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RE: pbFORTH needs better uploading, docs
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth
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Sun, 9 Jan 2000 04:06:09 GMT
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Ben Jackson wrote..
> > Preferably it should have some kind of fast binary upload.
And Mark Terrabain replied...
> This, IMO, is the biggest problem with pbForth as it exists. Although I
> have no idea why, Ralph seems reluctant to take pbForth to that point at
> this time. (And it makes even less sense to me when I think about the
> idea that most of this should involve no more than some software
> "crippling", rather than actual design changes... or am I missing
> something?)
I'm reluctant to take pbForth there because the RCX already compiles
bytecodes and SAVE-SYSTEM sends them back to the host in Srecord format.
Writing and testing a bytecode compiler for the three major platforms
is a lot of work (just ask Dave Baum)
> Many of the problems with pbForth that you mentioned elsewhere in your
> post arise from the fact that pbForth is not very well documented. I
> don't think you'll get any argument from anybody on that one, but
> consider that pbForth is still tagged as a work in progress.
> Furthermore, the author does openly admit that there is not much in the
> way of documentation. This much alone should say, loud and clear,
> "Caveat emptor". (sp??)
I'll get going on more info for the FAQ. Now that I have more feedback
that's an easier job....
As far as more documentation goes, there are pointers on my site to decent
Forth tutorials. I just don't have the time right now to do a better
job than Tim Hendlass or other Forthers that have done it already...
I WILL document the RCX specific words better.
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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| (...) This, IMO, is the biggest problem with pbForth as it exists. Although I have no idea why, Ralph seems reluctant to take pbForth to that point at this time. (And it makes even less sense to me when I think about the idea that most of this (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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