Re: Forth for Mac OS X Leopard (Intel) - what are the options?

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Robert Spykerman  <robert.spykerman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>On Apr 9, 10:18 am, Duke Normandin <dukeofp...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> http://0xfe.blogspot.com/2006/03/how-os-x-executes-applications.html
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>> may shed some light, but you won't be filled with joy ;(
>> l8r....
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>> Duke Normandin
>
>Nope, you're right.
>
>Anyways, on the current executable downloadable, I've traced the
>current bad system call to vector 0x0C, if I am correct. Current
>executable bombs when the console interpreter finds an undefined word
>or a redefined word.

It tries to find a message in the block file. With
        0 WARNING !
you can suppress that.

System call 12 is "change directory". It is not used in the
ciforth kernel.

Prime suspect is lseek. It uses symbolic constants for the action.
Have a look into that.

>
>I've got to dig up XNU internals and linux and see what the big
>difference is, when I have time but I've got to actually get back to
>real life lol
>
>Robert


Groetjes Albert

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