Re: [gforth] siteinit.fs and .gforth.fs

[Bernd Paysan]

Am Donnerstag, 6. März 2014, 21:49:26 schrieb Marcos Cruz:
> I use Gforth 0.7.2, compiled from sources.
> 
> I supposed </usr/local/share/gforth/site-init/siteinit.fs> is used for
> general configuration, but I've written some code in it and nothing
> happens (the file permissions are OK). It seems this file is not
> included during the boot.

Indeed, it is loaded during compilation of the image.

> I've found this in the info:
> 
>    Not yet implemented: On startup the system first executes the system
>    initialization file (unless the option `--no-init-file' is given;
>    note that the system resulting from using this option may not be ANS
>    Forth conformant). Then the user initialization file `.gforth.fs' is
>    executed, unless the option `--no-rc' is given; this file is searched
>    for in `.', then in `~', then in the normal path (see above).
> 
> Is <siteinit.fs> the mentioned system initialization file?  But
> '.included' shows a <siteinit.fs> at the end of the list. I've searched
> </usr/local/share/gforth> and there's no other <siteinit.fs>.

Yes.  But as you see in the documentation, this is not yet implemented as 
intented.
 
> Will <./.gforth.fs> and <~/.gforth.fs> be implemented in version 0.8?

Yes, but probably a bit different.  The current git HEAD system includes 
~/.gforthrc, no option is there to disable this, and it yet doesn't include 
siteinit.fs.

> This feature will make it easier to distribute programs, because there
> will be a standard user configuration file that will be always
> interpreted no matter where the sources of the program are stored.

Yes, indeed.

-- 
Bernd Paysan
"If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself"
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