--- gforth/kernel/vars.fs	2007/12/31 18:40:26	1.47
+++ gforth/kernel/vars.fs	2012/05/26 10:20:01	1.53
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 \ VARS.FS      Kernal variables
 
-\ Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2003,2006,2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+\ Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2003,2006,2007,2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 \ This file is part of Gforth.
 
@@ -45,23 +45,16 @@ has? floating [IF]
 \G @i{c-char} is the character value for a space.
 \ used by docon:, must be constant
 
-has? EC [IF] 40 [ELSE] FF [THEN] Constant /line
+has? EC [IF] 20 cells [ELSE] FF [THEN] Constant /line
 
 has? file [IF]
-40 Constant c/l
-10 Constant l/s
-400 Constant chars/block
+40 Value c/l
+10 Value l/s
+400 Value chars/block
 [THEN]
 
 20 8 2* cells + 2 + cell+ constant word-pno-size ( -- u )
 
-has? EC 0= [IF]
-create holdbuf word-pno-size chars allot
-holdbuf word-pno-size chars + aconstant holdbuf-end
-avariable holdptr holdbuf-end holdptr a!
-avariable holdend holdbuf-end holdend a!
-[THEN]
-
 84 constant pad-minsize ( -- u )
 
 $400 Value def#tib
@@ -111,6 +104,8 @@ AUser lp0 ( -- a-addr ) \ gforth
 \G OBSOLETE alias of @code{lp0}
 [THEN]
 
+AUser throw-entry  \ pointer to task-specific signal handler
+
 AUser handler	\ pointer to last throw frame
 has? backtrace [IF]
 AUser backtrace-rp0 \ rp at last call of interpret
@@ -122,6 +117,16 @@ AUser errorhandler
 
 AUser "error            0 "error !
 
+has? EC 0= [IF]
+    auser holdbufptr
+    here word-pno-size chars allot dup holdbufptr !
+    word-pno-size chars +
+    : holdbuf ( -- addr ) holdbufptr @ ;
+    : holdbuf-end   holdbuf word-pno-size chars + ;
+    auser holdptr dup holdptr a!
+    auser holdend     holdend a!
+[THEN]
+
 has? new-input [IF]
     User current-input
 [ELSE]
@@ -179,6 +184,16 @@ User dpl ( -- a-addr ) \ gforth
 \G 0. After the conversion of 234123.9 it contains 1, and so forth.
 -1 dpl !
 
+User dp-char ( -- a-addr ) \ VFX
+\G @code{User} variable -- @i{a-addr} is the address of a cell that stores the
+\G decimal point character for double number conversion
+'.' dp-char !
+
+User fp-char ( -- a-addr ) \ VFX
+\G @code{User} variable -- @i{a-addr} is the address of a cell that stores the
+\G decimal point character for floating point number conversion
+'.' fp-char !
+
 User state ( -- a-addr ) \ core,tools-ext
 \G @code{User} variable -- @i{a-addr} is the address of a cell
 \G containing the compilation state flag. 0 => interpreting, -1 =>
@@ -199,7 +214,9 @@ AUser dpp		normal-dp dpp !
 			\ the pointer to the current dictionary pointer
                         \ ist reset to normal-dp on (doerror)
                         \  (i.e. any throw caught by quit)
-AUser LastCFA
+has? ec [IF]
+    AUser LastCFA
+[THEN]
 AUser Last
 
 has? flash [IF]