--- gforth/kernel/vars.fs	1997/06/06 17:28:17	1.2
+++ gforth/kernel/vars.fs	1998/12/11 22:54:32	1.7
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 \ VARS.FS      Kernal variables
 
-\ Copyright (C) 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+\ Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 \ This file is part of Gforth.
 
@@ -49,19 +49,23 @@ $20 8 2* cells + 2 + cell+ constant word
 
 \ initialized by COLD
 
-Create main-task  100 cells allot
-main-task tup H ! minimal
+Create main-task  has? OS [IF] 100 [ELSE] 40 [THEN] cells allot
 
-Variable udp \ used by dovar:, must be variable
+\ set user-pointer from cross-compiler right
+main-task 
+UNLOCK tup ! LOCK
+
+Variable udp
 
 AUser next-task        main-task next-task !
 AUser prev-task        main-task prev-task !
 AUser save-task        0 save-task !
-AUser s0 \ used by douser:, must be user
-AUser r0
-AUser f0
-AUser l0
-AUser handler
+AUser sp0 	\ used by douser:, must be user
+		' sp0 Alias s0
+AUser rp0	' rp0 Alias r0
+AUser fp0       \ no f0, because this leads to unexpected results
+AUser lp0	' lp0 Alias l0
+AUser handler	\ pointer to last throw frame
 \ AUser output
 \ AUser input
 
@@ -69,10 +73,13 @@ AUser errorhandler
 
 AUser "error            0 "error !
 
- User tibstack
- User >tib
- User #tib
- User >in               0 >in !
+[IFUNDEF] #tib		\ in ec-Version we may define this ourself
+ User tibstack		\ saves >tib in execute
+ User >tib		\ pointer to terminal input buffer
+ User #tib		\ chars in terminal input buffer
+ User >in               0 >in ! \ char number currently processed in tib
+[THEN]
+has? file [IF]
  User blk               0 blk !
  User loadfile          0 loadfile !
 
@@ -85,6 +92,7 @@ AUser "error            0 "error !
 
 2User linestart         \ starting file postition of
                         \ the current interpreted line (in TIB)
+[THEN]
 
  User base              A base !
  User dpl               -1 dpl !
@@ -98,7 +106,8 @@ AUser dpp		normal-dp dpp !
 AUser LastCFA
 AUser Last
 
+has? glocals [IF]
 User locals-size \ this is the current size of the locals stack
 		 \ frame of the current word
-
+[THEN]