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Compilation vs meta-compilation
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Compilation vs meta-compilation. When you compile a word with
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"[COMPILE] foo", its straightforward: It writes down to HERE
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wither the address of the word or a number literal.
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When you *meta* compile, it's a bit more mind blowing. It
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fetches the address of the word specified by the caller, then
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writes that number as a literal, followed by a reference to
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",".
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Example: ": foo [COMPILE] bar;" is the equivalent of ": foo bar
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;" if bar is not an immediate. However, ": foo COMPILE bar ;"
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is the equivalent of ": foo ['] bar , ;". Got it?
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Meta-compile only works with real words, not number literals.
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