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From: mhx@iae.nl (mhx)
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Subject: Re: Standard compliance for systems
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:26:12 +0000
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On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:11:32 +0000, minforth wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:35:01 +0000, mhx wrote:
>> When parsing commands for my engineering tools, strings
>> are indispensable. But I use a ringbuffer, not a stack.
>
> A ring buffer for holding strings is a classic for Forth
> systems. For larger string sequences, such as data in XML
> format, ring buffers tend to be overwritten. But that's
> an application-sprecific implementation detail, not a
> topic for a standard.

Ring buffers should manage their pool appropriately. That's
a quality of implementation aspect. Slightly more dangerous
is using their strings permanently. It assumes quality at
the other side of the keyboard.

-marcel