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Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug

From "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug
Date 2016-12-15 16:48 +1100
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Coos Haak wrote:
> Op Wed, 14 Dec 2016 10:00:59 -0800 (PST) schreef november.nihal@gmail.com:
>
> > actually I think I might just have answered your question haa. Its to do with how
> > empty is defined. its not defined as a word but rather using mark !
>
> I think that defining it using the more versatile word marker instead of
> mark would have been better.
>
> groet Coos

Yes it does use 'mark'.  I assume because marker was unsuitable (marker
words vanish).  EMPTY (discard all words since the last 'fence') has a long
tradition and IMO easier to use than the alternatives.

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Win32Forth EMPTY bug "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-14 21:59 +1100
  Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug november.nihal@gmail.com - 2016-12-14 05:02 -0800
    Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug Coos Haak <htrofhc@gmail.com> - 2016-12-14 16:06 +0100
    Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-15 16:42 +1100
  Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-14 09:09 -0800
    Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-15 16:43 +1100
      Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-15 03:21 -0800
        Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-16 09:50 +1100
          Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug Coos Haak <htrofhc@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 00:34 +0100
            Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-16 03:50 -0800
              Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug Coos Haak <htrofhc@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 13:31 +0100
              Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-17 11:04 +1100
                Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-17 04:38 -0800
                Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-18 10:57 +1100
  Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-12-14 12:13 -0500
    Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-14 09:51 -0800
      Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-12-14 13:10 -0500
        Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-14 11:11 -0800
    Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug november.nihal@gmail.com - 2016-12-14 09:58 -0800
      Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug november.nihal@gmail.com - 2016-12-14 10:00 -0800
        Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug Coos Haak <htrofhc@gmail.com> - 2016-12-15 02:41 +0100
          Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-15 16:48 +1100
            Re: Win32Forth EMPTY bug albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-15 12:56 +0100

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