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4tH
Computer languages C  +
Documentation note User guide available in HTML format from http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Ethebeez/4tH/4tHmanual.pdf
Full description 4tH is a Forth compiler with a little diff 4tH is a Forth compiler with a little difference. Instead of the standard Forth engine it features a conventional compiler. 4tH is a very small compiler that can create bytecode, C-embeddable bytecode, standalone executables, but also works fine as a scripting language. It supports about 95% of the ANS Forth CORE wordset and features conditional compilation, pipes, files, assertions, forward declarations, enumerations, structures, suspended execution, recursion, include files, etc. It comes with an RPN calculator, line editor, preprocessor, compiler, decompiler, C-source generator, a virtual machine, and a multitasking environment. l machine, and a multitasking environment.
Homepage URL http://www.xs4all.nl/~thebeez/4tH/foldtree.html  +
Interface command-line  +
Is GNU false  +
Keywords virtual machine  + , small  + , compiler  + , files  + , pipes  + , Forth  + , recursion  + , executables  + , conventional  + , ytecode  + , C-embeddable bytecode  + , ANS Forth CORE wordset  + , conditional compilation  + , assertions  + , forward declarations  + , include files  + , RPN calculator  + , line editor  + , decompiler  + , C-source generators  +
Last review by Janet Casey +
Last review date 1 February 2010  +
License GPLv2orlater +
License verified by Janet Casey  +
License verified date 30 June 2005  +
Name 4tH  +
Related projects RetroForth + , BigFORTH + , Gforth +
Resource URL http://groups.google.nl/group/4th-compiler  +
Resource audience Bug Tracking  + , Developer  + , Support  +
Resource kind Homepage  +
Revisionid 5,824  +
Revisiontimestamp 12 April 2011 14:54:46  +
Revisionuser WikiSysop +
Role Maintainer  +
Short description Forth compiler with a conventional compiler instead of the standard Forth engine  +
Software-development compiler  + , programming-language  +
Submitted by Database conversion +
Submitted date 1 April 2011  +
Use software-development  +
User level intermediate  +
Version comment 3.3drel2 stable released 2003-04-18
Version date 18 April 2003  +
Version download http://www.xs4all.nl/~thebeez/4tH/4th-3.3d2-unix.tar.gz  +
Version identifier 3.3drel2  +
Version status stable  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 12 April 2011 14:54:46  +
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