--- gforth/history.fs	1996/09/30 13:16:11	1.13
+++ gforth/history.fs	1998/10/14 22:23:12	1.17
@@ -64,20 +64,41 @@ interpret/compile: ctrl  ( "<char>" -- c
 
 : force-open ( addr len -- fid )
   2dup r/w open-file 0<
-  IF  drop r/w create-file throw  ELSE  nip nip  THEN ;
+  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" 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]
 
-s" ~/.gforth-history" get-history
+: 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]
+
+: get-history ( addr len -- )
+    ['] force-open catch
+    dup 0< IF  ." can't open " history-file type cr throw  THEN  drop
+    to history
+    history file-size throw
+    2dup forward^ 2! 2dup backward^ 2! end^ 2! ;
 
-: history-cold
-    Defers 'cold
-    s" ~/.gforth-history" get-history ;
+: history-cold ( -- )
+    history-file get-history ;
 
-' history-cold IS 'cold
+' history-cold INIT8 chained
+history-cold
 
 \ moving in history file                               16oct94py
 
@@ -180,7 +201,7 @@ 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 ;