Re: VALUE and TO implementation

On 2024-08-01 16:01, albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote:

In article <v8dntr$1lcff$1@dont-email.me>,
Ruvim  <ruvim.pinka@gmail.com> wrote:

On 2024-07-31 13:41, mhx wrote:

I'm not sure that you can use a buggy program to test for an ambiguous
condition (looks like a top job for an eager lawyer). It would be
much better if the anomaly can be shown with a valid program.

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When we want to apply a parsing word to a calculated string, we can use
"execute-parsing" (that can be defined in a standard way [1]). For a not
parsing "to", this standard-compliant method will fail.
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>
A testcase:
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   : apply-compiling(to) ( sd.name -- )
     [: postpone to ;] execute-parsing
   ;

 This is foreseen. The standard stipulates that is not allowed
to POSTPONE TO

Yes, I know. That is why I pointed to a standard-compliant implementation for "postpone" [2].
In Forth-2012, you can define a new "postpone" using "get-order", "traverse-wordlist", "name>compile", "compile," and "literal".  And nothing in the standard prohibits applying this word to "to".
[2] <https://github.com/ForthHub/discussion/discussions/103#user-content-solution>
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Ruvim