From: Tim Vaughan <tgvaughan@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2016 02:02:49 +0000 (+1200)
Subject: Getting messy.
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Getting messy.
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diff --git a/src/forth.jl b/src/forth.jl
index 5bcd583..39d5e69 100644
--- a/src/forth.jl
+++ b/src/forth.jl
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ latest = 0 # no previous definition
 # The following array constitutes the memory of the VM. It has the following geography:
 #
 # memory = +-----------------------+
+#          | System Variables      |
+#          +-----------------------+
 #          | Return Stack          |
 #          +-----------------------+
 #          | Parameter Stack       |
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ memory = Array{Int64,1}(size_memory)
 primitives = Array{Function,1}()
 
 
+
 # Stack manipulation functions
 
 function pushRS(val::Int64)
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ end
 
 callPrim(addr::Int64) = primitives[-addr]()
 
-function defVar(name::AbstractString, val::Int64)
+function defSysVar(name::AbstractString, varAddr::Int64)
     global latest, here
 
     memory[here] = latest
@@ -100,14 +103,18 @@ function defVar(name::AbstractString, val::Int64)
     memory[here] = length(name); here += 1
     memory[here:(here+length(name)-1)] = [Int(c) for c in name]; here += length(name)
 
-    push!(primitives, () -> begin
-
-    end)
+    push!(primitives, eval(:(() -> begin
+        pushPS($(varAddr))
+        return NEXT
+    end)))
+    memory[here] = -length(primitives)
+    here += 1
 
-    pushPS($var)
-    jmp = NEXT
+    return varAddr
 end
 
+function defConst(name
+
 # Threading Primitives
 
 NEXT = defPrim("NEXT", () -> begin
@@ -184,10 +191,6 @@ end)
 
 # Built-in variables
 
-defVar("STATE", :state)
-defVar("HERE", :here)
-defVar("LATEST", :latest)
-defVar("BASE", :base)
 
 # Constants