( Do dictionary cross compilation. Include this file right before your cross compilation, then set XCURRENT to CURRENT and XOFF to H@ - your target hook. Example: H@ ' _bend - XOFF ! This redefines defining words to achieve cross compilation. The goal is two-fold: 1. Add an offset to all word references in definitions. 2. Don't shadow important words we need right now. New defining words establish a new XCURRENT, a copy of CURRENT. From now on, CURRENT doesn't move. This means that "'" and friends will *not* find words you're about to define. Only (xfind) will. Words overrides like ":", "IMMEDIATE" and "CODE" are not automatically shadowed to allow the harmless inclusion of this unit. This shadowing has to take place in your xcomp configuration. See example in /emul/forth/xcomp.fs Note that this cross compilation unit is far from foolproof and cannot cross compile any kind of code. Cross compliation of Forth dicts is *tricky*. This unit is designed to cross compile the core full interpreter, that is, the contents of the "/forth" folder of the project. Cross compiling anything else might work, but as soon as you start defining immediates and using them on-the-fly, things get icky. ) VARIABLE XCURRENT VARIABLE XOFF : XCON XCURRENT CURRENT* ! ; : XCOFF 0x02 RAM+ CURRENT* ! ; : (xentry) XCON (entry) XCOFF ; : XCODE XCON CODE XCOFF ; : XIMM XCON IMMEDIATE XCOFF ; : XAPPLY DUP XOFF @ > IF XOFF @ - THEN ; ( Run find in XCURRENT and apply XOFF ) : (xfind) XCURRENT @ SWAP ( xcur w ) _find ( a f ) IF ( a ) ( apply XOFF ) XAPPLY 1 ELSE 0 THEN ; : X' XCON ' XCOFF XAPPLY ; : X['] X' LITN ; ( TODO: am I making the word "," stable here? ) : XCOMPILE X' LITN ['] , , ; : X: (xentry) ( 0e == compiledWord ) [ 0x0e LITN ] , BEGIN ( DUP is because we need a copy in case it's IMMED ) WORD DUP ( cross compile CURRENT ) XCURRENT @ SWAP ( w xcur w ) _find ( w a f ) IF ( is word ) DUP IMMED? IF ( w a ) ( When encountering IMMEDIATE, we exec the *host* word. ) DROP ( w ) ( system CURRENT ) 0x02 RAM+ @ SWAP ( cur w ) _find ( a f ) NOT IF ABORT THEN ( a ) XCON EXECUTE XCOFF ELSE ( not an immed. drop backup w and write, with offset. ) SWAP DROP ( a ) XAPPLY , THEN ELSE ( w a ) ( maybe number ) DROP ( w ) (parse*) @ EXECUTE LITN THEN AGAIN ;