Re: The same Forth on different OS

Stephen Pelc wrote:
 >
> 
> We tried to do this with VFX Forth, which runs under i32, and
> has an ARM prototype. There is a Windows version that generates
> DLLs, and we have a prototype Linux ****t. A Neon OOP library
> is included.
> 
> The CPU dependent parts are code generation, start up code and
> OS interface. The code generator for VFX is about 5000 lines
> of code. The start up and callback interface is a few hundred
> lines, much of which has to with insulating the kernel from
> OS dependencies at build time. In total the OS interface is
> less than 30 coded routines.

What is the chance of digging way back in history, to the INITIAL aim of 
FORTH, and do the OS in FORTH to start with?
> 
> The windowing system is a nightmare! I'd really like to
> find a library with a C interface (to avoid the C++ name
> mangling issues), but we have not yet found a stable one that
> satisfies most users. The alternative is to use something
> like Bernd Paysan's Minos/Theseus system.
> 
> Stephen
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