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| From | Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.forth |
| Subject | Re: New to the group |
| Date | 2015-09-30 10:58 -0400 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <mugtbj$n3e$1@speranza.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <4f5b572c-04ae-433e-bed0-9d7b754bc27b@googlegroups.com> <aaa736c4-0c03-4330-b7c2-271233d3d8f9@googlegroups.com> <mug3dh$bgg$1@dont-email.me> |
On 30/09/2015 3:38 AM, Gerry Jackson wrote: > On 30/09/2015 01:15, Chris Curl wrote: >> If Hugh's points about portability (or the lack thereof) for ANS >> compliant Forth systems and packages are accurate and true, then it >> seems to me that the standard is not worth much. >> >> People who disagree with Hugh's assessment ... convince me >> otherwise. But keep it civil please :). >> > > It is perfectly possible to write portable programs in ANS Forth and > Forth 2012. You just have to be aware of various aspects of standard > Forth that can trip you up such as the compiler leaving control > information on the data stack. Such things are usually a legacy of > the early days of Forth when machine resources were limited [1]. I > don't like many of the restrictions and my system doesn't have most > of them but I choose to take account of them as I'd rather my > programs are portable. I routinely run my programs on a number of > Forths (my system, GForth, VFX, SwiftForth, Win32 Forth, iForth) with > few problems. > > There are standard libraries available e.g. the Forth Foundation > Library, the Scientific library (I believe), Hugh's Novice package. > Many of the portability standards arguments are a strawman arguments. Standards are mostly designed to codify existing practice and serve as a review process for what is currently being done, this is often confused with language design which it is not. It isn't just forth other standards have the same problem with people often (correctly) stating that they have a better way to do something or that the definition should be changed. Experience writing standards has universally found that a good test for new ideas is acceptance by the user community. Acceptance then by standards committees is generally easy. If an idea has merit it will be used and will become part of the user standard. One final comment. Few who haven't served on a standards committee appreciate how much work it takes to produce a standard. w..
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New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-26 15:17 -0700
Re: New to the group mentificium@gmail.com - 2015-09-26 17:35 -0700
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-09-26 21:16 -0700
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 07:27 -0700
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 14:43 -0400
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 13:05 -0700
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-09-27 12:57 -1000
Re: New to the group Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-27 17:00 -0700
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-09-27 17:16 -0700
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 20:31 -0400
Re: New to the group jfong@ms4.hinet.net - 2015-09-27 18:57 -0700
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-09-27 19:37 -0700
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 20:53 -0700
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-09-27 19:02 -1000
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-09-27 23:33 -0700
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 04:51 -0700
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 12:39 -0400
Re: New to the group Roelf Toxopeus <rt4all@notthis.hetnet.nl> - 2015-09-28 14:29 +0200
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 07:18 -0700
Re: New to the group foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2015-09-28 08:07 -0700
Re: New to the group Roelf Toxopeus <rt4all@notthis.hetnet.nl> - 2015-09-28 17:23 +0200
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 11:16 -0700
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 14:25 -0400
Re: New to the group anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-09-29 09:05 +0000
Re: New to the group Roelf Toxopeus <rt4all@notthis.hetnet.nl> - 2015-09-28 20:31 +0200
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 13:20 -0700
Re: New to the group Roelf Toxopeus <rt4all@notthis.hetnet.nl> - 2015-09-28 22:52 +0200
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 16:40 -0700
Re: New to the group Alfred Singlestone <vitonis@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 08:41 -0700
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-09-28 11:41 -1000
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-09-28 21:33 -0700
Re: New to the group jfong@ms4.hinet.net - 2015-09-28 19:13 -0700
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 00:51 -0400
Re: New to the group jfong@ms4.hinet.net - 2015-09-29 18:26 -0700
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 21:55 -0400
Re: New to the group Jan Coombs <Jan-54 <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com>> - 2015-09-30 08:29 +0100
Re: New to the group jfong@ms4.hinet.net - 2015-09-29 18:52 -0700
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-09-29 00:29 -0700
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 04:40 -0700
Re: New to the group Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 05:24 -0700
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 07:33 -0700
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-09-29 14:11 -0700
Re: New to the group "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2015-09-29 16:46 +0000
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-09-29 14:15 -0700
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 17:34 -0400
Re: New to the group "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2015-09-30 00:07 +0000
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 10:54 -0700
Re: New to the group Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-26 22:37 -0700
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 10:51 -0700
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 17:15 -0700
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 21:58 -0400
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 22:03 -0700
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-09-29 21:32 -1000
Re: New to the group Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2015-09-30 09:06 +0100
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-09-30 08:58 -1000
Re: New to the group Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-09-30 23:55 -0700
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-09-30 21:28 -1000
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 08:25 -0400
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-10-01 09:33 -0700
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-09-30 16:21 -0700
Re: New to the group "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-09-30 21:03 -0400
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-09-30 19:34 -1000
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-09-30 23:47 -0700
