--- gforth/kernel/Attic/special.fs	1997/05/21 20:40:18	1.1
+++ gforth/kernel/Attic/special.fs	1998/05/02 21:29:09	1.5
@@ -21,14 +21,22 @@
 \ this file comes last, because these words override cross' words.
 
 create s"-buffer /line chars allot
-:noname    [char] " parse
-    /line min >r s"-buffer r@ cmove
-    s"-buffer r> ;
-:noname    [char] " parse postpone SLiteral ;
+has? compiler 0= 
+[IF] : s" [ELSE] :noname [THEN]
+	[char] " parse
+    	/line min >r s"-buffer r@ cmove
+    	s"-buffer r> ;
+has? compiler [IF]
+:noname [char] " parse postpone SLiteral ;
 interpret/compile: S" ( compilation 'ccc"' -- ; run-time -- c-addr u )	\ core,file	s-quote
+[THEN]
+
+has? compiler [IF]
+: [IS] ( compilation "name" -- ; run-time xt -- ) \ possibly-gforth bracket-is
+    ' >body postpone ALiteral postpone ! ; immediate restrict
 
 :noname    ' >body ! ;
-:noname    ' >body postpone ALiteral postpone ! ;
+' [IS]
 interpret/compile: IS ( addr "name" -- ) \ gforth
 
 :noname    ' >body @ ;
@@ -52,4 +60,13 @@ interpret/compile: DOES>  ( compilation
 ' IS Alias TO ( addr "name" -- ) \ core-ext
 immediate
 
+[THEN]
+
+has? compiler [IF]
+: interpret/compile? ( xt -- flag )
+    >does-code ['] S" >does-code = ;
+[ELSE]
+: interpret/compile?
+    false ;
+[THEN]