Re: [colorforth] Weird LOAD crash

[Chris Walton <chris.r.walton@xxxxxxxxx>]

I loaded the stock VESA color.com, inserted the floppy with the
mandelbrot code on it, and typed "0 0 3 writes" to write the kernel to
that floppy. So I know that blocks 0-62 are in good condition.


On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 03:01:05 -0600, Ray St. Marie <ray.stmarie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi arke :)
> 
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:23:02 -0800, Chris Walton
> <chris.r.walton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I'm using Mark Slicker's VESA-cf (basically, the CM CF with VESA and
> > terry loveall's floppy code), and there is one weird bug that is
> > horrifically annoying me:
> >
> > LOAD will not work. 
> Did it ever work for you? If you already know that 'LOAD' works in the
> raw ( before you made changes ) version then , most likely, while
> editing, you may have disturbed the previously coded blocks.
> 
> >Either it crashes colorforth, or it sets the
> > current block to the loaded block and then says that the calling word
> > doesn't exist.
> >
> > Examples:
> >
> > I have the mandelbrot code on block 70 and 72. I then added the
> > following to block 18 (after colors, before mark empty)
> >   : mandel  70 load ;
> > When I save, restart, and type "mandel", it will set the current block
> > to 70, then show the colorforth logo and say "mandel?". the block
> > doesnt seem to have been loaded at all.
> >
> 
> Since 'mandel" isn't in the dictionary, and it's on blk 18,  then the
> problem is in the code above the definition to define mandle.
> 
> Things to check...
> 1  on block 18 make sure all the yellow load statements have numbers
> before them.
> 2. and make sure all the yellow load statements are present "24 load
> 26 load 28 load 30 load".
> 3. go to each associated block with a load statement and
>     a. make sure you didn't inadvertantly add anything to the block
>     b. make sure you didn't inadvertanly subtract anything to the block
>     c. make sure you didn't redefine somewhere else anything in the
> blks of blk 18 load list
>         you can make html images of the original files from mark and the one
>        you added code  too and get a side by side look at any changes
> you may have made.
> 4. make sure that the load calls you define on 18 go above 'mark
> empty' unless you want to
>     default turn them off.
> 
> > another thing: in order for me to be able to load from the shell, i
> > added : load load ; into block 18 several times, and every time it
> > will crash. I also tried it in a separate block and loading that
> > block, and it will crash.
> I'm not sure I understand what's happening here or why your doing it
> but maybe the first thing will clear up the second.
> 
> If you find that the colorforth code is all correct, then maybe the
> blocks 0-17 have been damaged. You can build another by making sure to
> append your new code to a freshly buit front end.
> 
> 
> > Any ideas? Thanks :)
> >
> > -- Chris
> >
> > --
> > I F34R N0N3 F0R F0RTH SH4LL GUID3 M3
> > 
> Ray  :)
> 
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