--- gforth/debugs.fs	2007/12/31 18:40:23	1.18
+++ gforth/debugs.fs	2009/05/11 09:50:59	1.21
@@ -49,16 +49,20 @@ defer .debugline ( nfile nline -- ) \ gf
     printdebugdata
     cr ;
 
+stderr value debug-fid ( -- fid )
+\G (value) Debugging output prints to this file
+
 ' (.debugline) IS .debugline
 
-: .debugline-stderr ( nfile nline -- )
-    ['] .debugline stderr outfile-execute ;
+: .debugline-directed ( nfile nline -- )
+    ['] .debugline debug-fid outfile-execute ;
 
 :noname ( -- )
-    current-sourcepos .debugline-stderr ;
+    current-sourcepos .debugline-directed ;
 :noname ( compilation  -- ; run-time  -- )
-    compile-sourcepos POSTPONE .debugline-stderr ;
+    compile-sourcepos POSTPONE .debugline-directed ;
 interpret/compile: ~~ ( -- ) \ gforth tilde-tilde
 \G Prints the source code location of the @code{~~} and the stack
 \G contents with @code{.debugline}.
 
+:noname ( -- )  stderr to debug-fid  defers 'cold ; IS 'cold