Groups > comp.lang.forth > #19448

Re: Offline compilation of Forth

From	stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc)
Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
Subject	Re: Offline compilation of Forth
Message-ID	<5110ddd5.934828986@192.168.0.50> (permalink)
References	(5 earlier) <keeuek$jrc$1@speranza.aioe.org> <_7-dnT_tDeB0npbMnZ2dnUVZ_qKdnZ2d@supernews.com> <kekahn$5cr$1@speranza.aioe.org> <510e5448.768542997@192.168.0.50> <keppbs$pdd$1@speranza.aioe.org>
Date	2013-02-05 10:33 +0000

Show all headers | View raw

On Tue, 5 Feb 2013 13:04:16 +1100, "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> wrote:

>> Otherwise, on computers with 1Gb or more of RAM, and the largest
>> desktop Forth app I know of being 22Mb plus a few DLLs, we can
>> say that Forth apps occupy less than 2.5% of the available RAM.
>> Why on earth should I worry about the size of the Forth kernel?
>> ...
>
>Because waste is unnecessary and never cost-free?

That's true, but how do you measure the cost? Implementing a
minimal kernel is itself a cost. For a desktop Forth, clients
want new features far more than they want a minimal kernel.

In terms of measuring time and money, a minimal desktop kernel
is not commercially viable. In terms of paying obeisance to
our founder, it may have merit. And would be balm to my soul
to indicate that I'm still capable of working that small.

But I have embedded systems for that purpose now.

The desktop world has changed and in a measurable proportion
of those applications we use the text interpreter at run-time.

I could measure bandwidth costs, but thet are plummeting yearly.
In a few years you won't even thing about the costs of downloading
a compressed 25Mb executable. For several years now, we have shipped
the majority of our systems electronically. Guess how many complaints
we have had about the download size? That's right, none, zero.

Stephen

-- 
Stephen Pelc, stephenXXX@mpeforth.com
MicroProcessor Engineering Ltd - More Real, Less Time
133 Hill Lane, Southampton SO15 5AF, England
tel: +44 (0)23 8063 1441, fax: +44 (0)23 8033 9691
web: http://www.mpeforth.com - free VFX Forth downloads

