00:00:00 --- log: started forth/05.04.26 00:23:23 --- nick: sk1p_ -> sk1p 01:48:02 --- join: Topaz (~top@cerberus.saywell.net) joined #forth 01:49:12 Hi 01:50:36 heya 02:03:59 --- quit: tathi ("leaving") 02:16:50 --- join: fca (3032-ident@h68n2fls31o815.telia.com) joined #forth 02:17:55 Hej. 02:20:57 --- quit: Frek (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)) 03:02:34 --- quit: Topaz (Read error: 113 (No route to host)) 03:20:08 --- join: Topaz (jonny@wlan-193.ecs.soton.ac.uk) joined #forth 03:37:46 --- quit: Topaz ("Leaving") 05:43:45 --- join: Topaz (jonny@wlan-193.ecs.soton.ac.uk) joined #forth 06:55:44 --- quit: pengy () 06:57:11 --- quit: Topaz (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)) 07:10:39 --- quit: saon ("Lost terminal") 07:11:54 --- quit: fca ("Client exiting") 07:12:00 --- join: Frek (9857-ident@h68n2fls31o815.telia.com) joined #forth 07:18:43 --- join: saon (1000@c-66-177-224-130.hsd1.fl.comcast.net) joined #forth 07:20:44 --- join: alterego (~alterego@cpc2-cmbg4-5-0-cust103.cmbg.cable.ntl.com) joined #forth 08:06:48 --- quit: Frek ("Client exiting") 08:06:53 --- join: Frek (11714-iden@h68n2fls31o815.telia.com) joined #forth 08:09:48 Does anyone recommend a Forth interpreter/compiler for Linux? 08:10:18 I've used isForth. 08:10:35 crc is working on retroForth. 08:10:38 Is it ISO compliant? 08:10:52 No. Then use Gforth. 08:10:55 there's an iso standard for forth as well? 08:11:01 8) 08:11:04 Yes 08:11:27 Gforth is compatible with most things that don't exclude each other 08:11:34 Ah it's a GNU Forth interpreter :) 08:11:55 Yeah, so it's big and bloated. 08:12:07 Heh 08:12:16 But usually has the function you want ;) 08:13:41 but it has uglies like local variables that aren't even near normal forth 08:13:48 *feels unclean just thinking about it* 08:14:13 Local variables!??!?!? 08:14:38 I suppose you don't have to use them,. 08:14:41 :/ 08:14:45 it's an ANS compliant feature methinks 08:15:32 i have no problem with local variables, but, for the most part, they encourage poor use of the stack 08:15:46 and the way they're implemented is ugly IMO 08:16:57 but i'm a crazy forth purist (erm, traditionalist i guess), so, i love stuff like retroforth 08:19:51 Hmmm. 08:21:38 Doesn't want to compile :( 08:21:55 --- quit: Al2O3 (Remote closed the connection) 08:26:33 Oh well. Good job my shell account has it installed X) 08:40:03 --- quit: Frek ("Client exiting") 08:40:07 --- join: Frek (13946-iden@h68n2fls31o815.telia.com) joined #forth 08:58:13 --- join: snoopy_1711 (snoopy_161@p54A7EE6C.dip.t-dialin.net) joined #forth 09:06:42 --- quit: Snoopy42 (Read error: 145 (Connection timed out)) 09:06:45 --- nick: snoopy_1711 -> Snoopy42 09:12:41 --- join: Herkamire (~jason@c-24-218-95-147.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) joined #forth 09:12:41 --- mode: ChanServ set +o Herkamire 09:23:22 --- join: Al2O3 (~Al2O3@c-24-1-126-202.hsd1.tx.comcast.net) joined #forth 09:55:41 --- join: Topaz (~top@cerberus.saywell.net) joined #forth 10:01:25 --- quit: Topaz (Read error: 113 (No route to host)) 10:33:46 --- quit: Fractal (Read error: 60 (Operation timed out)) 10:33:54 --- join: Fractal (jah@selling.kernels.to.linus.torvalds.at.hcsw.org) joined #forth 11:03:30 --- join: tathi (~josh@pcp01375108pcs.milfrd01.pa.comcast.net) joined #forth 11:03:53 --- join: danniken\ (CapStone@ppp-69-155-124-213.dsl.ltrkar.swbell.net) joined #forth 11:08:18 --- join: arke_school (apache@84.218.21.8) joined #forth 11:08:30 Wheee!! 11:12:03 --- quit: danniken (Read error: 60 (Operation timed out)) 11:42:01 --- quit: arke ("chris.r.walton at gmail dot com, send me emails!") 12:49:25 --- join: KB1FYR (~Alex@196-220.suscom-maine.net) joined #forth 12:49:48 ge 12:49:48 --- quit: arke_school ("CGI:IRC (EOF)") 12:50:02 (from sm0ysr) 12:51:58 --- part: KB1FYR left #forth 14:22:44 --- quit: swalters (Read error: 60 (Operation timed out)) 14:45:53 --- join: swalters (~swalters@2416457hfc118.tampabay.res.rr.com) joined #forth 14:49:35 hi all 14:49:43 Hi,crc 14:49:54 Robert: how does ISO differ from ANS? 14:50:15 No idea, I was simply assuming that he meant ANS. 14:50:51 rf8 will support most of the ANS CORE wordset 14:50:55 (as a loadable option) 14:51:23 Cool. 14:55:06 loading it means giving up some aspects of RF's design though... 14:56:28 That's the price you pay for giving up your own world to the outside people. 14:56:59 yeah 14:57:30 that's why the ANS layer is a loadable option, not an integral part of RF 14:58:05 Good :) 15:07:19 crc: They're apparently pretty much the same. 15:07:42 I gather something has to be a national standard (i.e. ANS) before it can be submitted to the international (ISO) standards body. 15:08:38 sounds like there might be some minor changes for internationalization and such, but they're basically the same standard. 15:10:46 ok 15:32:47 --- join: pengy (~pengy1@81.6.194.197) joined #forth 16:08:15 --- quit: tathi ("leaving") 17:04:11 --- join: Sonarman (~cleetus@adsl-64-169-95-165.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net) joined #forth 18:04:11 --- quit: alterego (Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer)) 18:26:22 --- quit: Al2O3 ("Leaving") 18:29:37 --- quit: I440r_ ("Leaving") 19:08:18 --- nick: danniken\ -> danniken 19:09:46 --- join: Al2O3 (~Al2O3@c-24-1-126-202.hsd1.tx.comcast.net) joined #forth 19:34:39 --- join: sk1p_ (alex@p548D74BE.dip.t-dialin.net) joined #forth 19:35:43 --- quit: Sonarman (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)) 19:38:13 --- quit: sk1p (Read error: 145 (Connection timed out)) 20:22:05 --- join: mark4 (~mark4@rrcs-24-242-160-169.sw.biz.rr.com) joined #forth 20:22:14 --- nick: mark4 -> I440r_ 20:35:41 --- quit: ASau (Read error: 54 (Connection reset by peer)) 20:36:27 --- join: ASau (~user@83.102.133.66) joined #forth 22:48:46 --- quit: swalters (Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer)) 23:47:36 --- quit: sk1p_ (Operation timed out) 23:59:59 --- log: ended forth/05.04.26