--- gforth/README 2003/02/02 11:05:50 1.48 +++ gforth/README 2006/12/31 13:39:10 1.62 @@ -1,34 +1,40 @@ -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 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: - -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). +features such as input completion and history, backtraces, a +decompiler and a powerful locals facility, and it even has a +manual. Gforth combines traditional implementation techniques with +newer techniques for portability and performance: its inner +interpreter is direct threaded with several optimizations, but you can +also use a traditional-style indirect threaded interpreter. Gforth is +distributed under the GNU General Public license (see COPYING). + +Gforth runs under GNU, BSD, and similar systems, MS Windows, MacOS X, +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: + + alpha-dec-osf4.0d + alpha-unknown-linux-gnu + alphapca56-unknown-linux-gnu + hppa1.1-unknown-linux-gnu + hppa2.0n-hp-hpux11.00 + hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11 + i386-unknown-freebsd5.1 + i686-pc-cygwin + i686-pc-linux-gnu + mips-sgi-irix6.5 + mipsel-pc-linux-gnu + powerpc-apple-darwin5.4 + powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu + sparc-sun-sunos4.1.4 + sparc-unknown-linux-gnu + +Read INSTALL for installation instructions from source, or INSTALL.DOS +for DOS, Windows, and OS/2 from source, or INSTALL.BINDIST if you have +a binary package distributed as .tar.gz or .zip file. If you received +a self-installing executable, just run it and follow the instructions. + +To start the system, just say `gforth' (after installing it). You can find new versions of Gforth at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gforth/ and its mirrors or at @@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ 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.org. To subscribe, send a mail to -gforth-subscribe@chaossolutions.org@ChaosSolutions.org with: +gforth-subscribe@chaossolutions.org with: subscribe GForth @@ -96,3 +102,21 @@ https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=addb - anton anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/home.html +----- +Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2003,2004,2006 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.