Variable Stack Effect

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What is the preferred order and representation for a variable stack effect
with boolean values? Handbook.pdf does not specify.

: word ( -- f | x t ) ...

: word ( -- x t | f ) ...

: word ( -- 0 | x -1 ) ...

: word ( -- false | x true ) ...

etc

The ANS-Forth standard only says:

2.2.2 Stack notation
 ...
( stack-id before -- after )
 ...
When there are alternate after representations, they are described by
"after1 | after2". The top of the stack is to the right. Only those stack
items required for or provided by execution of the definition are shown.
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Received on Tue Sep 24 2002 - 12:03:30 PDT