Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea

From	Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
Subject	Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea
Date	2014-06-10 09:24 +0400
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Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> writes:

> On Monday, 9 June 2014 05:27:31 UTC+1, Alexander Skobelev  wrote:
>> That looks quite interesting, but could you please elaborate on
>> what is a reason for using a separate string stack? It seems 
>> that you could implement all these string functions using just 
>> plain Forth stack, couldn't you?
>
> Sure you could, but (IMO) it would be very awkward to use.
>
> I assume you are talking about placing the contents of the string
> on the stack? It's certainly possible (assuming your stack can 
> go deep enough) but it means accessing data underneath the strings
> is really difficult.
>
> Perhaps you mean that only pointers are kept on the stack? That is
> much more usable, but you then need to address the issue of 
> storing the strings in a heap, and dealing with the fragmentation
> that results from things like dropping strings. That's what I
> plan to tackle next. More as an excersise for me than anything 
> else... It's about the journey :-)

Yes, I see now. I've mised the point you keep whole strings on the
stack, not just their pointers.

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Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-07 23:35 -0700
  Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2014-06-08 03:20 -0700
    Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2014-06-08 03:39 -0700
  Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-06-08 13:23 +0000
    Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-08 07:44 -0700
      Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-06-08 15:05 +0000
        Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-08 09:01 -0700
          Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-08 09:32 -0700
            Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2014-06-08 10:08 -0700
              Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-08 21:05 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2014-06-09 06:47 -0700
              Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2014-06-09 08:27 +0400
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-08 22:42 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2014-06-09 06:53 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2014-06-10 09:24 +0400
          Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-06-09 14:55 +0000
        Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-08 21:10 -0400
          Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2014-06-08 16:55 -1000
          Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2014-06-08 20:34 -0700
            Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2014-06-08 18:55 -1000
              Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-08 22:50 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2014-06-09 12:54 -1000
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-09 17:33 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2014-06-10 04:37 -0500
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea bruce.mcfarling@gmail.com - 2014-06-19 13:38 -0700
              Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-06-09 12:40 +0000
          Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2014-06-09 05:21 -0500
          Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-06-10 16:50 +0000
            Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-10 17:36 -0400
            Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea bruce.mcfarling@gmail.com - 2014-06-14 09:52 -0700
        Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2014-06-11 03:44 -0700
          Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-06-11 16:33 +0000
            Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2014-06-12 14:01 -0700
              Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-06-13 16:42 +0000
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2014-06-13 13:45 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-06-14 09:56 +0000
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2014-06-14 06:29 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2014-06-16 00:19 +0100
    Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2014-06-08 21:47 +0200
      Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-06-09 15:24 +0000
        Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2014-06-09 09:10 -0700
          Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-06-10 16:09 +0000
            Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2014-06-14 14:04 -0700
        Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-09 10:02 -0700
          Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-09 10:08 -0700
            Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-06-10 15:31 +0000
              Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2014-06-14 13:27 -0700
          Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-06-10 15:51 +0000
        Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea bruce.mcfarling@gmail.com - 2014-06-14 09:09 -0700
          Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea mhx@iae.nl - 2014-06-14 09:49 -0700
            Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea bruce.mcfarling@gmail.com - 2014-06-14 10:09 -0700
            Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-06-14 19:36 +0000
              Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea mhx@iae.nl - 2014-06-14 23:06 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-06-15 12:33 +0000
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2014-06-15 12:11 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-06-15 19:38 +0000
  Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2014-06-08 17:42 -0700
    Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-06-09 15:43 +0000
    Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2014-06-14 13:08 -0700
      Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2014-06-14 11:54 -1000
        Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2014-06-15 12:36 -0700
      Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-06-15 11:59 +0000
        Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2014-06-15 12:55 -0700
          Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2014-06-15 13:02 -0700
  Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-12 10:26 -0700
  Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-19 22:57 -0700
    Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2014-06-20 07:40 +0100
      Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-20 00:14 -0700
        Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea bruce.mcfarling@gmail.com - 2014-06-20 20:17 -0700
          Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-21 08:51 -0700
            Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea bruce.mcfarling@gmail.com - 2014-06-21 10:07 -0700
              Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-21 11:10 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea bruce.mcfarling@gmail.com - 2014-06-21 12:17 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-21 12:39 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea bruce.mcfarling@gmail.com - 2014-06-21 13:54 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-21 14:53 -0700
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-06-22 13:58 +0000
                Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2014-06-22 15:26 -0700
  Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-21 13:25 -0700
  Re: Region-based dynamic memory management idea Roger Levy <roger.levy@gmail.com> - 2014-06-25 14:55 -0700

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