| This file describes all the things left to do on ANSI figForth. The |
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| existing topics. If you are working on a topic, add your name to the |
This file describes all the things left to do on GNU Forth. The list |
| right of the topic. If you have completed the work, remove the topic. |
is not complete, so you should add topics you miss or refine existing |
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topics. If you are working on a topic, add your name to the right of |
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the topic. If you have completed the work, remove the topic. |
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| This an emacs outline. Use '*' to create topics. |
This an emacs outline. Use '*' to create topics. |
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| **measure the effect of some variations on different machines: |
**measure the effect of some variations on different machines: |
| direct/indirect, NEXT splitting, keeping the TOSses in variables |
direct/indirect, NEXT splitting, keeping the TOSses in variables |
| **make it easy to put the right variation for each processor into the |
**make it easy to put the right variation for each processor into the |
| configuration. |
configuration. I.e., on installation all combinations of options |
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should be measured and the fastest chosen. Knowing OS and architecture |
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is not enough, the best otions depend more on the processor and the |
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compiler version. |
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| * ANSI Forth |
* ANSI Forth |
| **Core and Core Ext |
Add the remaining words |
| *** high-level words |
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| **Other Word Sets |
* Configuration |
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We should have a config script so people don't need to edit the |
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Makefile etc. |
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| *Run-time System |
*Run-time System |
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**startup.fs takes too long to load. |
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Make the compiler much faster (hardly possible) or provide some way to |
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make an image that includes everything loaded by startup.fs |
| **Gender-independent image file format and loader |
**Gender-independent image file format and loader |
| **Memory Management |
**Stack Checking using the MMU where the OS makes it possible. |
| **Stack Checking |
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| On most systems we could use the MMU (OS dependent). |
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| *Porting/Portability |
*Porting/Portability |
| ** Machines/OSs |
** Machines/OSs |
| UNIX (all machines supported by gcc) |
VMS (VAX,AXP) |
| VMS (Vax) |
DOS 8088 (16-bit or 32-bit? Note: there are no far pointers in gforth, |
| DOS Extender, 386sx and up |
so 16-bit means 64k max.) |
| DOS 8088 (16-bit or 32-bit?) |
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| Windows |
Windows |
| OS/2 |
OS/2 |
| Mac |
Mac |
| Atari |
Atari |
| Amiga |
Amiga |
| Use gcc-generated assembly on machines without gcc |
Use gcc-generated assembly on machines without gcc, but with |
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processors supported by gcc |
| *Locals |
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| **Concept |
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| **Implementation |
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| *Postponing anton |
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| *Foreign Language Interface |
*Foreign Language Interface |
| **Concept anton |
If anybody wants to do this, mail me |
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(anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at). I have given some thought to this |
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and will type in my notes if you are interested. |
| **C |
**C |
| **FORTRAN |
**FORTRAN |
| **C++ |
**C++ |
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| *Windows and Graphics |
*Windows and Graphics |
| Ask Brian Dunn and Mike Hore for their OS-independent interface |
**Ask Brian Dunn and Mike Hore for their OS-independent interface |
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**use the Foreign Language Interface to make X-Windows support |
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| *Program Development Environment |
*Program Development Environment |
| Issues: Convenience, portability across plattforms, compatibility with |
Issues: Convenience, portability across plattforms, compatibility with |
| existing tools (Emacs, F-PC) |
existing tools (Emacs, F-PC) |
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** Decompiler and Debugger |
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need debugging |
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**readline |
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Use the GNU readline package for convenient line editing |
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** emacs support |
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can be improved |
| **prefix file generator |
**prefix file generator |
| A tool for generating a prefix file for a program that explains in |
A tool for generating a prefix file for a program that explains in |
| what way the program conforms to ANSI and contains Forth definitions |
what way the program conforms to ANSI (i.e., which wordsets are used) |
| for the simple non-ANSI words. |
and contains Forth definitions for the simple non-ANSI words. |
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** rightcase |
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A tool that converts all uses of words in a source text to the exact |
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case of the definition. There's something like this out there on the |
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net (Joerg Plewe has posted a reference), but I think a program that |
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wires itself into the compiler (like etags.fs) is harder to fool by |
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search order tricks etc. |
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| *Object-Oriented Extensions |
*Object-Oriented Extensions |
| John Hayes (?) has a portable package |
John Hayes has a portable package |
| Ask Phil Burke (phil@ntg.com), if he wants to contribute ODE |
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| *Documentation |
*Documentation |
| A texinfo file |
A texinfo file |
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| **glossaries of all wordsets. |
**glossaries of all wordsets. |
| ***Tool to generate glossaries benschop |
*** Inclusion of stack comments, glossary comments, and wordset comments |
| ***Inclusion of glossary comments in all source files. |
in all source files. |
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| *Distribution and Announcements |
*Distribution and Announcements |
| ** Ask the FSF, if they want to distribute it |
** add copyright notices to all the source files |
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** add a package target to the Makefile |
| ** Write articles for (general-purpose) magazines |
** Write articles for (general-purpose) magazines |
