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prepare to begin work on 2021.7 FossilOrigin-Name: 95216e8fb2f2f27d6867ce34183b758eda029646f846ab982abf6e10997318c8
2021-04-28 15:06:30 +02:00
# RetroForth 2021.7 (In-Progress) Release Notes
update release notes to reflect the current state FossilOrigin-Name: 1a156d8dddb52587451f6050a1142dfe8a87d1695286caa56f650a4d02c7c6d6
2020-12-29 20:04:41 +01:00
## Core Language
retro.muri: address 5 is now a pointer to `interpret` FossilOrigin-Name: 22ed95c6a44f68e92ddbc6e53cea8a6057a78f84e63d509c5e295db20b56afb3
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## Major Changes
- address 5 is now a pointer to `interpret`
image: address 6 now holds a pointer to err:notfound FossilOrigin-Name: 25bd5c151592e0aa1ad4a6d8c326e33d2610836f21c0b587a8080a418e04bfe3
2021-05-17 15:09:52 +02:00
- address 6 is now a pointor to `err:notfound`
add support multiple bases This set of patches: - adds a `Base` variable - adds `decimal`, `hex`, `octal`, and `binary` - extends `s:to-number` to support `Base` - extends `n:to-string` to support `Base` - updates the glossary to cover these Additionally: - removes the 1024 cell limit for the kernel - adds a header cell (7) for the start of the text input buffer - adds a header cell (8) for the end of the text input buffer - updates most Nga implementations that use the text input buffer to look at this instead of hard coding the address FossilOrigin-Name: 391ad6fc0187e5ff3089d5c42d5d5e1c18fd0b2379c90a148ba44bb66145f020
2021-05-18 21:42:35 +02:00
- address 7 now points to TIB
- address 8 points to end of TIB
retro.muri: address 5 is now a pointer to `interpret` FossilOrigin-Name: 22ed95c6a44f68e92ddbc6e53cea8a6057a78f84e63d509c5e295db20b56afb3
2021-05-12 16:01:59 +02:00
add if: and -if: FossilOrigin-Name: 04cd5d82ce6ea0c9c98f05580bcb7cc2598c27accd6a648cacb98b063d72e1a5
2021-04-28 15:23:07 +02:00
## Added
- `if:` and `-if:`
in which many things change... - the basic image now contains a minimal listener - new repl.c uses the embedded listener rather than implementing the listener in C - removed barebones.c as it's no longer needed (overlapped w/repl.c) - removed retro-unix.c (use retro.c instead) - removed retro-windows.c (use retro.c instead) - removed retro-image.c (use image.c instead) FossilOrigin-Name: 21cea9bf556aef732fd9248de2debaf00dce24304a426c56392d503723728f43
2021-05-17 19:18:27 +02:00
- `c:get` to retro.forth
- `s:get` to retro.forth
- `listen` to retro.forth
add support multiple bases This set of patches: - adds a `Base` variable - adds `decimal`, `hex`, `octal`, and `binary` - extends `s:to-number` to support `Base` - extends `n:to-string` to support `Base` - updates the glossary to cover these Additionally: - removes the 1024 cell limit for the kernel - adds a header cell (7) for the start of the text input buffer - adds a header cell (8) for the end of the text input buffer - updates most Nga implementations that use the text input buffer to look at this instead of hard coding the address FossilOrigin-Name: 391ad6fc0187e5ff3089d5c42d5d5e1c18fd0b2379c90a148ba44bb66145f020
2021-05-18 21:42:35 +02:00
- added `Base`
- added `decimal`
- added `hex`
- added `octal`
- added `binary`
add if: and -if: FossilOrigin-Name: 04cd5d82ce6ea0c9c98f05580bcb7cc2598c27accd6a648cacb98b063d72e1a5
2021-04-28 15:23:07 +02:00
prefix: namespace is now sigil:, rename words, update examples, update docs FossilOrigin-Name: 25cf19660ab7728d7bfee2722ea826a8a438faf92b2504b28d922d2958906aed
2021-03-30 13:58:25 +02:00
## Renamed
deprecate s:split, s:split-on-string. Use s:split/char and s:split/string instead. FossilOrigin-Name: 8514ad5c60cc7c2f34ffd651bd74f477a582d04609b3bba546a1c702963fae94
