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Subject: PYGMY Forth
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Date: 25 Sep 90 01:32:22 GMT
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Category 1,  Topic 45
Message 50        Mon Sep 24, 1990
F.SERGEANT [Frank]           at 20:00 CDT
 
  Pygmy Forth Version 1.3 Beta Test Standings:

     JETHOMAS is in the lead with 2 reported bugs and 1 fix.  Who will  be
next?

     Bug 1: DO LOOP in the Starting Forth section wasn't changed to  match the
new FOR NEXT.  The fix is to remove the  1-  at the end of  the definition of 
(DO)  on screen 171 of PYGMY.SCR.

     Bug 2: In order for the program to open your files automatically,  you
must have OPEN'd the files before creating the new .COM file.  This  is a bug.
All you should need to do is install the file with UNIT.   The file should not
need to be open when you do SAVE to create the new  .COM file.  The quick fix
is to add  CLOSE-FILES  just prior to   OPEN-FILES  in the definition of 
(BOOT  on screen 79 of PYGMY.SCR.   Then re-meta-compile.  (Or just do   79
LOAD  SAVE  PYGMYNEW.COM ).   This fix doesn't get at the heart of the matter.
I think there still  must be an underlying bug, but I haven't found it yet. 
I'll let you  know as soon as I do.

     I hope to find the cause of 2 above before uploading a corrected  file in
the library to replace #2202.  If you pass along copies of  #2202, please make
the above two corrections.  


  To JETHOMAS

     Thanks!

 -- Frank
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