\ Interpretation semantics

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\ This file defines a mechanism for specifying special interpretation
\ semantics as well as the interpretation semantics of several words.

table constant interpretation-semantics

:noname ( c-addr u word-ident -- )
    \ word-ident is currently an xt, but it might be the nfa
    sp@ cell interpretation-semantics search-wordlist
    if ( c-addr u word-ident xt )
	nip nip nip execute
    else
	defers interpret-special
    endif ;
IS interpret-special

: interpretation: ( -- colon-sys ) \ gforth
    \G make the last word one with special interpretation semantics and
    \G start the (colon) definition of these semantics.
    \ !! fix reveal such that it is not necessary to do it before the
    \    set-current
    restrict
    lastcfa cell nextname \ !! use nfa instead of cfa
    get-current >r
    interpretation-semantics set-current : reveal
    r> set-current ;

\ : foo
\     ." compilation semantics" ; immediate
\ interpretation:
\     ." interpretation semantics" ;

\ foo			\ interpretation semantics ok
\ : xxx foo ;		\ compilation semantics ok
\ : yyy postpone foo ;	\ ok
\ yyy			\ compilation semantics ok