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- `s:split/string` replaces `s:split-on-string`
- `s:split/char` replaces `s:split`
## Deprecated
- `s:split-on-string`
- `s:split`
image: use inline assembly for n:inc and n:dec FossilOrigin-Name: 3e31ec7bcd7ae0c6c415a8dab10709d8525f9b1a369e7a6f7dd9157c18ca06d3
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## Hooks
- `d:create` is now a hook
## Performance
- use inline assembly for `n:inc` and `n:dec`
update release notes to reflect the current state FossilOrigin-Name: 1a156d8dddb52587451f6050a1142dfe8a87d1695286caa56f650a4d02c7c6d6
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## I/O
add test images for each instruction excluding i/o the tests now include a small muri assembly file for each instruction. if your vm runs these successfully and supports basic i/o, it should be sufficient to run a full retro system. FossilOrigin-Name: b80eaeb75ee2b4476f5b5a4aa62adf76da3ed11ac3b2f493f77d9bd4366f8ea9
2021-06-01 21:00:48 +02:00
- floating point
- increased precision of `f:E` and `f:PI` (Kiyoshi)
retro-unu: add some comments FossilOrigin-Name: 29186ae8f2cc4cdcaa3c66458d5fe46868e389726dc4e0576acff420ec037dd3
2020-10-16 15:52:16 +02:00
## Toolchain
update release notes to reflect the current state FossilOrigin-Name: 1a156d8dddb52587451f6050a1142dfe8a87d1695286caa56f650a4d02c7c6d6
2020-12-29 20:04:41 +01:00
## VM
add support multiple bases This set of patches: - adds a `Base` variable - adds `decimal`, `hex`, `octal`, and `binary` - extends `s:to-number` to support `Base` - extends `n:to-string` to support `Base` - updates the glossary to cover these Additionally: - removes the 1024 cell limit for the kernel - adds a header cell (7) for the start of the text input buffer - adds a header cell (8) for the end of the text input buffer - updates most Nga implementations that use the text input buffer to look at this instead of hard coding the address FossilOrigin-Name: 391ad6fc0187e5ff3089d5c42d5d5e1c18fd0b2379c90a148ba44bb66145f020
2021-05-18 21:42:35 +02:00
- all
- no longer hard code TIB address (pull from image instead)
nga-c: retro.c now uses new image changes to avoid needing to add in dictionary searches FossilOrigin-Name: 7cea93908f51dd1803de48216833e0887719882783ed104a93cfa6069b203144
2021-05-17 15:16:56 +02:00
- nga-c
- retro.c no longer does dictionary searches to find
needed resources in image
in which many things change... - the basic image now contains a minimal listener - new repl.c uses the embedded listener rather than implementing the listener in C - removed barebones.c as it's no longer needed (overlapped w/repl.c) - removed retro-unix.c (use retro.c instead) - removed retro-windows.c (use retro.c instead) - removed retro-image.c (use image.c instead) FossilOrigin-Name: 21cea9bf556aef732fd9248de2debaf00dce24304a426c56392d503723728f43
2021-05-17 19:18:27 +02:00
- shift instruction no longer using an unneeded multiply
(Arland Childers)
- retro-repl.c now uses an external image
- removed barebones.c (overlaps w/new retro-repl.c)
nga-c: include stdint.h FossilOrigin-Name: acf4dbeadd2cea4c7fd55d58f2b0cdde5b5d64171fe4bda1554d1baf82371381
2021-05-18 15:46:28 +02:00
- retro-runtime.c now based on standard retro.c
add test images for each instruction excluding i/o the tests now include a small muri assembly file for each instruction. if your vm runs these successfully and supports basic i/o, it should be sufficient to run a full retro system. FossilOrigin-Name: b80eaeb75ee2b4476f5b5a4aa62adf76da3ed11ac3b2f493f77d9bd4366f8ea9
2021-06-01 21:00:48 +02:00
- changed behavior of -t command line argument (Rick)
