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 Gforth is a fast and portable implementation of the ANS Forth  Gforth is a fast and portable implementation of the ANS Forth
 language. It works nicely with the Emacs editor, offers some nice  language. It works nicely with the Emacs editor, offers some nice
 features such as input completion and history, backtraces, a  features such as input completion and history, backtraces, a
 decompiler and a powerful locals facility, and it even has a  decompiler and a powerful locals facility, and it has a comprehensive
 manual. Gforth combines traditional implementation techniques with  manual. Gforth combines traditional implementation techniques with
 newer techniques for portability and performance: its inner  newer techniques for portability and performance: its inner
 interpreter is direct threaded with several optimizations, but you can  interpreter is direct threaded with several optimizations, but you can
 also use a traditional-style indirect threaded interpreter.  Gforth is  also use a traditional-style indirect threaded interpreter.  Gforth is
 distributed under the GNU General Public license (see COPYING).  distributed under the GNU General Public license (see COPYING).
   
 Gforth runs under Unix, MS Windows, MacOS X, OS/2, and DOS and should  Gforth runs under GNU, BSD, and similar systems, MS Windows and MacOS X
 not be hard to port to other systems supported by GCC. This version  and should not be hard to port to other systems supported by GCC. This
 has been tested successfully on the following platforms:  version has been tested successfully on the following platforms:
   
  alpha-dec-osf4.0d  alpha-unknown-linux-gnu 
  alpha-unknown-linux-gnu   gcc-2.95.2 19991024 (release)
  alphapca56-unknown-linux-gnu   gcc-2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease) 
  hppa1.1-unknown-linux-gnu   gcc-3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-15) 
  hppa2.0n-hp-hpux11.00   gcc-3.4.6 (Debian 3.4.6-5) 
  hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11   gcc-4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)
  i386-unknown-freebsd5.1  armv5l-unknown-linux-gnu 
  i686-pc-cygwin   gcc-3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-15)
  i686-pc-linux-gnu   broken: gcc-4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)
  mips-sgi-irix6.5             <http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31152>
  mipsel-pc-linux-gnu  i686-pc-linux-gnu 
  powerpc-apple-darwin5.4   gcc-2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease) 
  powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu   gcc-3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-13) 
  sparc-sun-sunos4.1.4   gcc-3.4.4 20050314 (prerelease) (Debian 3.4.3-13sarge1)
  sparc-unknown-linux-gnu  ia64-hp-hpux11.23 
    gcc-4.1.1
    broken: gcc-3.4.3
   powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu 
    gcc-2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease) 
    gcc-3.2.3 (Debian) 
    gcc-3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-15) 
    gcc-3.4.6 (Debian 3.4.6-8) 
    gcc-4.0.3 20060128 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.2-8) 
    gcc-4.1.3 20080623 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-23) 
    gcc-4.3.2
   powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu 
    gcc-3.4.6 (Debian 3.4.6-5) 
    gcc-4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)
   sparc-sun-solaris2.10 
    gcc-3.4.3 (csl-sol210-3_4-branch+sol_rpath) 
    gcc-4.0.2
   x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu 
    gcc-3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-15) 
    gcc-3.4.6 (Debian 3.4.6-5) 
    gcc-4.0.0
    gcc-4.0.4 20060904 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.3-7) 
    gcc-4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)
    gcc-4.1.3 20080623 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-23) 
    gcc-4.2.0
    gcc-4.2.4 (Debian 4.2.4-3) 
    gcc-4.3.1
   i386-apple-darwin9.4.0
   x86_64-apple-darwin9.4.0
   ppc-apple-darwin9.4.0
   i686-pc-cygwin
   gforth-ec: r8c, 4stack, misc, 8086
   
   Read INSTALL for installation instructions from source, or INSTALL.DOS
   for DOS, Windows, and OS/2 from source, or INSTALL.BINDIST if you have
   a binary package distributed as .tar.gz or .zip file.  If you received
   a self-installing executable, just run it and follow the instructions.
   
 Read INSTALL for installation instructions, or INSTALL.DOS for DOS,  
 Windows, and OS/2, or INSTALL.BINDIST if you have a binary package.  
 To start the system, just say `gforth' (after installing it).  To start the system, just say `gforth' (after installing it).
   
 You can find new versions of Gforth at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gforth/  You can find new versions of Gforth at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gforth/
Line 45  popular platforms. Line 79  popular platforms.
 If you want to work on Gforth, mail me. Tasks to be done can be found  If you want to work on Gforth, mail me. Tasks to be done can be found
 in ToDo; but if you would like to do something not mentioned there,  in ToDo; but if you would like to do something not mentioned there,
 it's ok, too. In any case, we would like to hear what you are  it's ok, too. In any case, we would like to hear what you are
 doing. The most important tasks IMO are the missing ANS Forth words,  doing. The most important task IMO is the foreign language interface
 the documentation and the foreign language interface for C.  for C.
   
 On popular request, here are the meanings of unusual file extensions:  On popular request, here are the meanings of unusual file extensions:
   
Line 79  Benchmarks: Line 113  Benchmarks:
 bubble.fs siev.fs matrix.fs fib.fs  bubble.fs siev.fs matrix.fs fib.fs
   
 ANS Forth implementations of Gforth extensions:  ANS Forth implementations of Gforth extensions:
 compat/*.fs other.fs  compat/*.fs
   
 For discussions about Gforth, use the Usenet newsgroup  For discussions about Gforth, use the Usenet newsgroup
 comp.lang.forth.  If you prefer not to post on Usenet, there is also a  comp.lang.forth.  If you prefer not to post on Usenet, there is also a
 mailing list: GForth@ChaosSolutions.org.  To subscribe, send a mail to  mailing list: gforth@gnu.org.  You have to subsribe to post there.
 gforth-subscribe@chaossolutions.org@ChaosSolutions.org with:  You can subscribe through
   <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gforth>.  The list is archived
   at <http://lists.gnu.org/pipermail/gforth/>.
   
 subscribe GForth  You can also report bugs through these channels, or you can report
   them through our bug database:
 as the first and only line within the message body.  Submit bug  
 reports through  
   
 https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=addbug&group=gforth  https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=addbug&group=gforth
   
 (whether you post them or not).  
   
 - anton  - anton
 anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at  anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at
 http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/home.html  http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/home.html
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 Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2003,2004,2006,2007,2008,2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   
 This file is part of Gforth.  This file is part of Gforth.
   
 Gforth is free software; you can redistribute it and/or  Gforth is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2  as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3
 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
   
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 GNU General Public License for more details.  GNU General Public License for more details.
   
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software  along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA.  

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