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|Full description=Gforth is a fast and portable implementation of the ANS Forth language. It works nicely with Emacs, offers some nice features such as input completion and history and a powerful locals facility, and a manual. Gforth employs traditional implementation techniques: its inner interpreter is indirect or direct threaded. Gforth runs under UNIX, Win95, OS/2, and DOS. It should not be hard to port to other systems supported by gcc. | |Full description=Gforth is a fast and portable implementation of the ANS Forth language. It works nicely with Emacs, offers some nice features such as input completion and history and a powerful locals facility, and a manual. Gforth employs traditional implementation techniques: its inner interpreter is indirect or direct threaded. Gforth runs under UNIX, Win95, OS/2, and DOS. It should not be hard to port to other systems supported by gcc. | ||
|User level=none | |User level=none | ||
| + | |Status=Live | ||
| + | |Component programs= | ||
| + | |Homepage URL=http://www.jwdt.com/~paysan/gforth.html | ||
| + | |VCS checkout command= | ||
| + | |Computer languages=C | ||
| + | |Documentation note=User reference manual included and available in HTML format from http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/gforth/Docs-html/; User tutorial available in HTML format from http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/gforth/Docs-html/Tutorial.html#Tutorial | ||
| + | |Paid support= | ||
| + | |IRC help= | ||
| + | |IRC general= | ||
| + | |IRC development= | ||
| + | |Related projects=RetroForth,bigFORTH,Ghostview,Owl,4tH | ||
| + | |Keywords=software development,development,programming,Forth,ANS,gforth | ||
| + | |Is GNU=y | ||
| + | |Last review by=Janet Casey | ||
| + | |Last review date=2009-01-23 | ||
|Submitted by=Database conversion | |Submitted by=Database conversion | ||
|Submitted date=2011-04-01 | |Submitted date=2011-04-01 | ||
| − | |Version identifier=0. | + | |Version identifier=0.7.0 |
| − | |Version date= | + | |Version date=2008-12-22 |
|Version status=stable | |Version status=stable | ||
| − | |Version download=http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/gforth/gforth-0. | + | |Version download=http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/gforth/gforth-0.7.0.tar.gz |
| − | |License verified date= | + | |License verified date=2008-12-22 |
| − | |Version comment= | + | |Version comment= |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Person | ||
| + | |Role=Maintainer | ||
| + | |Real name=Anton Ertl | ||
| + | |Email=anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at | ||
| + | |Resource URL= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Person | ||
| + | |Role=Contributor | ||
| + | |Real name=Andrew McKewan | ||
| + | |Email= | ||
| + | |Resource URL= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Person | ||
| + | |Role=Contributor | ||
| + | |Real name=Bernd Thallner | ||
| + | |Email= | ||
| + | |Resource URL= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Person | ||
| + | |Role=Contributor | ||
| + | |Real name=Lennart Benschop | ||
| + | |Email= | ||
| + | |Resource URL= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Resource | ||
| + | |Resource audience=Developer,Help,Support | ||
| + | |Resource kind=E-mail | ||
| + | |Resource URL=mailto:GForth@chaossolutions.com | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Resource | ||
| + | |Resource audience=Bug Tracking | ||
| + | |Resource kind=E-mail | ||
| + | |Resource URL=mailto:bug-gforth@gnu.org | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Resource | ||
| + | |Resource audience=Developer,Help,Support | ||
| + | |Resource kind=Newsgroup | ||
| + | |Resource URL=comp.lang.forth | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Software category | {{Software category | ||
|Interface=command-line | |Interface=command-line | ||
| + | |Software-development=programming-language | ||
| + | |Use=software-development | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Project license | {{Project license | ||
|License=GPLv2 | |License=GPLv2 | ||
| − | |License verified by= | + | |License verified by=Kelly Hopkins |
| − | |License verified date= | + | |License verified date=2008-12-22 |
}} | }} | ||
{{Software prerequisite | {{Software prerequisite | ||
Latest revision as of 08:28, 12 April 2011
gforth
http://www.jwdt.com/~paysan/gforth.html
Gforth is a fast and portable implementation of the ANS Forth language. It works nicely with Emacs, offers some nice features such as input completion and history and a powerful locals facility, and a manual. Gforth employs traditional implementation techniques: its inner interpreter is indirect or direct threaded. Gforth runs under UNIX, Win95, OS/2, and DOS. It should not be hard to port to other systems supported by gcc.
Documentation
User reference manual included and available in HTML format from http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/gforth/Docs-html/; User tutorial available in HTML format from http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/gforth/Docs-html/Tutorial.html#Tutorial
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This is a GNU package
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version 0.7.0
(stable)
released on 22 December 2008
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2 | Kelly Hopkins | 22 December 2008 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Anton Ertl | Maintainer |
| Andrew McKewan | Contributor |
| Bernd Thallner | Contributor |
| Lennart Benschop | Contributor |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Developer,Help,Support | mailto:GForth@chaossolutions.com | |
| Bug Tracking | mailto:bug-gforth@gnu.org | |
| Developer,Help,Support | Newsgroup | comp.lang.forth |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to build | GCC 2.0 or later |
| Weak prerequisite | GNU make |
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 23 January 2009.
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