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Line 86  personal machines. This manual correspon Line 86  personal machines. This manual correspon
 * Other Books::                 Things you might want to read  * Other Books::                 Things you might want to read
 * Invocation::                  Starting Gforth  * Invocation::                  Starting Gforth
 * Words::                       Forth words available in Gforth  * Words::                       Forth words available in Gforth
   * Tools::                       Programming tools
 * ANS conformance::             Implementation-defined options etc.  * ANS conformance::             Implementation-defined options etc.
 * Model::                       The abstract machine of Gforth  * Model::                       The abstract machine of Gforth
 * Integrating Gforth::          Forth as scripting language for applications.  * Integrating Gforth::          Forth as scripting language for applications.
Line 600  Loads the Forth image @var{file} instead Line 601  Loads the Forth image @var{file} instead
   
 @item --path @var{path}  @item --path @var{path}
 @item -p @var{path}  @item -p @var{path}
 Uses @var{path} for searching the image file and Forth source code  Uses @var{path} for searching the image file and Forth source code files
 files instead of the default in the environment variable  instead of the default in the environment variable @code{GFORTHPATH} or
 @code{GFORTHPATH} or the path specified at installation time (typically  the path specified at installation time (e.g.,
 @file{/usr/local/lib/gforth:.}). A path is given as a @code{:}-separated  @file{/usr/local/share/gforth/0.2.0:.}). A path is given as a list of
 list.  directories, separated by @samp{:} (on Unix) or @samp{;} (on other OSs).
   
 @item --dictionary-size @var{size}  @item --dictionary-size @var{size}
 @item -m @var{size}  @item -m @var{size}
Line 662  the user initialization file @file{.gfor Line 663  the user initialization file @file{.gfor
 option @code{--no-rc} is given; this file is first searched in @file{.},  option @code{--no-rc} is given; this file is first searched in @file{.},
 then in @file{~}, then in the normal path (see above).  then in @file{~}, then in the normal path (see above).
   
 @node Words, ANS conformance, Invocation, Top  @node Words, Tools, Invocation, Top
 @chapter Forth Words  @chapter Forth Words
   
 @menu  @menu
Line 2414  by the represented compilation semantics Line 2415  by the represented compilation semantics
 doc-[comp']  doc-[comp']
 doc-comp'  doc-comp'
   
   You can compile the compilation semantics with @code{postpone,}. I.e.,
   @code{COMP' @var{word} POSTPONE,} is equivalent to @code{POSTPONE
   @var{word}}.
   
   doc-postpone,
   
 At present, the @var{w} part of a compilation token is an execution  At present, the @var{w} part of a compilation token is an execution
 token, and the @var{xt} part represents either @code{execute} or  token, and the @var{xt} part represents either @code{execute} or
 @code{compile,}. However, don't rely on that kowledge, unless necessary;  @code{compile,}. However, don't rely on that kowledge, unless necessary;
Line 2546  probably more appropriate than an assert Line 2553  probably more appropriate than an assert
 Gforth provides some words for defining primitives (words written in  Gforth provides some words for defining primitives (words written in
 machine code), and for defining the the machine-code equivalent of  machine code), and for defining the the machine-code equivalent of
 @code{DOES>}-based defining words. However, the machine-independent  @code{DOES>}-based defining words. However, the machine-independent
 nature of Gforth poses a few problems: First of all. Gforth runs on  nature of Gforth poses a few problems: First of all, Gforth runs on
 several architectures, so it can provide no standard assembler. What's  several architectures, so it can provide no standard assembler. What's
 worse is that the register allocation not only depends on the processor,  worse is that the register allocation not only depends on the processor,
 but also on the @code{gcc} version and options used.  but also on the @code{gcc} version and options used.
Line 2642  with @code{>DOES-CODE}. If the word was Line 2649  with @code{>DOES-CODE}. If the word was
 returned is different from 0 and identifies the @code{DOES>} used by the  returned is different from 0 and identifies the @code{DOES>} used by the
 defining word.  defining word.
   
