Name
forward-mark:system — ordinary primitive
Synopsis
FORTH
MARK>
( -- DP-mark )compile-only( | ) ; | |
Description
makes room for a pointer in the dictionary to
be resolved through RESOLVE> and does therefore
memorize that cell's address on the CS-STACK
Mostly used after BRANCH or ?BRANCH in compiling
words like IF or ELSE
simulate:
: MARK> ?COMP HERE 0 , ;