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 You need gcc version 2.0 or later to compile gforth.  Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   This file is free documentation; the Free Software Foundation gives
   unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it.
   
   
                   Prerequisites
   
   You need gcc version 2.0 or later to compile gforth.  Recommended:
   gcc-2.95.* (other versions produce slower code).
   
   To use the new C interface, you need to install the ffcall libraries
   before configuring Gforth.  You can find them on
   
      ftp://ftp.santafe.edu/pub/gnu/ffcall-1.8.tar.gz (USA) 
      ftp://ftp.ilog.fr/pub/Users/haible/gnu/ffcall-1.8.tar.gz (Europe) 
   
   
                   Building and Installing
   
 First, type  First, type
   
Line 24  If everything is all right, you may want Line 41  If everything is all right, you may want
   
 make install  make install
   
 You have to make an entry in the info directory file manually (see  
 Installing Info Files, below).  
   
 For paper documentation, print gforth.ps (a Postscript file (300dpi  For paper documentation, print gforth.ps (a Postscript file (300dpi
 fonts, i.e., it works, but does not produce best quality on better  fonts, i.e., it works, but does not produce best quality on better
 printers)), or say  printers)), or say
Line 71  configure has the following useful param Line 85  configure has the following useful param
                           the machine.h file. This can cause a good speedup,                            the machine.h file. This can cause a good speedup,
                           but also incorrect code with some gcc versions on                            but also incorrect code with some gcc versions on
                           some processors (default disabled).                            some processors (default disabled).
   --enable-direct-threaded      Force direct threading. This may not work on  
                                 some machines and may cause slowdown on others.  
                                 (default processor-dependent)  
   --enable-indirect-threaded    Force indirect threading. This can cause a  
                                 slowdown on some machines.  
                                 (default processor-dependent)  
   --with-debug     specifies option -g to compile with debug info (default)  
   --without-debug  omits the -g switch and creates smaller images on  
                    machines where strip has problems with gcc style  
                    debugging informations.  
   --help: tells you about other parameters.    --help: tells you about other parameters.
   
 The file Benchres shows which combination of the -enable options we  The file Benchres shows which combination of the -enable options we
Line 96  hierarchy, say Line 100  hierarchy, say
 Moreover, if your GCC is not called gcc (but, e.g., gcc-2.7.1), you  Moreover, if your GCC is not called gcc (but, e.g., gcc-2.7.1), you
 should say so during configuration. E.g.:  should say so during configuration. E.g.:
   
 env CC=gcc-2.7.1 ./configure  ./configure CC=gcc-2.7.1
   
 You can also pass additional options to gcc in this way, e.g., if you  You can also pass additional options to gcc in this way, e.g., if you
 want to generate an a.out executable under Linux with gcc-2.7.0:  want to generate an a.out executable under Linux with gcc-2.7.0:
   
 env "CC=gcc -b i486-linuxaout -V 2.7.0" ./configure  ./configure CC="gcc -b i486-linuxaout -V 2.7.0"
   
 You can change the sizes of the various areas used in the default  You can change the sizes of the various areas used in the default
 image `gforth.fi' by passing the appropriate Gforth command line  image `gforth.fi' by passing the appropriate Gforth command line
 options in the FORTHSIZES environment variable:  options in the FORTHSIZES environment variable:
   
 env "FORTHSIZES=--dictionary-size=256k --data-stack-size=16k --fp-stack-size=15872b --return-stack-size=15k --locals-stack-size=14848b" ./configure  ./configure "FORTHSIZES=--dictionary-size=256k --data-stack-size=16k --fp-stack-size=15872b --return-stack-size=15k --locals-stack-size=14848b"
   
 The line above reaffirms the default sizes. Note that the locals  The line above reaffirms the default sizes. Note that the locals
 stack area is also used as input buffer stack.  stack area is also used as input buffer stack.
Line 116  If C's "long long" do not work properly Line 120  If C's "long long" do not work properly
 tests involving double-cell numbers fail), you can build Gforth such  tests involving double-cell numbers fail), you can build Gforth such
 that it does not use "long long":  that it does not use "long long":
   
 env ac_cv_sizeof_long_long=0 ./configure  ./configure ac_cv_sizeof_long_long=0
   
   
                         Cross-Installation                          Cross-Installation
Line 129  few tests made by the configure script d Line 133  few tests made by the configure script d
 cross-compilation situation. You have to provide the results of these  cross-compilation situation. You have to provide the results of these
 tests by hand. E.g., if you compile for a 386 architecture processor:  tests by hand. E.g., if you compile for a 386 architecture processor:
   
 env ac_cv_sizeof_char_p=4 ac_cv_sizeof_char=1 ac_cv_sizeof_short=2 ac_cv_sizeof_int=4 ac_cv_sizeof_long=4 ac_cv_sizeof_long_long=8 ac_cv_c_bigendian=no ./configure  env ac_cv_sizeof_char_p=4 ac_cv_sizeof_char=1 ac_cv_sizeof_short=2 ac_cv_sizeof_int=4 ac_cv_sizeof_long=4 ac_cv_sizeof_long_long=8 ac_cv_sizeof_intptr_t=4 ac_cv_sizeof_int128_t=0 ac_cv_c_bigendian=no ./configure
   
 The ac_cv_sizeof_... variables give the sizes of various C types;  The ac_cv_sizeof_... variables give the sizes of various C types;
 ac_cv_sizeof_char_p is the same as "sizeof(char*)" in C code. The  ac_cv_sizeof_char_p is the same as "sizeof(char*)" in C code. The
Line 221  INFOPATH=/usr/local/info:/usr/info Line 225  INFOPATH=/usr/local/info:/usr/info
 2. Create a file called 'dir' in 'usr/local/info'. Use the file  2. Create a file called 'dir' in 'usr/local/info'. Use the file
 '/usr/info/dir' as a template. You can add the line for gforth  '/usr/info/dir' as a template. You can add the line for gforth
 manually, or use '/sbin/install-info' (man install-info for details).  manually, or use '/sbin/install-info' (man install-info for details).
   
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