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Re: blocks and overlays question

From Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: blocks and overlays question
Date 2016-09-27 16:54 -0700
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"Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> writes:
> Or, you can compile your common code to flash and run it there, and
> use a little RAM for the overlays. That would require resetting the
> dictionary pointer after the flash code is compiled, but shouldn't be
> complicated.

Maybe there will have to be two dictionaries, flash and ram.  I'll check
how FlashForth, Mecrisp, etc. deal with this.

> During development, put your kernel and well-tested code in flash and
> use RAM for testing. As the code becomes more stable, add it to the
> flashed code.

Sounds like a plan.

Thanks for the help!

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blocks and overlays question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-09-27 11:22 -0700
  Re: blocks and overlays question albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-09-27 20:51 +0200
    Re: blocks and overlays question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-09-27 12:36 -0700
      Re: blocks and overlays question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-09-27 10:16 -1000
        Re: blocks and overlays question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-09-27 13:41 -0700
          Re: blocks and overlays question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-09-27 11:36 -1000
            Re: blocks and overlays question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-09-27 15:36 -0700
              Re: blocks and overlays question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-09-27 13:33 -1000
                Re: blocks and overlays question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-09-27 16:54 -0700
          Re: blocks and overlays question albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-09-28 09:44 +0200
  Re: blocks and overlays question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-09-27 12:22 -0700
  Re: blocks and overlays question foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2016-09-27 12:51 -0700
    Re: blocks and overlays question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-09-27 13:25 -0700
    Re: blocks and overlays question Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2016-09-28 03:37 -0700
      Re: blocks and overlays question foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2016-09-28 07:41 -0700
        Re: blocks and overlays question Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2016-09-28 15:05 -0700

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