--- gforth/stuff.fs	2001/01/19 21:07:05	1.19
+++ gforth/stuff.fs	2003/01/22 18:52:47	1.25
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ AUser CSP
     \G equivalent to @code{] literal}
     ] postpone literal ;
 
+[ifundef] in-dictionary?
 : in-dictionary? ( x -- f )
     forthstart dictionary-end within ;
+[endif]
 
 : in-return-stack? ( addr -- f )
     rp0 @ swap - [ forthstart 6 cells + ]L @ u< ;
@@ -107,11 +109,58 @@ AUser CSP
     lastxt r> cell+ ! \ patch the literal
 ; immediate
 
+\ !! rewrite slurp-file using slurp-fid
 : slurp-file ( c-addr1 u1 -- c-addr2 u2 )
-    \ c-addr1 u1 is the filename, c-addr2 u2 is the file's contents
+    \G @var{c-addr1 u1} is the filename, @var{c-addr2 u2} is the file's contents
     r/o bin open-file throw >r
     r@ file-size throw abort" file too large"
     dup allocate throw swap
     2dup r@ read-file throw over <> abort" could not read whole file"
     r> close-file throw ;
 
+: slurp-fid { fid -- addr u }
+    \G @var{addr u} is the content of the file @var{fid}
+    0 0 begin ( awhole uwhole )
+	dup 1024 + dup >r extend-mem ( anew awhole uwhole R: unew )
+	rot r@ fid read-file throw ( awhole uwhole uread R: unew )
+	r> 2dup =
+    while ( awhole uwhole uread unew )
+	2drop
+    repeat
+    - + dup >r resize throw r> ;
+
+\ ]] ... [[
+
+: compile-literal ( n -- )
+    postpone literal ;
+
+: [[ ( -- )
+\G switch from postpone state to compile state
+    \ this is only a marker; it is never really interpreted
+    compile-only-error ; immediate
+
+: postponer ( c-addr u -- )
+    2dup find-name dup if ( c-addr u nt )
+	nip nip name>comp
+	2dup [comp'] [[ d= if
+	    2drop ['] compiler is parser
+	else
+	    postpone,
+	endif
+    else
+	drop
+	2dup snumber? dup if
+	    0> IF
+		swap postpone literal postpone compile-literal
+	    THEN
+	    postpone Literal postpone compile-literal
+	    2drop
+	ELSE
+	    drop no.extensions
+	THEN
+    then ;
+
+: ]] ( -- )
+    \ switch into postpone state
+    ['] postponer is parser state on ; immediate restrict
+