--- gforth/stuff.fs	1996/05/23 15:13:13	1.4
+++ gforth/stuff.fs	1999/03/23 20:24:20	1.11
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 \ miscelleneous words
 
-\ Copyright (C) 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+\ Copyright (C) 1996,1997,1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 \ This file is part of Gforth.
 
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 \ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 \ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 
-' require alias needs
+
+' require alias needs ( ... "name" -- ... ) \ gforth
+\G An alias for @code{require}; exists on other systems (e.g., Win32Forth).
 \ needs is an F-PC name. we will probably switch to 'needs' in the future
 
 \ a little more compiler security
@@ -35,17 +37,35 @@ AUser CSP
 \ DMIN and DMAX
 
 : dmin ( d1 d2 -- d ) \ double
-    2over 2over d< IF  2swap  THEN 2drop ;
+    2over 2over d> IF  2swap  THEN 2drop ;
 
 : dmax ( d1 d2 -- d ) \ double
-    2over 2over d> IF  2swap  THEN 2drop ;
+    2over 2over d< IF  2swap  THEN 2drop ;
 
 \ shell commands
 
-0 Value $?
+0 Value $? ( -- n ) \ gforth dollar-question
+\G VALUE: The exit status returned by the most recently executed
+\G @code{system} command.
 
 : system ( addr u -- ) \ gforth
+\G Pass the string specified by @var{c-addr, u} to the host operating system
+\G for execution in a sub-shell.
     (system) throw TO $? ;
+
 : sh ( "..." -- ) \ gforth
+\G Parse a string and use @code{system} to pass it to the host
+\G operating system for execution in a sub-shell.
     '# parse cr system ;
 
+\ stuff
+
+: ]L ( compilation: n -- ; run-time: -- n ) \ gforth
+    \G equivalent to @code{] literal}
+    ] postpone literal ;
+
+: in-dictionary? ( x -- f )
+    forthstart dictionary-end within ;
+
+: in-return-stack? ( addr -- f )
+    rp0 @ swap - [ forthstart 6 cells + ]L @ u< ;