[OpenBIOS] Current finding on booting Mac OS 9.2

[Segher Boessenkool]

On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 03:39:47PM -0400, Programmingkid wrote:
> > No, the solution is to make R> work in interpret mode.  Properly.
> 
> Wouldn't we be better off avoiding using R> and >R?

If you don't want to run the OS9 bootscript, then don't run
the OS9 bootscript.

> I did try your version of r> and >r. The end result was pretty
> much the same as my patch. The "Dictionary Space overflow"
> error message is still printed.

There are many problems, you'll need to solve all to have things
work.

> > And you'll need structure words to work as well.  Piling workarounds
> > on top of workarounds won't get you far.
> 
> I remember your list of words that you thought had problems:
> 
> AHEAD IF THEN  BEGIN AGAIN UNTIL  CASE ENDCASE  DO ?DO LOOP +LOOP
> 
> What makes you so sure it is these words that are the problem?

Because they are implemented incorrectly.  They use the data space.

Try

2a IF CREATE uh-oh THEN

or

10 0 DO i , LOOP

and watch the sparks.


Segher