--- gforth/README 1999/05/06 21:33:32 1.36 +++ gforth/README 2003/03/09 12:54:31 1.49 @@ -1,38 +1,43 @@ +This snapshot has been tested quite well for portability. The main +thing missing before the release is an update to the documentation. + Gforth is a fast and portable implementation of the ANS Forth language. It works nicely with the Emacs editor, offers some nice features such as input completion and history and a powerful locals -facility, and it even has (the beginnings of) a manual. Gforth employs -traditional implementation techniques: its inner innerpreter is -indirect or direct threaded. Gforth is distributed under the GNU -General Public license (see COPYING). +facility, and it even has a manual. Gforth employs traditional +implementation techniques: its inner innerpreter is indirect or direct +threaded. Gforth is distributed under the GNU General Public license +(see COPYING). Gforth runs under Unix, Win95, OS/2, and DOS and should not be hard to port to other systems supported by GCC. This version has been tested successfully on the following platforms: -checking host system type... alpha-dec-osf4.0b -checking host system type... alphaev56-unknown-linux-gnu -checking host system type... hppa1.1-hp-hpux10.20 -checking host system type... i486-pc-linux-gnulibc1 -checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu -checking host system type... mips-dec-ultrix4.3 -checking host system type... mips-sgi-irix6.2 -checking host system type... powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu -checking host system type... sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1 -checking host system type... sparc-sun-sunos4.1.4 - -Read INSTALL for installation instructions, or INSTALL.DOS for DOS, Windows -95, and OS/2. Mail bug-gforth@gnu.ai.mit.edu if you have problems. To start -the system, just say `gforth' (after installing it). +alpha-dec-osf4.0d +alpha-unknown-linux-gnu +hppa1.1-unknown-linux-gnu +hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11 +i386-unknown-freebsd4.7 +i486-pc-linux-gnulibc1 +i686-pc-linux-gnu +mips-dec-ultrix4.3 +mipsel-pc-linux-gnu +mips-sgi-irix6.5 +powerpc-apple-darwin5.4 +powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu + +Read INSTALL for installation instructions, or INSTALL.DOS for DOS, +Windows 95, and OS/2. To start the system, just say `gforth' (after +installing it). -You can find new versions of Gforth at prep.ai.mit.edu and its mirrors -or at +You can find new versions of Gforth at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gforth/ +and its mirrors or at http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/gforth/ or ftp://ftp.complang.tuwien.ac.at/pub/forth/gforth/ -The latter site contains binary distributions of Gforth for some +The latter site also contains binary distributions of Gforth for some popular platforms. If you want to work on Gforth, mail me. Tasks to be done can be found @@ -76,15 +81,36 @@ compat/*.fs other.fs For discussions about Gforth, use the Usenet newsgroup comp.lang.forth. If you prefer not to post on Usenet, there is also a -mailing list: GForth@ChaosSolutions.com. To subscribe, send a mail to -MDaemon@ChaosSolutions.com with: +mailing list: GForth@ChaosSolutions.org. To subscribe, send a mail to +gforth-subscribe@chaossolutions.org@ChaosSolutions.org with: subscribe GForth -as the first and only line within the message body. Send bug reports -to bug-gforth@gnu.ai.mit.edu (whether you post them or not). +as the first and only line within the message body. Submit bug +reports through + +https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=addbug&group=gforth +(whether you post them or not). - anton anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/home.html +----- +Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + +This file is part of Gforth. + +Gforth is free software; you can redistribute it and/or +modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License +as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 +of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + +This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.#See the +GNU General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software +Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA.