Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:14:32 +0100
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On 11-03-2025 12:25, albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote:
> The `;: is present in colorforth. I drew (decennia ago) that it is
> equivalent to my `CO.
> Maybe a colorforth expert can explain what `;: does, if it is not
> the same as `CO.
> 
> For the record. ;: is Moore. CO is mine.

Actually, when inlining, ;: can be replaced by EXECUTE if and only if 
the reference on the Return Stack constitutes a valid xt in the Forth 
variant. YIELD (aka CO if I'm not mistaken) can be inlined as R> EXECUTE 
(under the same conditions).

Since the LOCAL definition has already moved the return address to the 
data stack, ;: works.. In an earlier version I moved the return address 
back to the return stack and executed YIELD. Which (of course) worked. 
So they're not that far apart IMHO.

Hans Bezemer