Commit Graph

5 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
Jordan K. Hubbard
d6a0c2b58d Take init out of here - it's a layering violation. 1998-11-07 05:01:25 +00:00
Jordan K. Hubbard
f476d38a01 Make fexists/fload work with existing string literals instead. Doing
my own string literal handling is just too wonky.
1998-11-06 23:20:32 +00:00
Jordan K. Hubbard
82f35547c9 Remember a bit more of my forth and do:
o Add fexists word to check for the presence of a file
o make fexists and fload immediate words which DTRT both interpreted
  and compiled (doh!)
o add an init word which gets run at bootstrapping time to do extra
  post-coldload initialization (in the default implementation, we
  look for /boot/boot.4th and load it if found).
1998-11-05 08:39:43 +00:00
Mike Smith
2cd5cac4ec Improve the assertion testing for successful softword compilation.
The excessive use of assert() vs. robust error checking is annoying.
1998-11-04 07:07:18 +00:00
Mike Smith
780ebb4b00 Add the Ficl (Forth Inspired Command Language) interpreter. If all goes well,
this will allow us to manage bloat in the loader by using a bytecoded HLL
rather than lots of C code.  It also offers an opportunity for vendors
or others with special applications to significantly customise the boot
process without having to commit to a divergent code branch.

This early commit is to allow others to experiment with the most effective
mechanisms for integrating FICL with the loader as it currently stands.

Ficl is distributed with the following license conditions:

"Ficl is freeware.  Use it in any way that you like, with the understanding
 that the code is not supported."

All source files contain authorship attributions.

Obtained from:	John Sadler (john_sadler@alum.mit.edu)
1998-11-03 06:11:35 +00:00