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 08:31 -0400
Re: New to the group "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-10-02 00:30 -0400
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-10-01 19:22 -1000
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-10-01 23:52 -0700
Re: New to the group Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 01:52 -0700
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-10-02 08:36 -1000
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 17:00 -0400
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 14:46 -0700
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 18:10 -0400
Re: New to the group Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-02 16:08 -0700
Re: New to the group "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-10-02 20:44 -0400
Re: New to the group David Thompson <dave.thompson2@verizon.net> - 2015-10-31 06:54 -0400
Re: New to the group "Rod Pemberton" <too@zxcvfeqad.cdm> - 2015-11-02 02:34 -0500
Re: New to the group David Thompson <dave.thompson2@verizon.net> - 2015-12-22 06:45 -0500
Re: New to the group "Rod Pemberton" <too@zxcvfeqad.cdm> - 2015-11-02 02:34 -0500
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-10-02 15:16 -1000
Re: New to the group Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-02 18:21 -0700
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-10-02 15:38 -1000
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 22:13 -0400
Re: New to the group Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2015-10-03 22:24 +0100
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 17:33 -0400
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-09-30 17:00 -0700
Re: New to the group "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-09-30 20:38 -0400
Re: New to the group Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2015-10-02 14:37 -0400
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 17:01 -0400
Re: New to the group hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-10-02 23:35 -0700
Re: New to the group "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-09-30 18:11 -0400
Re: New to the group Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2015-10-01 02:13 +0200
Re: New to the group Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2015-09-30 08:38 +0100
Re: New to the group Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2015-09-30 10:58 -0400
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 06:04 -0700
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 09:46 -0400
Re: New to the group anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-10-08 06:07 +0000
Re: New to the group Alfred Singlestone <vitonis@gmail.com> - 2015-10-09 04:04 -0700
Re: New to the group rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-09 10:29 -0400
Re: New to the group anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-10-09 15:30 +0000
Re: New to the group lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 00:19 -0700
Re: New to the group visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-10-03 17:01 -0700
Re: New to the group anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-10-08 06:38 +0000
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-10-07 21:15 -1000
Minimal wordset (was: New to the group) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-10-08 13:39 +0000
Re: Minimal wordset (was: New to the group) JUERGEN <epldfpga@aol.com> - 2015-10-08 08:13 -0700
Re: Minimal wordset (was: New to the group) Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-10-09 00:55 -0700
Re: Minimal wordset Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2015-10-09 10:43 +0200
Re: Minimal wordset Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-10-09 06:56 -0700
Re: Minimal wordset Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2015-10-09 19:44 +0200
Re: Minimal wordset Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-09 14:02 -0700
Re: Minimal wordset Jan Coombs <Jan-54 <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com>> - 2015-10-10 09:44 +0100
Re: Minimal wordset anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-10-10 11:36 +0000
Re: Minimal wordset lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2015-10-09 08:40 -0700
Re: Minimal wordset Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2015-10-09 19:53 +0200
Re: Minimal wordset lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2015-10-09 11:22 -0700
Re: Minimal wordset JUERGEN <epldfpga@aol.com> - 2015-10-09 11:33 -0700
Re: Minimal wordset Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2015-10-09 20:38 +0200
Re: Minimal wordset stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2015-10-09 20:56 +0000
Re: Minimal wordset rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 20:10 -0500
Re: Minimal wordset Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2015-11-02 03:05 +0100
Re: Minimal wordset "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-11-01 16:08 -1000
Re: Minimal wordset stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2015-11-02 09:35 +0000
Re: Minimal wordset anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-11-02 12:42 +0000
Re: Minimal wordset humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 23:22 -0800
Re: Minimal wordset rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 11:25 -0500
Re: Minimal wordset stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2015-11-03 19:36 +0000
Re: Minimal wordset "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2015-11-08 12:56 +1100
Re: Minimal wordset stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2015-11-08 16:14 +0000
Re: Minimal wordset "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2015-11-09 11:55 +1100
Re: Minimal wordset anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-11-02 09:41 +0000
Re: Minimal wordset rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 11:29 -0500
Re: Minimal wordset anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-11-03 17:01 +0000
Re: Minimal wordset JUERGEN <epldfpga@aol.com> - 2015-10-09 11:27 -0700
Re: Minimal wordset (was: New to the group) "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-10-09 23:11 -0400
Re: Minimal wordset (was: New to the group) Jan Coombs <Jan-54 <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com>> - 2015-10-10 08:38 +0100
Re: New to the group dunno <dunno@dunno.dunno> - 2015-10-14 23:14 +0000
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-10-14 16:21 -1000
Re: New to the group anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-10-15 08:46 +0000
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 09:23 -0700
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-10-03 09:19 -1000
Re: New to the group lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2015-10-08 05:24 -0700
Re: New to the group "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-10-08 08:22 -1000
Re: New to the group lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2015-10-09 08:37 -0700
Re: New to the group Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 10:44 -0700
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