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+# Makefile for OpenWRT for cross-compiling GForth
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2010 David Kühling.  License: GPLv2+
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=gforth
+PKG_VERSION:=0.7.0-20100725
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://mosquito.dyndns.tv/~spock/
+PKG_MD5SUM:=f030bdfe42a9be32889d5b4c8cb37856
+
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:= gforth/host libldtl/host
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
+
+# for now: override download and use local gforth sources
+# remove the prepare.stamp if updating tgz
+# define Build/Prepare
+# 	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+# 	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.. && tar -xzvf -) < ~/forth/gforth/$(PKG_SOURCE)
+# endef
+# define Host/Prepare
+# 	mkdir -p $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)
+# 	(cd $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.. && tar -xzvf -) < ~/forth/gforth/$(PKG_SOURCE)
+# endef
+
+define Package/gforth
+  SECTION:=lang
+  CATEGORY:=Languages
+  TITLE:=GForth
+  DEPENDS:= +libltdl
+  URL:=http://www.gnu.org/software/gforth/
+endef
+
+define Package/gforth/description
+  Gforth is a fast and portable implementation of the ANS Forth
+  language.
+endef
+
+HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS += LTDL_LIBRARY_PATH=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib 
+
+# found this in the libtool Makefile.  does it help us?
+#export GLOBAL_LIBDIR=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
+
+define Host/Configure
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib; $(call Host/Configure/Default)
+endef
+
+# define Host/Compile
+# 	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) 
+# endef
+
+# define Host/Install
+# 	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) \
+# 		DESTDIR="$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)" \
+# 		install
+# endef
+
+# todo: skipcode=
+# todo: compiler options / tuning (openwrt sets bad defaults?)
+
+define Build/Configure
+	$(call Build/Configure/Default,)
+	echo "#!/bin/sh" > $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/preforth
+	echo '$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/gforth -i $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/gforth/$(PKG_VERSION)/gforth.fi "$$$$@"' >> $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/preforth
+	chmod a+x $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/preforth
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) kernel/version.fs gforth-ditc \
+		engine/prim-fast.i engine/prim_lab-fast.i engine/prim_names-fast.i \
+		engine/prim_superend-fast.i engine/profile-fast.i \
+		engine/prim_num-fast.i engine/prim_grp-fast.i \
+		engine/costs-fast.i engine/super2-fast.i
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/engine gforth-fast-ll-reg gforth-ll-reg \
+		OPT=-ll-reg OPTDEFINES="-DFORCE_LL -DFORCE_REG" OPTOBJECTS=
+	cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) && \
+            cp engine/gforth-ll-reg ./gforth && \
+	    cp engine/gforth-fast-ll-reg ./gforth-fast
+endef
+
+STARTUP	= exboot.fs startup.fs arch/mips/asm.fs arch/mips/disasm.fs
+
+GFORTH_FI_SRC = \
+	assert.fs \
+	backtrac.fs \
+	blocked.fb \
+	blocks.fs \
+	bufio.fs \
+	code.fs \
+	debug.fs \
+	debugs.fs \
+	dis-gdb.fs \
+	ekey.fs \
+	envos.fs \
+	savesys.fs \
+	environ.fs \
+	errors.fs \
+	exboot.fs \
+	except.fs \
+	extend.fs \
+	float.fs \
+	glocals.fs \
+	hash.fs \
+	history.fs \
+	intcomp.fs \
+	mkdir.fs \
+	libcc.fs \
+	locals.fs \
+	look.fs \
+	mkdir.fs \
+	prelude.fs \
+	quotes.fs \
+	search.fs \
+	see.fs \
+	see-ext.fs \
+	simp-see.fs \
+	source.fs \
+	startup.fs \
+	struct.fs \
+	struct0x.fs \
+	stuff.fs \
+	tasker.fs \
+	termsize.fs \
+	utf-8.fs \
+	vt100.fs \
+	vt100key.fs \
+	wordinfo.fs \
+	arch/mips/asm.fs arch/mips/disasm.fs arch/mips/insts.fs \
+	arch/mips/testasm.fs arch/mips/testdisasm.fs 
+
+LIBCC_SRC = cstr.fs unix/socket.fs
+LIBCC_DIST_SRC = libffi.fs fflib.fs $(LIBCC_SRC)
+
+# todo: strip down
+FORTH_SRC = $(GFORTH_FI_SRC) $(LIBCC_DIST_SRC) \
+	ans-report.fs ansi.fs answords.fs \
+	colorize.fs comp-i.fs complex.fs \
+	depth-changes.fs dosekey.fs doskey.fs ds2texi.fs \
+	envos.dos envos.os2 etags.fs fft.fs filedump.fs fi2c.fs \
+	fsl-util.4th glosgen.fs gray.fs httpd.fs install-tags.fs \
+	make-app.fs doc/makedoc.fs locate.fs more.fs onebench.fs \
+	other.fs prims2x.fs prims2x0.6.2.fs proxy.fs random.fs \
+	regexp.fs sokoban.fs string.fs table.fs tags.fs \
+	tt.fs \
+	unbuffer.fs wordsets.fs xwords.fs \
+	test/tester.fs test/ttester.fs \
+	test/coretest.fs test/postpone.fs test/dbltest.fs \
+	test/string.fs test/float.fs test/search.fs test/gforth.fs \
+	test/other.fs test/signals.fs test/checkans.fs \
+	test/primtest.fs test/coreext.fs test/deferred.fs \
+	test/coremore.fs test/gforth-nofast.fs test/libcc.fs \
+	test/macros.fs \
+	compat/strcomp.fs \
+	bubble.fs siev.fs matrix.fs fib.fs \
+	oof.fs oofsampl.fs objects.fs objexamp.fs mini-oof.fs moof-exm.fs \
+	moofglos.fs fixpath.fs \
+	add.fs lib.fs oldlib.fs sieve.fs \
+	endtry-iferror.fs recover-endtry.fs
+
+FS_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/share/gforth/$(PKG_VERSION)
+
+define Package/gforth/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/gforth
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/$(FS_INSTALL_DIR)
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/gforth/site-forth
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/gforth-fast $(1)/usr/bin/gforth-fast-bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/gforth $(1)/usr/bin/gforth-bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) files/gforth $(1)/usr/bin/gforth
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) files/gforth $(1)/usr/bin/gforth-fast
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/kernl32l.fi $(1)/$(FS_INSTALL_DIR)
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/siteinit.fs $(1)/usr/share/gforth/site-forth
+	$(call pkg_install_files,$(FORTH_SRC),$(PKG_BUILD_DIR),$(1)/$(FS_INSTALL_DIR))
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call HostBuild))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,gforth))
diff --git a/gforth/files/gforth b/gforth/files/gforth
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+#! /bin/sh
+# Can't cross-build gforth.fi image file.  Instead load sources on startup.
+exec $0-bin -m 1M -i kernl32l.fi \
+     exboot.fs startup.fs arch/mips/asm.fs arch/mips/disasm.fs "$@"
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