--- gforth/history.fs	1996/08/21 14:58:41	1.12
+++ gforth/history.fs	1999/12/12 18:35:54	1.19
@@ -56,28 +56,39 @@ interpret/compile: ctrl  ( "<char>" -- c
 
 \ history support                                       16oct94py
 
-0 Value history
+0 Value history \ history file fid
 
 2Variable forward^
 2Variable backward^
 2Variable end^
 
-: force-open ( addr len -- handle )
-  2dup r/w open-file 0<
-  IF  drop r/w create-file throw  ELSE  nip nip  THEN ;
-
-: get-history ( addr len -- wid )
-  force-open to history
-  history file-size throw
-  2dup forward^ 2! 2dup backward^ 2! end^ 2! ;
-
-s" ~/.gforth-history" get-history
-
-: history-cold
-    Defers 'cold
-    s" ~/.gforth-history" get-history ;
+: force-open ( addr len -- fid )
+    2dup r/w open-file
+    IF
+	drop r/w create-file throw
+    ELSE
+	nip nip
+    THEN ;
+
+s" os-class" environment? [IF] s" unix" compare 0= [ELSE] true [THEN] 
+[IF]
+: history-file ( -- addr u )
+    s" GFORTHHIST" getenv dup 0= IF
+	2drop s" ~/.gforth-history"
+    THEN ;
+[ELSE]
 
-' history-cold IS 'cold
+: history-dir ( -- addr u )
+  s" TMP" getenv ?dup ?EXIT drop
+  s" TEMP" getenv ?dup ?EXIT drop
+  s" c:/" ;
+
+: history-file ( -- addr u )
+  s" GFORTHHIST" getenv ?dup ?EXIT
+  drop
+  history-dir pad place
+  s" /ghist.fs" pad +place pad count ;
+[THEN]
 
 \ moving in history file                               16oct94py
 
@@ -180,7 +191,7 @@ Create prefix-found  0 , 0 ,
 : search-prefix  ( addr1 len1 -- addr2 len2 )
     0 vp dup @ 1- cells over +
     DO  I 2@ <>
-        IF  I cell+ @ @ swap  search-voc  THEN
+        IF  I cell+ @ wordlist-id @ swap  search-voc  THEN
 	[ -1 cells ] Literal +LOOP
     prefix-string ;
 
@@ -210,3 +221,31 @@ Create prefix-found  0 , 0 ,
 ' (enter)    #lf    cells ctrlkeys + !
 ' (enter)    #cr    cells ctrlkeys + !
 ' tab-expand #tab   cells ctrlkeys + !
+
+\ initializing history
+
+: get-history ( addr len -- )
+    ['] force-open catch
+    ?dup-if
+	\ !! >stderr
+	history-file type ." : " .error cr 2drop
+	['] false ['] false ['] (ret)
+    else
+	to history
+	history file-size throw
+	2dup forward^ 2! 2dup backward^ 2! end^ 2!
+	['] next-line ['] prev-line ['] (enter)
+    endif
+    dup
+    [ #lf    cells ctrlkeys + ]L !
+    [ #cr    cells ctrlkeys + ]L !
+    [ ctrl P cells ctrlkeys + ]L !
+    [ ctrl N cells ctrlkeys + ]L !
+;
+
+: history-cold ( -- )
+    history-file get-history ;
+
+' history-cold INIT8 chained
+history-cold
+