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version 1.146, 2006/02/17 16:23:10 version 1.147, 2006/02/19 22:00:19
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 for Forth source-code files.  for Forth source-code files.
   
 @item  @item
   @cindex @code{LANG} -- environment variable
   @code{LANG} -- see @code{LC_CTYPE}
   
   @item
   @cindex @code{LC_ALL} -- environment variable
   @code{LC_ALL} -- see @code{LC_CTYPE}
   
   @item
   @cindex @code{LC_CTYPE} -- environment variable
   @code{LC_CTYPE} -- If this variable contains ``UTF-8'' on Gforth
   startup, Gforth uses the UTF-8 encoding for strings internally and
   expects its input and produces its output in UTF-8 encoding, otherwise
   the encoding is 8bit (see @pxref{Xchars and Unicode}).  If this
   environment variable is unset, Gforth looks in @code{LC_ALL}, and if
   that is unset, in @code{LANG}.
   
   @item
 @cindex @code{GFORTHSYSTEMPREFIX} -- environment variable  @cindex @code{GFORTHSYSTEMPREFIX} -- environment variable
   
 @code{GFORTHSYSTEMPREFIX} -- specifies what to prepend to the argument  @code{GFORTHSYSTEMPREFIX} -- specifies what to prepend to the argument
Line 15348  mostly by Dietrich Weineck. Line 15365  mostly by Dietrich Weineck.
   
 VolksForth was written by Klaus Schleisiek, Bernd Pennemann, Georg  VolksForth was written by Klaus Schleisiek, Bernd Pennemann, Georg
 Rehfeld and Dietrich Weineck for the C64 (called UltraForth there) in  Rehfeld and Dietrich Weineck for the C64 (called UltraForth there) in
 the mid-80s and ported to the Atari ST in 1986.  It descends from F83.  the mid-80s and ported to the Atari ST in 1986.  It descends from fig-Forth.
   
 Henry Laxen and Mike Perry wrote F83 as a model implementation of the  @c Henry Laxen and Mike Perry wrote F83 as a model implementation of the
 Forth-83 standard. !! Pedigree? When?  @c Forth-83 standard. !! Pedigree? When?
   
 A team led by Bill Ragsdale implemented fig-Forth on many processors in  A team led by Bill Ragsdale implemented fig-Forth on many processors in
 1979. Robert Selzer and Bill Ragsdale developed the original  1979. Robert Selzer and Bill Ragsdale developed the original
Line 15369  Forth existed in 1971. Line 15386  Forth existed in 1971.
 A part of the information in this section comes from  A part of the information in this section comes from
 @cite{@uref{http://www.forth.com/Content/History/History1.htm,The  @cite{@uref{http://www.forth.com/Content/History/History1.htm,The
 Evolution of Forth}} by Elizabeth D. Rather, Donald R. Colburn and  Evolution of Forth}} by Elizabeth D. Rather, Donald R. Colburn and
 Charles H. Moore, presented at the HOPL-II conference and preprinted in  Charles H. Moore, presented at the HOPL-II conference and preprinted
 SIGPLAN Notices 28(3), 1993.  You can find more historical and  in SIGPLAN Notices 28(3), 1993.  You can find more historical and
 genealogical information about Forth there.  genealogical information about Forth there.  For a more general (and
   graphical) Forth family tree look see
   @cite{@uref{http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/family-tree/},
   Forth Family Tree and Timeline}.
   
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 @node Forth-related information, Licenses, Origin, Top  @node Forth-related information, Licenses, Origin, Top
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