Diff for /gforth/NEWS between versions 1.13 and 1.14

version 1.13, 2003/03/09 15:16:45 version 1.14, 2003/03/09 17:16:38
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 User-visible changes between 0.5.0 and 0.6.0:  User-visible changes between 0.5.0 and 0.6.0:
   
 added words: EDIT-LINE ID. .ID CONST-DOES> K-PRIOR K-NEXT K-DELETE  Changes in behaviour:
   SLURP-FILE SLURP-FID WORDLIST-WORDS SIMPLE-SEE [DEFINED] [UNDEFINED]  
   PARSE-WORD S\" .\" \"-PARSE STR= STR< STRING-PREFIX? EXECUTE-PARSING  
   EXECUTE-PARSING-FILE F.RDP F>STR-RDP F>BUF-RDP  
   
 Large file support on OSs that support them (i.e., files with more  
   than 2GB on 32-bit machines).  
   
 Gforth can now deal with well with broken pipes in most situations.  
   
 Default dictionary size is now 4MB.  
   
 vi tags files can be built with tags.fs (usage like etags.fs).  
   
 gforth.el mostly rewritten.  
   
 S": interpreted use now ALLOCATEs the string (they live until BYE).  S": interpreted use now ALLOCATEs the string (they live until BYE).
   
 Long word names (512MB on 32-bit systems) are now supported (change to  Long word names (512MB on 32-bit systems) are now supported (change to
   the header format).    the header format).
   
 Generalized prims2x.fs into Vmgen (see README.vmgen etc.); used the  
   new capabilities in prims (e.g., automatic handling of the return  
   stack and instruction stream).  
   
 New threaded code execution method: primitive-centric (allows the  New threaded code execution method: primitive-centric (allows the
   following), hybrid direct/indirect threaded (easier portability),    following), hybrid direct/indirect threaded (easier portability),
   with dynamic superinstructions (typical speedup on Athlon: factor    with dynamic superinstructions (typical speedup on Athlon: factor
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   backwards-compatibility problems (see "Invoking Gforth" in the    backwards-compatibility problems (see "Invoking Gforth" in the
   manual).    manual).
   
   Operating environment:
   
   Default dictionary size is now 4MB.
   Large file support on OSs that support them (i.e., files with more
     than 2GB on 32-bit machines).
   Gforth can now deal with well with broken pipes in most situations.
   vi tags files can be built with tags.fs (usage like etags.fs).
   gforth.el mostly rewritten.
 New image file format.  New image file format.
   
   New words:
   
   Keyboard input: EDIT-LINE K-PRIOR K-NEXT K-DELETE
   File input: SLURP-FILE SLURP-FID 
   Programming tools: ID. .ID WORDLIST-WORDS SIMPLE-SEE
   Conditional execution: [DEFINED] [UNDEFINED]
   Defining Words: CONST-DOES>
   Input stream: PARSE-WORD EXECUTE-PARSING EXECUTE-PARSING-FILE
   String comparison: STR= STR< STRING-PREFIX?
   String literals: S\" .\" \"-PARSE
   Floating point output: F.RDP F>STR-RDP F>BUF-RDP
   
   Miscellaneous:
   
   Generalized prims2x.fs into Vmgen (see README.vmgen etc.); used the
     new capabilities in prims (e.g., automatic handling of the return
     stack and instruction stream).
   
   
 User-visible changes between 0.4.0 and 0.5.0:  User-visible changes between 0.4.0 and 0.5.0:
   

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