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# RETRO 2020.4
- bug fixes
removed an incorrect header stub from rx.muri
fixed bug in s:index-of-string
- improvements
lots of size reductions
increased use of hand packed assembly in the stdlib
removed numerous variables
faster performance in rewritten words in the stdlib
- remove deprecated words
as{ }as " prefix:"
- examplse
markdown.retro
- future
underscores in word names
Prior RETRO images had a patch that allowed underscores to be
used in word names. In this release, the patch is no longer
part of the standard library, but is still included on Unix
targets by default. This might affect some users, if you are
building a custom image, load package/allow-underscores-in-names.forth
if you need this. This will no longer be loaded by default after
the 2020.4 release.
modularity
Work towards allowing portions of the standard library to be
optional is ongoing. During this, the internal organization of
retro.forth is changing and some small parts may be duplicated
in an effort to allow for more flexibility in the long term.