--- gforth/README 2003/02/02 11:05:50 1.48 +++ gforth/README 2009/12/31 16:10:23 1.78 @@ -1,34 +1,70 @@ -This snapshot has been tested quite well for portability. The main -thing missing before the release is an update to the documentation. - Gforth is a fast and portable implementation of the ANS Forth language. It works nicely with the Emacs editor, offers some nice -features such as input completion and history and a powerful locals -facility, and it even has a manual. Gforth employs traditional -implementation techniques: its inner innerpreter is indirect or direct -threaded. Gforth is distributed under the GNU General Public license -(see COPYING). - -Gforth runs under Unix, Win95, OS/2, and DOS and should not be hard to -port to other systems supported by GCC. This version has been tested -successfully on the following platforms: - -alpha-dec-osf4.0d -alpha-unknown-linux-gnu -hppa1.1-unknown-linux-gnu -hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11 -i386-unknown-freebsd4.7 -i486-pc-linux-gnulibc1 -i686-pc-linux-gnu -mips-dec-ultrix4.3 -mipsel-pc-linux-gnu -mips-sgi-irix6.5 -powerpc-apple-darwin5.4 -powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu - -Read INSTALL for installation instructions, or INSTALL.DOS for DOS, -Windows 95, and OS/2. To start the system, just say `gforth' (after -installing it). +features such as input completion and history, backtraces, a +decompiler and a powerful locals facility, and it has a comprehensive +manual. Gforth combines traditional implementation techniques with +newer techniques for portability and performance: its inner +interpreter is direct threaded with several optimizations, but you can +also use a traditional-style indirect threaded interpreter. Gforth is +distributed under the GNU General Public license (see COPYING). + +Gforth runs under GNU, BSD, and similar systems, MS Windows and MacOS X +and should not be hard to port to other systems supported by GCC. This +version has been tested successfully on the following platforms: + +alpha-unknown-linux-gnu + gcc-2.95.2 19991024 (release) + gcc-2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease) + gcc-3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-15) + gcc-3.4.6 (Debian 3.4.6-5) + gcc-4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21) +armv5l-unknown-linux-gnu + gcc-3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-15) + broken: gcc-4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21) + +i686-pc-linux-gnu + gcc-2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease) + gcc-3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-13) + gcc-3.4.4 20050314 (prerelease) (Debian 3.4.3-13sarge1) +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. + +To start the system, just say `gforth' (after installing it). You can find new versions of Gforth at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gforth/ and its mirrors or at @@ -43,8 +79,8 @@ popular platforms. 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, 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, -the documentation and the foreign language interface for C. +doing. The most important task IMO is the foreign language interface +for C. On popular request, here are the meanings of unusual file extensions: @@ -77,22 +113,37 @@ Benchmarks: bubble.fs siev.fs matrix.fs fib.fs ANS Forth implementations of Gforth extensions: -compat/*.fs other.fs +compat/*.fs For discussions about Gforth, use the Usenet newsgroup 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 -gforth-subscribe@chaossolutions.org@ChaosSolutions.org with: +mailing list: gforth@gnu.org. You have to subsribe to post there. +You can subscribe through +. The list is archived +at . -subscribe GForth - -as the first and only line within the message body. Submit bug -reports through +You can also report bugs through these channels, or you can report +them through our bug database: https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=addbug&group=gforth -(whether you post them or not). - - anton anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/home.html +----- +Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2003,2004,2006,2007,2008,2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + +This file is part of Gforth. + +Gforth is free software; you can redistribute it and/or +modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License +as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 +of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + +This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.#See the +GNU General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.