kForth Updates and Patches

Patch files contain the difference between the original source code files and the new source code. These are files which have an extension of .diff. You may apply a patch to the source file by using the patch command. This can be done simply by copying the patch file (.diff file) to the directory containing the source code and typing

patch sourcefile patchfile

After the source has been patched, a clean rebuild of the kForth executables, kforth and kforth-fast, is recommended,

make clean
make

The executables may then be copied to the desired path, typically to /usr/local/bin under Linux.

Updates which are Forth source code files (.4th files) may simply be copied over the existing versions of these files. The update files given here are critical files, i.e. they are files containing ANS Forth definitions or frequently used libraries of words. Other kForth example programs are also updated from time to time, but will not be listed here. Please refer to the kForth Programming Examples Page to check for updates of other kForth programs.

1.5.3

System	Update/Patch File	Date	Description
Linux	ForthVM.diff	2017-06-01	patch to ForthVM.cpp to fix bugs with S" [DEFINED] and [UNDEFINED].
Linux	modules.fs	2017-11-07	updated version of modules.fs (0.5.2)

1.5.2

System	Update/Patch File	Date	Description
Linux	Makefile	2015-04-17	updated Makefile to change version label to 1.5.2p2. Use after applying all previous patches.
Linux	vmc.diff	2015-04-17	patch to vmc.c for proper compilation under gcc version > =4.8
Linux	simple-graphics-x11.4th	2012-06-02	new simplified interface for single-window X11 programming
Linux	Xutil.4th	2012-06-02	new Xlib interface file examples/libs/x11/Xutil.4th
Linux	libX11.4th	2012-06-02	updated examples/libs/x11/libX11.4th
Linux	Xlib.4th	2012-06-02	updated examples/libs/x11/Xlib.4th
Linux	modules.fs	2012-04-07	new modular programming framework
Linux	syscalls.4th	2011-11-02	Fix for incorrectly implemented MMAP syscall.
Linux	ForthVM.diff	2011-11-02	patch to 1.5.2 release ForthVM.cpp file to fix bug with no default execution code for created words which are subsequently ALLOTed.
Linux	Makefile.diff	2011-11-02	patch to 1.5.2 release Makefile to allow external specification of the default kForth directory.
Linux	Xlib.4th	2011-08-25	updated examples/libs/x11/Xlib.4th

1.5.0 (Development Version)

System	Update/Patch File	Date	Description
Linux	vmc.c-2009-11-30.diff	2010-04-17	patch to 2009-11-30 snapshot vmc.c file to fix order of args for `SYSCALL`
Linux	syscalls.4th	2010-04-17	Renamed from `syscalls386.4th` and updated

1.4.1

System	Update/Patch File	Date	Description
Linux and OS X/PPC	ForthVM.diff	2007-11-23	Patch to ForthVM.cpp to allow relative paths in default directory for `INCLUDE`
Linux and OS X/PPC	ForthVM-fast.diff	2007-11-23	Patch to ForthVM-fast.cpp to allow relative paths in default directory for `INCLUDE`
Windows/Cygwin	ForthVM.diff	2007-11-23	Patch to ForthVM.cpp to allow relative paths in default directory for `INCLUDE`
Windows/Cygwin	ForthVM-fast.diff	2007-11-23	Patch to ForthVM-fast.cpp to allow relative paths in default directory for `INCLUDE`
Linux	vm.diff	2007-10-09	Patch to vm.s to fix potential problem with `MOVE`
Linux	vm-fast.diff	2007-10-09	Patch to vm-fast.s to fix potential problem with `MOVE`
All	utils.4th	2007-10-09	Revised `$CONSTANT` and added `CTABLE` and `ENUM`

1.4.0

System	Update/Patch File	Date	Description
OS X/PPC	utils.4th	2007-07-31	Revised `$CONSTANT` and added `CTABLE` and `ENUM`
OS X/PPC	matrix-mult.4th	2007-01-29	Fixed long-standing bug with standard benchmark program
OS X/PPC	asm-x86.4th	2007-01-07	Fixes problems with assembly of byte and word register operands
OS X/PPC	fsl-util.4th	2006-10-31	Non-critical update of fsl-util.4th

