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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. |