VFX Forth for Mac OS X
Last update: 7 March 2022
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Features
- VFX Forth 64 for macOS available
- Examples and libraries.
- Carbon MacForth on VFX (32 bit only) by MegaWolf
- Cocoa interface
- GTK+ Cross Platform GUI
- Compatibility with other MPE Products.
- Support services – standard, extended and advanced technical support.
- Common features in all VFX Forth systems
- See also – VFX Forth for Windows
- See also – VFX Forth for Linux
VFX Forth for Mac OS X
VFX Forth for Mac OS X has 64 bit and 32 bit x86 versions built from the same code tree as the Windows and Linux versions; please refer to the common features version for a detailed description of aspects common to all versions, e.g. code generation. Requires Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or later. VFX Forth 32 does not work on Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina onwards, but VFX Forth 64 works fine on OS X 10.15 onwards.
Because of the number of clients porting code from other platforms and Forth systems, we are paying more attention to compatibility harnesses, especially for shared library accesss.
Read the latest 64 bit release notes or 32 bit release notes. Release notes for all earlier versions of VFX Forth can be found here.
For the licence terms, see the licence.
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Transformation Engine by Bruno Degazio
Read the Paper about the Tranformation engine
Carbon MacForth on VFX
Ward McFarland at Megawolf has ported Carbon MacForth to VFX Forth 32. Carbon MacForth is included in the VFX Forth for Mac distribution. MacForth is a mature Macintosh Forth development environment. MacForth on VFX provides the same working environment as previous versions on MacForth – tightly integrated multi-window source code editor, simple project management tools, and more. A few small syntax changes from prior versions are needed. A client porting a large CAD package to MacForth on VFX from the PowerPC version reports that only minimal changes are required.
Cocoa interface
Written by Roelf Toxopeus of BMB con, the Cocoa interface provides access to the features of the Mac’s Cocoa interface. A multitude of example programs help you to learn this complex and fascinating interface. The Cocoa interface is included in the VFX Forth for Mac distribution.
GTK+ Cross Platform GUI
It’s cross platform, so it’s one of the common features.
Examples and Libraries
VFX Forth comes with a wide range of application examples.
Libraries include multitasking, floating point, serial and socket-based communications, benchmarks, BNF parsers, binary overlays, full file system support, and more than a dozen application-oriented examples to get you off to a flying start.
System Requirements
- Intel OS X 10.6 or later.
- Incompatible with OS X 10.15.