b...@rivadpm.com> wrote:
>
> > Perhaps this stronger statement might make the point; my Forth does
> > not require the use of STATE at all. Words that have non-standard
> > compilation semantics can be written without it, although not
> > portably.
>
> Yes, and Forth94 in taking the writing to STATE out of the standard
> behavior is an accomplice to that.

Perhaps there needs to be some standard for it. I use

: foobar
   foo bar
  compilation>
   drop postpone foo postpone bar ;

And there's no [COMPILE] either, since immediacy is hard to determine
in my Forth.

Gforth uses other mechanisms; see http://www.public.iastate.edu/~forth/gforth_42.html

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#8317

FromBruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net>
Date2011-12-22 12:16 -0800
Message-ID<791a52b6-262e-491c-831e-a378183cf93b@f11g2000yql.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#8314
On Dec 22, 3:00 pm, Alex McDonald <b...@rivadpm.com> wrote:
> Perhaps there needs to be some standard for it. I use
...
> Gforth uses other mechanisms;

Yeah, more than one implementation supporting the same behavior ~ even
as a crossover from the native mechanism ~ would be the start to
establishing a standard.

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