--- gforth/float.fs	2011/10/06 20:04:35	1.59
+++ gforth/float.fs	2011/12/31 15:29:25	1.64
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 \ High level floating point                            14jan94py
 
-\ Copyright (C) 1995,1997,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2009,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+\ Copyright (C) 1995,1997,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2009,2010,2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 \ This file is part of Gforth.
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ DOES> ( -- r )
     \G @code{F.} @code{FE.} and @code{FS.} to @i{u}.
     to precision ;
 
-: scratch ( r -- addr len )
+: scratch ( -- addr len )
   pad precision - precision ;
 
 : zeros ( n -- )   0 max 0 ?DO  '0 emit  LOOP ;
@@ -142,18 +142,25 @@ DOES> ( -- r )
     THEN ;
 
 [ifdef] recognizer:
-    ' noop
-    :noname postpone Fliteral ;
+    [IFDEF] 2lit,
+	: flit, postpone Fliteral ;
+	:noname ['] noop ;
+	:noname ['] flit, ;
+    [ELSE]
+	' noop
+	:noname postpone Fliteral ;
+    [THEN]
     dup
     recognizer: r:fnumber
 
-    :noname ( addr u -- nt int-table true | addr u false )
-    2dup sfnumber  dup
-    IF
-	drop 2drop r:fnumber  true
-    THEN ; Constant fnum-recognizer
+    : fnum-recognizer ( addr u -- float int-table | addr u r:fail )
+	2dup sfnumber
+	IF
+	    2drop r:fnumber  EXIT
+	THEN
+	r:fail ;
 
-fnum-recognizer
+' fnum-recognizer
 forth-recognizer get-recognizers
 1+ forth-recognizer set-recognizers
 [else]