| * Superinstructions:: |
* Superinstructions:: |
| * Register Machines:: How to define register VM instructions |
* Register Machines:: How to define register VM instructions |
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Input File Grammar |
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* Eval escapes:: what follows \E |
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| Simple instructions |
Simple instructions |
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| * C Code Macros:: Macros recognized by Vmgen |
* C Code Macros:: Macros recognized by Vmgen |
| these extensions are only useful for building Gforth. You can find a |
these extensions are only useful for building Gforth. You can find a |
| description of the format used for Gforth in @file{prim}. |
description of the format used for Gforth in @file{prim}. |
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@menu |
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* Eval escapes:: what follows \E |
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@end menu |
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@node Eval escapes, , Input File Grammar, Input File Grammar |
| @subsection Eval escapes |
@subsection Eval escapes |
| @cindex escape to Forth |
@cindex escape to Forth |
| @cindex eval escape |
@cindex eval escape |
| @chapter Changes |
@chapter Changes |
| @cindex Changes from old versions |
@cindex Changes from old versions |
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Use-visible changes between 0.5.9-20010501 and 0.5.9-20020822: |
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There is now a manual (in info, HTML, Postscript, or plain text format). |
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There is the vmgen-ex2 variant of the vmgen-ex example; the new |
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variant uses a union type instead of lots of casting. |
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Both variants of the example can now be compiled with an ANSI C compiler |
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(using switch dispatch and losing quite a bit of performance); tested |
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with @command{lcc}. |
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| Users of the gforth-0.5.9-20010501 version of Vmgen need to change |
Users of the gforth-0.5.9-20010501 version of Vmgen need to change |
| several things in their source code to use the current version. I |
several things in their source code to use the current version. I |
| recommend keeping the gforth-0.5.9-20010501 version until you have |
recommend keeping the gforth-0.5.9-20010501 version until you have |
| @node Contact, Copying This Manual, Changes, Top |
@node Contact, Copying This Manual, Changes, Top |
| @chapter Contact |
@chapter Contact |
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To report a bug, use |
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@url{https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=addbug&group_id=2672}. |
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For discussion on Vmgen (e.g., how to use it), use the mailing list |
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@email{bug-vmgen@@mail.freesoftware.fsf.org} (use |
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@url{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-vmgen} to subscribe). |
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You can find vmgen information at |
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@url{http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/vmgen/}. |
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@c *********************************************************** |
| @node Copying This Manual, Index, Contact, Top |
@node Copying This Manual, Index, Contact, Top |
| @appendix Copying This Manual |
@appendix Copying This Manual |
