Re: RfD: new double syntax

From	rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
Subject	Re: RfD: new double syntax
Date	2016-07-05 01:12 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 7/3/2016 10:21 AM, Anton Ertl wrote:
> Gerard Sontag <gerardsontag@gmail.com> writes:
>> Hello from an unexperience reader,
>> Why not create a new VARIABLE (name TBD) which will contain the preferred c=
>> har indicating double.
>
> A bad idea, like BASE.  You then have a bunch of programs written in
> mutually incompatible Forth dialects, where you have to set TBD at
> each file start and/or save and restore it before any INCLUDE and/or
> at the start and end of every file.  And because there will be no
> common convention, programmers will leave all this complicated stuff
> away in the name of simplicity (except maybe setting TBD to a
> non-default value, but they will certainly leave setting it to the
> default value away), so combining independently developed libraries
> will become even more problematic than it is now.
>
> Of course, like many bad ideas, this one has been implemented in a
> Forth system, under the name DP-CHAR, not TBD.  DP-CHAR is a little
> better then TBD by being able to hold up to four characters, but AFAIK
> there is no word to make joining another character to the set easy.
>
>> The point character would be the default value letting old programs running=
>> .
>
> Which will do nothing to solve the problem that this RfD attacks.

The value of TBD doesn't need to be set before loading the file, it 
should be set in the beginning of the file *before* using an alternative 
syntax to using the decimal point.

-- 

Rick C

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RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-01 17:18 +0000
  Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-01 11:45 -0700
    Re: RfD: new double syntax rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-01 14:46 -0400
  Re: RfD: new double syntax Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-07-01 11:47 -0700
    Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 14:54 +0000
  Re: RfD: new double syntax mhx@iae.nl - 2016-07-01 11:48 -0700
    Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 14:52 +0000
  Re: RfD: new double syntax "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-07-01 09:10 -1000
    Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-01 19:10 -0700
      Re: RfD: new double syntax "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-02 06:23 +0000
  RfD: new double syntax krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org - 2016-07-01 20:54 -0700
    RfD: new double syntax krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org - 2016-07-01 21:18 -0700
      Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-01 22:26 -0700
        Re: RfD: new double syntax "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-02 22:32 +0000
          Re: RfD: new double syntax rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 01:16 -0400
            Re: RfD: new double syntax Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 08:34 +0300
              Re: RfD: new double syntax rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 03:00 -0400
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 10:20 +0300
                Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-03 08:29 +0000
            Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-02 23:10 -0700
              Re: RfD: new double syntax Raimond Dragomir <raimond.dragomir@gmail.com> - 2016-07-02 23:20 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 03:02 -0400
      Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 14:20 +0000
    Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 14:11 +0000
  Re: RfD: new double syntax josv@planet.nl - 2016-07-02 00:26 -0700
    Re: RfD: new double syntax "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-07-01 22:22 -1000
      Re: RfD: new double syntax "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-07-02 22:02 +1000
        Re: RfD: new double syntax "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-07-02 11:19 -1000
    Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 14:02 +0000
  Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-02 04:03 -0500
    Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 13:44 +0000
      Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-02 07:38 -0700
        Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-02 07:42 -0700
        Re: RfD: new double syntax "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-02 22:44 +0000
      Re: RfD: new double syntax Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-07-02 09:58 -0500
      Re: RfD: new double syntax "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-07-02 11:32 -1000
      Re: RfD: new double syntax "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-03 00:27 +0000
      Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-04 08:05 -0700
      Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-04 03:50 -0500
        Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-04 03:53 -0500
  Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 17:32 +0000
    Re: RfD: new double syntax Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-07-02 10:52 -0700
      Re: RfD: new double syntax krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org - 2016-07-02 13:03 -0700
      Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-03 15:02 +0000
        Re: RfD: new double syntax Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 11:18 -0700
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2016-07-03 21:19 +0200
    Re: RfD: new double syntax Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2016-07-03 11:36 +0100
      Re: RfD: new double syntax Gerard Sontag <gerardsontag@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 06:58 -0700
        Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-03 14:21 +0000
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Gerard Sontag <gerardsontag@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 07:55 -0700
          Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-03 08:08 -0700
            Dealing with multiple recognizers (was: RfD: new double syntax) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-03 15:13 +0000
              Re: Dealing with multiple recognizers (was: RfD: new double syntax) hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-03 09:57 -0700
          Re: RfD: new double syntax rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 01:12 -0400
            Re: RfD: new double syntax Gerard Sontag <gerardsontag@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 07:56 -0700
              Re: RfD: new double syntax rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 11:18 -0400
        Re: RfD: new double syntax JennyB <jennybrien@googlemail.com> - 2016-07-03 08:15 -0700
        Re: RfD: new double syntax Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-07-03 12:42 -0500
          Re: RfD: new double syntax "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-07-03 09:32 -1000
            Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-04 07:34 -0700
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 10:35 -0700
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 09:00 -0700
            Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-04 09:51 -0700
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-04 11:20 -0500
            Re: RfD: new double syntax Howerd <howerdo@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-07-06 04:08 -0700
              Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-06 06:24 -0500
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Alex McDonald <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-07-06 12:38 +0100
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-06 06:46 -0500
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Howerd <howerdo@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-07-06 13:37 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-07 03:28 -0500
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-08-04 23:59 +0000
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-08-04 19:26 -0500
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-04 17:34 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2016-08-05 02:57 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-05 13:15 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2016-08-06 01:56 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-07 17:22 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2016-08-08 04:56 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax josv@planet.nl - 2016-08-08 08:50 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2016-08-08 12:26 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax josv@planet.nl - 2016-08-08 15:41 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax mhx@iae.nl - 2016-08-08 23:06 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax josv@planet.nl - 2016-08-09 00:57 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2016-08-09 03:05 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-08-10 01:46 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-10 19:07 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2016-08-11 05:24 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax josv@planet.nl - 2016-08-06 04:50 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-08-05 12:01 -0500
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-07-04 08:51 -0500
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-04 04:03 -0500
      Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-03 14:56 +0000
        Re: RfD: new double syntax Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2016-07-03 22:00 +0100

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