In article ,   
   Krishna Myneni   wrote:   
   >On 6/28/24 03:04, albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote:   
   >> In article ,   
   >> Krishna Myneni   wrote:   
   >...   
   >The whole Search Order word set is clunky and has a cobbled together   
   >feel about it. It is also difficult to integrate a named modules system   
   >into which provides Public/Private definitions into the standard words   
   >e.g. making ORDER list the names of the modules isn't easy.   
   >   
   >A stack model for the search order may be the way to go. It would be   
   >more intuitive to Forth users than having to remember ONLY ALSO PREVIOUS   
   >etc.   
   >   
   >Currently the standard defines what a minimum search order should   
   >contain but then promptly disregards it by standardizing 0 SET-ORDER.   
   >This is dangerous in interpretation mode, and, while it may have uses in   
   >compilation mode, within a definition where the prior search order can   
   >be restored (or not), the notion of a well-defined minimum search order   
   >should be a strong guarantee to the Forth programmer and not allowed to   
   >be violated easily.   
      
   I have taken the liberty to replace VOCABULARY with NAMESPACE in ciforth.   
   NAMESPACE is a named wordlist that pushes itself to the search order.   
   If you formulate it an archaic way, "ALSO is put in the body of the   
   CREATE DOES> word NAMESPACE."   
   In fact in this approach, `ALSO is all but superfluous.   
   It is from the time, one had merely two slots for wordlists.   
   Wordlist's , namespaces that have itself no name, are so akward.   
      
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