| **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. I.e., on installation all combinations of options |
configuration. I.e., on installation all combinations of options |
| should be measured and the fastest chosen. Knowing OS and architecture |
should be measured and the fastest chosen. Knowing OS and architecture |
| is not enough, the best otions depend more on the processor and the |
is not enough, the best options depend more on the processor and the |
| compiler version. |
compiler version. |
| |
|
| * ANSI Forth |
* ANSI Forth |
| Add the remaining words |
Add the remaining words |
| |
|
| * Configuration |
|
| We should have a config script so people don't need to edit the |
|
| Makefile etc. |
|
| |
|
| *Run-time System |
*Run-time System |
| **startup.fs takes too long to load. |
|
| Make the compiler much faster (hardly possible) or provide some way to |
|
| make an image that includes everything loaded by startup.fs |
|
| **Gender-independent image file format and loader |
**Gender-independent image file format and loader |
| **Stack Checking using the MMU where the OS makes it possible. |
**Stack Checking using the MMU where the OS makes it possible. |
| |
|
| processors supported by gcc |
processors supported by gcc |
| |
|
| *Foreign Language Interface |
*Foreign Language Interface |
| If anybody wants to do this, mail me |
If anybody wants to do this, take a look at |
| (anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at). I have given some thought to this |
ftp://ftp.complang.tuwien.ac.at/pub/forth/foreign.ds |
| and will type in my notes if you are interested. |
Some of the problems are discussed there, |
| **C |
**C |
| |
Stuart Ramsden is doing a bit here. |
| **FORTRAN |
**FORTRAN |
| **C++ |
**C++ |
| |
|
| existing tools (Emacs, F-PC) |
existing tools (Emacs, F-PC) |
| ** Decompiler and Debugger |
** Decompiler and Debugger |
| need debugging |
need debugging |
| **readline |
** Profiling |
| Use the GNU readline package for convenient line editing |
The way this (and perhaps also debugging features) could work is this: |
| |
On compilation all code fields are remembered somewhere (using a |
| |
special hook like etags). If the user now decides to profile part of |
| |
the code, the corresponding code fields are replaced by fields |
| |
pointing to code that performs the measurement (or whatever else is |
| |
intended). |
| ** emacs support |
** emacs support |
| can be improved |
can be improved |
| **prefix file generator |
**prefix file generator |
| |
|
| *Documentation |
*Documentation |
| A texinfo file |
A texinfo file |
| |
|
| **glossaries of all wordsets. |
**glossaries of all wordsets. |
| *** Inclusion of stack comments, glossary comments, and wordset comments |
*** Inclusion of stack comments, glossary comments, and wordset comments |
| in all source files. |
in all source files. |
| |
|
| * Distribution and Announcements |
* Distribution and Announcements |
| ** add copyright notices to all the source files |
** add copyright notices to all the source files |
| ** add a package target to the Makefile |
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| ** Write articles for (general-purpose) magazines |
** Write articles for (general-purpose) magazines |
