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Subject: Forth Engines / Harris
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Date: 2 Jun 90 04:33:15 GMT
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 Date: 05-30-90 (08:07)              Number: 582 (Echo)
   To: ALL                           Refer#: NONE
 From: JACK WOEHR                      Read: (N/A)
 Subj: RTX2001A: HALIGN DALIGN       Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE


        Hmmm ... if you create a table in memory in RTX2001A EBForth
 with CREATE and a buncha C,  the dictionary can get misaligned!

 ( for code space use:   )    : HALIGN H @ 1 AND H +! ;
 ( also, for data space: )    : DALIGN R @ 1 AND H +! ;

 may be needed, as in

        : CTABLE CREATE DOES> + ;

        CTABLE FOO 1 C, 2 C, 17 C, 34 C, 99 C, HALIGN

        In this example, if you *don't* use HALIGN, the next word
 you create in the dictionary won't be findable because name header
 will be odd-aligned.

                =jax= 

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