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| author | Clyne Sullivan <clyne@bitgloo.com> | 2023-02-19 18:44:10 -0500 |
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| committer | Clyne Sullivan <clyne@bitgloo.com> | 2023-02-19 18:44:10 -0500 |
| commit | d1cf88229d7a30561e6f75d3543a719f8c798b91 (patch) | |
| tree | 3cdb237c80e524167697940f11c73616014a26a0 /README.md | |
| parent | 171b82dab0d6e35ad7b57a4c750333c95b802b0e (diff) | |
do loops, executor fixes
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@@ -4,22 +4,16 @@ Alee is a portable and concise Forth implementation in modern C++. Its primary aims are for reduced program size and execution efficiency. Portability includes bare-metal platforms, with intentions to support microcontrollers with kilobytes of memory. -## Built-in words +## Compatibility -``` -drop dup swap pick rot >r r> -here allot const imm @ ! : ; ( -+ - * / % -= < -& | ^ << >> -sys -``` +A base dictionary is being built following the "core" [glossary](https://forth-standard.org/standard/core). Progress on implementation of these words is documented in `compat.txt`. -The `sys` word links to a C++ function for user-defined functionality. +A `sys` is available which links to a C++ function for user-defined functionality. ## Building Alee requires `make` and a C++17-compatible compiler. -To compile, simply run the `make` command. The resulting binary, `alee`, runs a read-eval-print loop. +To compile, simply run the `make` command. This will produce a library, `libalee.a`, as well as a REPL binary named `alee`. +A `small` target exists that optimizes the build for size. |