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authorkitty <nepeta@canaglie.net>2026-01-30 21:31:42 +1100
committerkitty <nepeta@canaglie.net>2026-01-30 21:31:42 +1100
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put a redundant null byte after the string
this will cause issues if the word has a null byte in the name. so don't do that. obviously
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@@ -18,11 +18,17 @@ the dictionary follows a fairly standard format.
| flag | 1 byte | FFA (flag field address) |
| string length | 2 bytes | NFA (name field address) |
| string | variable length | still NFA |
+| null byte | 1 byte |
| code | variable length | CFA (code field address) |
probably, some bitmask antics could be done to store the string length
and flags together. but alternatively: no.
+the stored string is a counted string but also has a
+null byte at the end. bit of a waste of space but i can use
+x86's `repz` for it. maybe there is a counted string version
+though, i don't know
+
## forth registers
there are a set of 'virtual registers' (see moving forth part 1)