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version 1.47, 1995/11/09 19:37:03	version 1.48, 1995/12/23 16:21:58
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\ This file contains instructions in the following format:	\ This file contains primitive specifications in the following format:
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\ forth name stack effect category [pronunciation]	\ forth name stack effect category [pronunciation]
\ [""glossary entry""]	\ [""glossary entry""]
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\ [:	\ [:
\ Forth code]	\ Forth code]
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\ The pronunciation is also used for forming C names.	\ prims2x is pedantic about tabs vs. blanks. The fields of the first
	\ line of a primitive are separated by tabs, the stack items in a
	\ stack effect by blanks.
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	\ Both pronounciation and stack items (in the stack effect) must
	\ conform to the C name syntax or the C compiler will complain.
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\	\ These specifications are automatically translated into C-code for the
\ These informations are automatically translated into C-code for the
\ interpreter and into some other files. I hope that your C compiler has	\ interpreter and into some other files. I hope that your C compiler has
\ decent optimization, otherwise the automatically generated code will	\ decent optimization, otherwise the automatically generated code will
\ be somewhat slow. The Forth version of the code is included for manual	\ be somewhat slow. The Forth version of the code is included for manual