1.3.2

System	Update/Patch File	Date	Description
Linux and Windows	utils.4th	2007-07-31	Revised `$CONSTANT` and added `CTABLE` and `ENUM`
Linux and Windows	matrix-mult.4th	2007-01-29	Fixed long-standing bug with standard benchmark program
Linux and Windows	asm-x86.4th	2007-01-07	Fixes problems with assembly of byte and word register operands
Linux and Windows	fsl-util.4th	2006-10-31	Non-critical update of fsl-util.4th
Linux	vm.diff	2006-10-21	Patch to vm.s adds DIVIDE BY ZERO error check for MOD and /MOD
Linux	vm-fast.diff	2006-10-21	Patch to vm-fast.s adds DIVIDE BY ZERO error check for MOD and /MOD
Windows	vm.diff	2006-10-21	Patch to vm.s adds DIVIDE BY ZERO error check for MOD and /MOD
Windows	vm-fast.diff	2006-10-21	Patch to vm-fast.s adds DIVIDE BY ZERO error check for MOD and /MOD

1.3.1

System	Update/Patch File	Date	Description
Windows	vmc-fast.diff	2006-04-14	Patch to vmc-fast.c fixes a stack overwrite problem in the signals interface
Windows	vmc.diff	2006-04-14	Patch to vmc.c fixes a stack overwrite problem in the signals interface
Linux	vmc-fast.diff	2006-04-14	Patch to vmc-fast.c fixes a stack overwrite problem in the signals interface
Linux	vmc.diff	2006-04-14	Patch to vmc.c fixes a stack overwrite problem in the signals interface
Linux and Windows	asm-x86.4th	2006-03-14	Update of asm-x86.4th fixes several more bugs and provides additional floating point instructions
Linux and Windows	asm-x86.4th	2006-03-13	Update of asm-x86.4th fixes several bugs and reduces overhead
Linux and Windows	asm-x86.4th	2006-02-11	Update of asm-x86.4th removes unnecessary overhead in CODE words

1.2.6

System	Update/Patch File	Date	Description
Windows	filesw.4th	2005-09-28	Update of filesw.4th fixes non-standard behavior of READ-LINE
Linux	files.4th	2005-09-28	Update of files.4th fixes non-standard behavior of READ-LINE
Linux	Makefile	2005-02-19	Update of Makefile for gcc 3.x permits build on 64-bit systems
Linux	Makefile-fast	2005-02-19	see above; Makefile for the fast/ subdirectory
Linux and Windows	ansi.4th	2004-09-08	Update of ansi.4th includes new console query words
Linux and Windows	ForthVM.diff	2004-08-20	Patch for ForthVM.cpp to fix error handling in `INCLUDE`
Linux and Windows	ForthVM-fast.diff	2004-08-20	Patch for ForthVM-fast.cpp
Linux and Windows	dynmem.4th	2004-07-16	Fixed problem with 2D array memory word `}}free`

1.0.14-2

System	Update/Patch File	Date	Description
Linux and Windows	ans-words.4th	2003-09-28	Added `[IF] ... [ELSE] ... [THEN]` conditional compilation words
Windows	filesw.4th	2003-05-16	Added constants `O_EXCL` and `O_TRUNC`

1.0.14

Do NOT apply the following patch(es) to 1.0.14-2 source file(s).

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System Update/Patch File Date Description
Linux vm.diff 2003-04-19 Patch file for source file vm.s to fix problem with FTRUNC>S

1.0.13

System	Update/Patch File	Date	Description
Linux/Windows	ans-words.4th	2003-03-09	Update of ans-words.4th. Fixed `F~` and added `>NUMBER`, `DEFER`, and `IS`.
Windows	filesw.4th	2002-09-20	Update of ANS file interface words for Windows