Thread

Offline compilation of Forth Lauri Alanko <la@iki.fi> - 2013-01-28 11:54 +0000
  Re: Offline compilation of Forth stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2013-01-28 17:19 +0000
    Re: Offline compilation of Forth Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-01-28 22:08 +0100
    Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Peter Knaggs" <pjk@bcs.org.uk> - 2013-02-03 10:50 +0000
      Re: Offline compilation of Forth stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2013-02-03 12:11 +0000
        Re: Offline compilation of Forth "A. K." <akk@nospam.org> - 2013-02-03 14:59 +0100
          Re: Offline compilation of Forth Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-02-03 15:14 +0100
            Re: Offline compilation of Forth Hannu Vuolasaho <hannu.vuolasaho@nospam.tut.fi.invalid> - 2013-02-03 15:25 +0000
          Re: Offline compilation of Forth Gary Bergstrom <g.bergstrom@ieee.org> - 2013-02-05 08:13 -0800
      Re: Offline compilation of Forth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-02-04 16:23 +0000
  Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-01-28 12:26 -1000
  Re: Offline compilation of Forth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-01-29 08:55 +0000
    Re: Offline compilation of Forth Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-01-29 17:49 +0100
      Re: Offline compilation of Forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-01-30 00:42 -0800
        Re: Offline compilation of Forth stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2013-01-30 11:58 +0000
        Re: Offline compilation of Forth Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2013-01-30 23:16 -0800
          Re: Offline compilation of Forth albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-01-31 13:29 +0000
            Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2013-02-03 12:49 +1100
              Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Clyde W. Phillips Jr." <cwpjr02@gmail.com> - 2013-02-14 20:37 -0800
      Re: Offline compilation of Forth mhx@iae.nl (Marcel Hendrix) - 2013-02-03 21:15 +0200
        Re: Offline compilation of Forth Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-02-04 02:04 +0100
      Re: Offline compilation of Forth stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2013-02-04 13:22 +0000
        Re: Offline compilation of Forth Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-02-04 20:07 +0100
          Re: Offline compilation of Forth mhx@iae.nl (Marcel Hendrix) - 2013-02-04 23:07 +0200
            Re: Offline compilation of Forth Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-02-05 18:33 +0100
              Re: Offline compilation of Forth mhx@iae.nl (Marcel Hendrix) - 2013-02-06 22:53 +0200
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-02-07 00:30 +0100
    Re: Offline compilation of Forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-01-30 00:36 -0800
  Re: Offline compilation of Forth Lauri Alanko <la@iki.fi> - 2013-01-30 18:12 +0000
    Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-01-30 09:36 -1000
    Re: Offline compilation of Forth "A. K." <akk@nospam.org> - 2013-01-31 07:45 +0100
    Re: Offline compilation of Forth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-01-31 03:37 -0600
      Re: Offline compilation of Forth Lauri Alanko <la@iki.fi> - 2013-02-01 00:01 +0000
        Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-01-31 14:59 -1000
          Re: Offline compilation of Forth Lauri Alanko <la@iki.fi> - 2013-02-05 15:17 +0000
            Re: Offline compilation of Forth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-02-05 10:46 -0600
              Re: Offline compilation of Forth Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-02-05 18:47 +0100
    Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2013-01-31 21:47 +1100
      Re: Offline compilation of Forth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-01-31 06:12 -0600
        Re: Offline compilation of Forth albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-01-31 13:32 +0000
        Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-01-31 08:27 -1000
          Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2013-02-01 10:23 +1100
            Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-01-31 13:53 -1000
              Re: Offline compilation of Forth albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-02-01 03:17 +0000
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-01-31 18:43 -1000
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-02-01 08:45 -0800
              Re: Offline compilation of Forth Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2013-01-31 23:05 -0800
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-01-31 21:25 -1000
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-02-01 08:55 -0800
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-02-01 09:18 -1000
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2013-02-01 13:04 -0800
              Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2013-02-03 11:20 +1100
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2013-02-03 12:20 +0000
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-02-03 07:22 -0800
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2013-02-03 17:54 +0000
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-02-03 10:17 -0800
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-02-03 19:33 +0000
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-02-03 11:53 -0800
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2013-02-04 00:59 +0100
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Matthias Koch <matthias.koch@hot.uni-hannover.de> - 2013-02-04 11:38 +0100
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Brad Eckert <hwfwguy@gmail.com> - 2013-02-06 09:13 -0800
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Clyde W. Phillips Jr." <cwpjr02@gmail.com> - 2013-02-14 21:02 -0800
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Clyde W. Phillips Jr." <cwpjr02@gmail.com> - 2013-02-14 20:55 -0800
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-02-03 08:26 -1000
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2013-02-05 13:04 +1100
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2013-02-05 10:33 +0000
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-02-05 08:56 -1000
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2013-02-08 02:07 +1100
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Roelf Toxopeus <rt4all@notthis.hetnet.nl> - 2013-02-07 19:03 +0100
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2013-02-09 22:45 +1100
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Roelf Toxopeus <rt4all@notthis.hetnet.nl> - 2013-02-09 18:56 +0100
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Roelf Toxopeus <rt4all@notthis.hetnet.nl> - 2013-02-11 00:19 +0100
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-02-09 11:59 -0800
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2013-02-13 13:13 +1100
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-02-12 19:19 -0800
                Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Clyde W. Phillips Jr." <cwpjr02@gmail.com> - 2013-02-14 21:01 -0800
      Re: Offline compilation of Forth Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2013-02-03 16:26 -0500
        Re: Offline compilation of Forth "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2013-02-05 15:32 +1100
          Re: Offline compilation of Forth Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2013-02-04 23:18 -0800

csiph-web