Re: [Amforth-devel] Help with word definition- redef

[Matthias T. <mt...@we...>]

Hi Pito,

> Hi dear friends,
> as I am a newbie in forth I would kindly ask you for a minor help with
> a definition of a new word - "redef"
> 
> : redef ( string"word" -- n1 )
> 
> 1. n1 = 0, it finds the address ADDR_LAST of "word" (from the newest
> side - lefthandside)and memorise it; if not n1=-1 and exit
> 2. it finds the address of the next "word" (the next olderer in the word
> list) and replaces its address with the address in ADDR_LAST; n1++
> 3. repeats till the end of the wordlist (to the very righthandside word)


That's definitly not a task for a forth "beginner" and goes very deep
into the code of amforth. Sorry, but I cannot provide any assistance
here and now.

Matthias