 @node ANS conformance, Model, Words, Top  @node Tools, ANS conformance, Words, Top
   @chapter Tools
   
   @menu
   * ANS Report::                  Report the words used, sorted by wordset
   @end menu
   
   See also @ref{Emacs and Gforth}.
   
   @node ANS Report,  , Tools, Tools
   @section @file{ans-report.fs}: Report the words used, sorted by wordset
   
   If you want to label a Forth program as ANS Forth Program, you must
   document which wordsets the program uses; for extension wordsets, it is
   helpful to list the words the program requires from these wordsets
   (because Forth systems are allowed to provide only some words of them).
   
   The @file{ans-report.fs} tool makes it easy for you to determine which
   words from which wordset and which non-ANS words your application
   uses. You simply have to include @file{ans-report.fs} before loading the
   program you want to check. After loading your program, you can get the
   report with @code{print-ans-report}. A typical use is to run this as
   batch job like this:
   @example
   gforth ans-report.fs myprog.fs -e "print-ans-report bye"
   @end example
   
   The output looks like this (for @file{compat/control.fs}):
   @example
   The program uses the following words
   from CORE :
   : POSTPONE THEN ; immediate ?dup IF 0= 
   from BLOCK-EXT :
   \ 
   from FILE :
   ( 
   @end example
   
   @subsection Caveats
   
   Note that @file{ans-report.fs} just checks which words are used, not whether
   they are used in an ANS Forth conforming way!
   
   Some words are defined in several wordsets in the
   standard. @file{ans-report.fs} reports them for only one of the
   wordsets, and not necessarily the one you expect. It depends on usage
   which wordset is the right one to specify. E.g., if you only use the
   compilation semantics of @code{S"}, it is a Core word; if you also use
   its interpretation semantics, it is a File word.
   
   
   @node ANS conformance, Model, Tools, Top
 @chapter ANS conformance  @chapter ANS conformance
   
 To the best of our knowledge, Gforth is an  To the best of our knowledge, Gforth is an
Line 4207  relative      Win32-    NT       eforth Line 4265  relative      Win32-    NT       eforth
   time  Gforth Forth Forth eforth  +opt   PFE Forth  TILE    time  Gforth Forth Forth eforth  +opt   PFE Forth  TILE
 sieve     1.00  1.39  1.14   1.39  0.85  1.58  3.18  8.58  sieve     1.00  1.39  1.14   1.39  0.85  1.58  3.18  8.58
 bubble    1.00  1.31  1.41   1.48  0.88  1.50        3.88  bubble    1.00  1.31  1.41   1.48  0.88  1.50        3.88
 matmul    1.00  1.47  1.35   1.46  1.16  1.58        4.09  matmul    1.00  1.47  1.35   1.46  0.74  1.58        4.09
 fib       1.00  1.52  1.34   1.22  1.13  1.74  2.99  4.30  fib       1.00  1.52  1.34   1.22  0.86  1.74  2.99  4.30
 @end example  @end example
   
 You may find the good performance of Gforth compared with the systems  You may find the good performance of Gforth compared with the systems
Line 4281  with their continuous feedback. Lennart Line 4339  with their continuous feedback. Lennart
 @file{glosgen.fs}, while Stuart Ramsden has been working on automatic  @file{glosgen.fs}, while Stuart Ramsden has been working on automatic
 support for calling C libraries. Helpful comments also came from Paul  support for calling C libraries. Helpful comments also came from Paul
 Kleinrubatscher, Christian Pirker, Dirk Zoller, Marcel Hendrix, John  Kleinrubatscher, Christian Pirker, Dirk Zoller, Marcel Hendrix, John
 Wavrik, Stott Bolton and Marc de Groot.  Wavrik, Barrie Stott and Marc de Groot.
   
 Gforth also owes a lot to the authors of the tools we used (GCC, CVS,  Gforth also owes a lot to the authors of the tools we used (GCC, CVS,
 and autoconf, among others), and to the creators of the Internet: Gforth  and autoconf, among others), and to the creators of the Internet: Gforth
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