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gforth - GNU Forth for Android

0.7.9_20230518 for Android
3.9 | 10,000+ Installs | Reviews

Bernd Paysan

Description of gforth - GNU Forth for Android

Gforth is the GNU's project implementation of the programming language Forth. This APK is the binary distribution for the Android platform, for ARM and x86-processors. You can find more information and links to source code on http://bernd-paysan.de/gforth.html, and more information about Android-specific features on http://www.forth-ev.de/wiki/doku.php/en:projects:gforth-android:start.
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Gforth is available under GPLv3.
Gforth uses GCC to compile a fast direct or indirect threaded Forth; Gforth is fully ANS-Forth and Forth-2012 compliant. Authors of Gforth are Anton Ertl, Bernd Paysan, Jens Wilke, Neal Crook, David Kühling and others.
The goal of the Gforth Project is to develop a standard model for ANSI Forth. This can be split into several subgoals:
* Gforth should conform to the ANSI/200x Forth standard.
* It should be a model, i.e. it should define all the implementation-dependent things.
* It should become standard, i.e. widely accepted and used. This goal is the most difficult one.
To achieve these goals Gforth should be
* Similar to previous models (fig-Forth, F83)
* Powerful. It should provide for all the things that are considered necessary today and even some that are not yet considered necessary.
* Efficient. It should not get the reputation of being exceptionally slow.
* Free.
* Available on many machines/easy to port.
The Gforth apk installs three icons: One is the fast engine (Gforth fast), one the debug engine (Gforth ITC), where the single step debugger works, and the backtrace is precise even on exceptions, and the third one is the net2o protocol demo app, with the "Nettie" octopus. It's a demo now, so don't expect it to work flawless.

What's New with gforth - GNU Forth for Android 0.7.9_20230518

Fix problem with Android 33 (blank screen)

Information

  • Category:
    Libraries & Demo
  • Latest Version:
    0.7.9_20230518
  • Updated:
    2023-05-30
  • File size:
    5.0MB
  • Requirements:
    Android 4.1 or later
  • Developer:
    Bernd Paysan
  • ID:
    gnu.gforth
  • Available on:
Reviews
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    last version that works on my android 4.4.4 is from 2018. anything newer just crashes. PLEASE tag new releases as requiring newer android or see about making it work for 4.4
    2020-09-23 07:49
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    This app creates icon photos in My Photos library. Can't remove the pictures unless remove the app, so I did.
    2020-02-09 04:23
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    Superb, forth is a wacky language came across it back in the 80s on a commodore 64 , yeah I know. :-) The new versions do not start on any of my devices one device has error that there is no space on device . the Criticism that it is bloated is part because of ANSI spec compliance.
    2019-09-26 04:05
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    Works well, but very bloated, something that could be said of most GNU software.
    2019-08-15 10:02
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    Not working, immediately shutdown after starting the app.
    2019-07-27 01:44
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    still loving the updates
    2019-06-04 04:57