--- gforth/prims2x.fs	1996/05/23 15:13:12	1.22
+++ gforth/prims2x.fs	1997/02/06 21:23:05	1.25
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
 
 warnings off
 
-require interpretation.fs
+include extend.fs
+
+\ require interpretation.fs
 require debugging.fs
 [IFUNDEF] vocabulary    include search-order.fs [THEN]
 [IFUNDEF] environment?  include environ.fs      [THEN]
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ maxchar 1+ constant eof-char
 : read-whole-file ( c-addr1 file-id -- c-addr2 )
 \ reads the contents of the file file-id puts it into memory at c-addr1
 \ c-addr2 is the first address after the file block
-  >r dup -1 r> read-file throw + ;
+  >r dup $7fffffff r> read-file throw + ;
 
 variable rawinput \ pointer to next character to be scanned
 variable endrawinput \ pointer to the end of the input (the char after the last)
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ variable line \ line number of char poin
 1 line !
 2variable filename \ filename of original input file
 0 0 filename 2!
+2variable f-comment
+0 0 f-comment 2!
 variable skipsynclines \ are sync lines ("#line ...") invisible to the parser?
 skipsynclines on 
 
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ print-token !
     0. r> 6 chars + 20 >number drop >r drop line ! r> ( c-addr )
     dup c@ bl = if
 	char+ dup c@ [char] " <> abort" sync line syntax"
-	char+ dup 100 [char] " scan drop swap 2dup - save-string filename 2!
+	char+ dup 100 [char] " scan drop swap 2dup - save-mem filename 2!
 	char+
     endif
     dup c@ nl-char <> abort" sync line syntax"
@@ -224,7 +228,8 @@ eof-char singleton					charclass eof
 nowhite ++
 <- name ( -- )
 
-(( ` \ nonl ** nl
+(( {{ start }} ` \ nonl ** nl {{ end
+      2dup 2 min s" \+" compare 0= IF  f-comment 2!  ELSE  2drop  THEN }}
 )) <- comment ( -- )
 
 (( {{ effect-in }} (( {{ start }} c-name {{ end 2 pick item-name 2! item-descr + }} blank ** )) ** {{ effect-in-end ! }}
@@ -596,10 +601,14 @@ set-current
  ." &&I_" c-name 2@ type ." ," cr ;
 
 : output-alias ( -- )
+ f-comment 2@ nip
+ IF  cr f-comment 2@ 2 /string type 0 0 f-comment 2! THEN
  primitive-number @ . ." alias " forth-name 2@ type cr
  -1 primitive-number +! ;
 
 : output-forth ( -- )
+ f-comment 2@ 2 min s" \+" compare 0=
+ IF  cr f-comment 2@ 2 /string type 0 0 f-comment 2! THEN
  forth-code @ 0=
  IF    output-alias
  ELSE  ." : " forth-name 2@ type ."   ( "