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redefine 2CONSTANT in terms of CREATE DOES>, saving two cells per use

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Jesse D. McDonald 2020-10-27 16:59:00 -05:00
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@ -1255,7 +1255,8 @@ DEFER REFILL
: CONSTANT CREATE LATEST >DFA ! ;
\ Same for double-cell constants; no DFA trick this time
: 2CONSTANT : POSTPONE 2LITERAL POSTPONE ; ;
: 2CONSTANT ( x1 x2 -- ) CREATE HERE 2 CELLS ALLOT 2!
DOES> ( -- x1 x2 ) 2@ ;
\ Define a single-cell named variable which returns its data address when executed.
\ The initial value is formally undefined. This implementation sets it to NULL.