nga-cxx: initial implementation from Arland Childers tested and confirmed to run the test images and a basic listener. still very early, not optimal, and non-idiomatic. FossilOrigin-Name: 7d7fba940efdc621f63f9ac799addbecd1ddd473209e11fbe6901cbef2ae5934
2021-06-03 19:07:10 +02:00
- fixed a bug in `script:current-line`
- nga-cxx
- initial implmemtation from Arland Childers
nga-c: retro.c now uses new image changes to avoid needing to add in dictionary searches FossilOrigin-Name: 7cea93908f51dd1803de48216833e0887719882783ed104a93cfa6069b203144
2021-05-17 15:16:56 +02:00
nga-nim: fix bug in shift instruction FossilOrigin-Name: f7509ee85d3ab174afc4d7429761a9501cd282042b4b0714de1c6ed06b899a66
2021-04-30 19:00:38 +02:00
- nga-nim
- fix bug in VM_SH
- minor formatting adjustments
- start work to report some errors
update release notes to reflect the current state FossilOrigin-Name: 1a156d8dddb52587451f6050a1142dfe8a87d1695286caa56f650a4d02c7c6d6
2020-12-29 20:04:41 +01:00
## Examples
update the release notes FossilOrigin-Name: f5acf3b70259c3927dddac966e7ad07340ec0673398afe06facd92804991c1cd
2021-02-02 22:55:10 +01:00
examples: add archive, archive-info, archive-extract FossilOrigin-Name: 17e2edec1ba3dc6941f233adb84d4fd64d6c176b6c6e657984ac4c96014fba8c
2021-05-03 14:23:18 +02:00
- add archive, archive-info, archive-extract
add delete-file example, remove temporary test file FossilOrigin-Name: 817b050cd42020eed1d5604da2998d04c13c698f69070b43f801d1606f6e3aef
2021-05-04 19:43:37 +02:00
- add delete-file
in which many things change... - the basic image now contains a minimal listener - new repl.c uses the embedded listener rather than implementing the listener in C - removed barebones.c as it's no longer needed (overlapped w/repl.c) - removed retro-unix.c (use retro.c instead) - removed retro-windows.c (use retro.c instead) - removed retro-image.c (use image.c instead) FossilOrigin-Name: 21cea9bf556aef732fd9248de2debaf00dce24304a426c56392d503723728f43
2021-05-17 19:18:27 +02:00
- variables-and-formulas now in UTF8 (Marcus Antonius)
examples: add archive, archive-info, archive-extract FossilOrigin-Name: 17e2edec1ba3dc6941f233adb84d4fd64d6c176b6c6e657984ac4c96014fba8c
2021-05-03 14:23:18 +02:00
update the release notes FossilOrigin-Name: f5acf3b70259c3927dddac966e7ad07340ec0673398afe06facd92804991c1cd
2021-02-02 22:55:10 +01:00
## Documentation
begin working on making terminology around the Retro naming consistent FossilOrigin-Name: 9ec7d6dee1b22e748cd1f00886b5c2ed76e4b6138c131f699cbbb0c640c561a3
2021-05-12 15:57:22 +02:00
- removed references to old command line arguments
- removed reference to the no longer existing "ok" prompt
- add a note that mentions that Retro does not display a prompt
docs: merge in words.tsv corrections from rick_carlino FossilOrigin-Name: 32e12784fe431a854711acf2ec45795b3c69c2e77a9824281c21678925df671f
2021-06-02 14:16:21 +02:00
- fixed typos (rick_carlino)
nga-cxx: initial implementation from Arland Childers tested and confirmed to run the test images and a basic listener. still very early, not optimal, and non-idiomatic. FossilOrigin-Name: 7d7fba940efdc621f63f9ac799addbecd1ddd473209e11fbe6901cbef2ae5934
2021-06-03 19:07:10 +02:00
add test images for each instruction excluding i/o the tests now include a small muri assembly file for each instruction. if your vm runs these successfully and supports basic i/o, it should be sufficient to run a full retro system. FossilOrigin-Name: b80eaeb75ee2b4476f5b5a4aa62adf76da3ed11ac3b2f493f77d9bd4366f8ea9
2021-06-01 21:00:48 +02:00
## Testing
- add small test images for each instruction
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