rajamesandClaude Opus 5.5
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First code for StarForth v4 (JUSTIFICATION.md section 10, step 1): one node of the 32-instruction core as a C99 model, with cell width as a build parameter. - Node: P, A, B, F18 circular stacks (10 and 9 deep, D-2), word-addressed memory (D-1), 5% guard bands on every bounded list. - Instruction word: six 5-bit slots in 32 bits at every cell width. - Executor: all 32 opcodes of DECOMPOSITION.md 1.3. Cell arithmetic wraps explicitly; no signed overflow or implementation-defined shift. - Heat: per-opcode and per-call-target counters and the anti-clock, driven by instruction retirement (1.4, D-6 interim). - Slot packer and runner for tests, and a reference unsigned multiply in plain C99 with no 128-bit type. Tests run at 32- and 64-bit cells, and under ASan and UBSan. They cover every opcode and execute the first section 4 definitions (NIP SWAP OR NEGATE ROT 0< 0= 2DUP - U<) against the C operation each stands for. UM* as written in section 4 is exact only while u1 <= 2^(n-2). Two known failing cases are pinned in test_foundation.c until it is rewritten. DECOMPOSITION.md: record D-9, the instruction word is 32 bits at every cell width (ruled 2026-10-02). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
v4/
StarForth v4: the 32-instruction F18-derived core. The design lives in
docs/v4.0.0/JUSTIFICATION.md (why) and docs/v4.0.0/DECOMPOSITION.md
(every v3 word mapped to a v4 fate).
The first deliverable is the hosted C99 golden model (JUSTIFICATION.md §10,
step 1). It must pass POST and hold K≡1.0 with 32- and 64-bit cells on all
three host ISAs.
What exists so far is the single node: registers, circular stacks, memory, all
32 opcodes, and per-opcode and per-call-target heat. make -C v4 test builds
and runs the tests at both cell widths; make -C v4 sanitize repeats them
under ASan and UBSan. There is no compiler capsule, no POST and no K
measurement yet.