RetroForth ANS Layer now available

I've recently built an Standard Forth compatibility layer for the RetroForth
compiler (http://retroforth.com). The most recent version of the layer is
here: http://retroforth.net/paste/?id=155

This layer comes as close to 100% ANS Forth compatibility as RetroForth
presently allows, with a short list of exceptions as noted in the comments
in the file. It also provides multiple-wordlist support, exception
handling, conditional compilation, double-number support, optional
case-insensitivty, and compiler security, while stepping on RetroForth's own
set of unique features as little as possible.

Hopefully it's of use to someone; I'm always interested in feedback.
--
Neal Bridges
Quartus Handheld Software
http://www.quartus.net Home of Quartus Forth for the Palm OS!


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