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An image file is a file containing an image of the Forth dictionary,
i.e., compiled Forth code and data residing in the dictionary. By
convention, we use the extension .fi
for image files.
• Image Licensing Issues: | Distribution terms for images. | |
• Image File Background: | Why have image files? | |
• Non-Relocatable Image Files: | don’t always work. | |
• Data-Relocatable Image Files: | are better. | |
• Fully Relocatable Image Files: | better yet. | |
• Stack and Dictionary Sizes: | Setting the default sizes for an image. | |
• Running Image Files: | gforth -i file or file.
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• Modifying the Startup Sequence: | and turnkey applications. |