Re: DOCOL in ITC Forth Engines (UK Newbie)
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Group: comp.lang.forth · Group Profile
Author: Albert van der Horst
Date: Sep 19, 2008 11:00

In article l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,
MarkWills yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>I'm writing a traditional ITC FORTH implimentation on my favourite
>processor, the very old TMS9900 (RISC, stackless).
>
>I have a question regarding DOCOL.
>
>Should DOCOL follow the 'norm' of having a CFA (code-field address) or
>can it be considered a 'special' routine?

Traditionally DOCOL is am assembler label in Forth's that are
implemented in assembler. It probably is not visible from Forth.
Certainly it is not so in figForth or ciforth.
>
>Mark Wills
>UK

Groetjes Albert

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