cf - a ColorForth inspired system

What is cf?

• cf is NOT ColorForth, but it does use markers in the source to control its mode.

• cf is a byte-coded system written in C.

• cf uses the VM from c3. See this for details: https://github.com/CCurl/c3

• cf has 6 modes: DEFINE, COMMENT, INLINE, COMPILE, MACHINE, and INTERPRET.

• cf uses a either a marker code (in the whitespace) or a word to identify each mode.

• cf includes a simple text editor that will color the code to identify how it will be processed.

• cf is a work in progress.

• The marker colors as shown in the editor:

  • DEFINE: red
  • COMMENT: green
  • INLINE: orange
  • COMPILE: blue
  • UNUSED: purple
  • MACHINE: cyan
  • INTERPRET: white

• The marker codes:

  • DEFINE: ctrl-a (1)
  • COMMENT: ctrl-b (2)
  • INLINE: ctrl-c (3)
  • COMPILE: ctr-d (4)
  • UNUSED: ctrl-e (5)
  • MACHINE: ctrl-f (6)
  • INTERPRET: ctrl-g (7)

• The marker words:

  • DEFINE: '::'
  • COMMENT: '(('
  • INLINE: ':I'
  • COMPILE: '[['
  • MACHINE: ':M'
  • INTERPRET: ']]'

Notes:

• Words like IF/THEN and BEGIN/WHILE are defined in block 0.
• They are WHITE (INTERPRETED) because they generate code.
• BEGIN, WHILE, AGAIN, and REPEAT are also interpreted.