Re: Definition of ENDING in Files.f and use of |

Morten,

The swiftforth kernel contains the basic FORTH dictionary.

If you include MAKE.F which is in the src\kernel\win32 directory, you will be
compiling a new swiftforth kernel. During this step words that are only used
internally are compiled without heads (entries in the dictionary). The |
means that the next word will be compiled without a head and won't be
defined in the new kernel.

| can only be used in files that will be built into the kernel.

Changing the kernel should be done with care.

Gene

On 24 Jan 2007 at 8:13, morten.steien_at_chello.no wrote:

> In the Files.f file the definition of ENDING starts like this
> | : ENDING ( addr len char -- addr len )
> >R BEGIN 2DUP R@ SCAN
>
> The word ending is used later in Files.f not available to me.
> When I try to use | before a definition I get that | is not defined.
>
> How and why is this uesd in the Files.f source?
>
> Morten A. Steien
>
>
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> Bamsen
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