--- gforth/doc/vmgen.texi 2002/08/21 09:36:01 1.16 +++ gforth/doc/vmgen.texi 2002/08/22 20:07:33 1.17 @@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ Input File Format * Superinstructions:: * Register Machines:: How to define register VM instructions +Input File Grammar + +* Eval escapes:: what follows \E + Simple instructions * C Code Macros:: Macros recognized by Vmgen @@ -683,6 +687,11 @@ Vmgen understands a few extensions beyon these extensions are only useful for building Gforth. You can find a description of the format used for Gforth in @file{prim}. +@menu +* Eval escapes:: what follows \E +@end menu + +@node Eval escapes, , Input File Grammar, Input File Grammar @subsection Eval escapes @cindex escape to Forth @cindex eval escape @@ -1737,6 +1746,17 @@ please let us know. @chapter Changes @cindex Changes from old versions +Use-visible changes between 0.5.9-20010501 and 0.5.9-20020822: + +There is now a manual (in info, HTML, Postscript, or plain text format). + +There is the vmgen-ex2 variant of the vmgen-ex example; the new +variant uses a union type instead of lots of casting. + +Both variants of the example can now be compiled with an ANSI C compiler +(using switch dispatch and losing quite a bit of performance); tested +with @command{lcc}. + Users of the gforth-0.5.9-20010501 version of Vmgen need to change several things in their source code to use the current version. I recommend keeping the gforth-0.5.9-20010501 version until you have @@ -1771,6 +1791,16 @@ Also some new macros have to be defined, @node Contact, Copying This Manual, Changes, Top @chapter Contact +To report a bug, use +@url{https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=addbug&group_id=2672}. + +For discussion on Vmgen (e.g., how to use it), use the mailing list +@email{bug-vmgen@@mail.freesoftware.fsf.org} (use +@url{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-vmgen} to subscribe). + +You can find vmgen information at +@url{http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/vmgen/}. + @c *********************************************************** @node Copying This Manual, Index, Contact, Top @appendix Copying This Manual