--- gforth/ToDo 1994/10/03 18:24:00 1.2 +++ gforth/ToDo 1995/02/09 17:49:53 1.4 @@ -13,20 +13,13 @@ direct/indirect, NEXT splitting, keeping **make it easy to put the right variation for each processor into the configuration. I.e., on installation all combinations of options should be measured and the fastest chosen. Knowing OS and architecture -is not enough, the best otions depend more on the processor and the +is not enough, the best options depend more on the processor and the compiler version. * ANSI Forth Add the remaining words -* Configuration -We should have a config script so people don't need to edit the -Makefile etc. - *Run-time System -**startup.fs takes too long to load. -Make the compiler much faster (hardly possible) or provide some way to -make an image that includes everything loaded by startup.fs **Gender-independent image file format and loader **Stack Checking using the MMU where the OS makes it possible. @@ -44,10 +37,11 @@ Use gcc-generated assembly on machines w processors supported by gcc *Foreign Language Interface -If anybody wants to do this, mail me -(anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at). I have given some thought to this -and will type in my notes if you are interested. +If anybody wants to do this, take a look at +ftp://ftp.complang.tuwien.ac.at/pub/forth/foreign.ds +Some of the problems are discussed there, **C +Stuart Ramsden is doing a bit here. **FORTRAN **C++ @@ -60,8 +54,13 @@ Issues: Convenience, portability across existing tools (Emacs, F-PC) ** Decompiler and Debugger need debugging -**readline -Use the GNU readline package for convenient line editing +** Profiling +The way this (and perhaps also debugging features) could work is this: +On compilation all code fields are remembered somewhere (using a +special hook like etags). If the user now decides to profile part of +the code, the corresponding code fields are replaced by fields +pointing to code that performs the measurement (or whatever else is +intended). ** emacs support can be improved **prefix file generator @@ -80,12 +79,12 @@ John Hayes has a portable package *Documentation A texinfo file - +** a tool that extracts (stack) comments from forth sources and replaces +them in .ds files. **glossaries of all wordsets. *** Inclusion of stack comments, glossary comments, and wordset comments in all source files. * Distribution and Announcements ** add copyright notices to all the source files -** add a package target to the Makefile ** Write articles for (general-purpose) magazines