Re: I found a FORTH stack optimzer, but could use a better version.

"Stephen Pelc" <stephenXXX@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:478201e9.1788292609@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >If you're referring to a FORTH to machine or assembly language compiler
(not
> >a traditional FORTH environment and not a FORTH meta-compiler), do you
know
> >of any where I can look at the output post analysis or post
optimization?
> >Or, know of any which do FORTH to FORTH translation?
>
> For VFX, define
> : foo ... ;
> dis foo
>

VFX appears to be commercial.  So, I think I'll avoid using optimizations
from them, just in case...
http://www.mpeforth.com/


> For Forth to Forth translation look at Timbre by Rob Chapman. Others
> have used it for host and embedded compilation.
>

My recollection was that Timbre did "FORTH to C", but it seems it's "now"
being used for a number of other parsing solutions... "C on FORTH",
norwegian to english, etc...
http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/rc/Timbre/timbre.htm

Thanks, I'll have to take another look at Timbre.


Rod Pemberton