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    From Buzz McCool@[email protected] to comp.lang.forth on Tue Jan 20 14:10:17 2026
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    A tip of the hat to Hans as I just noticed that 4th was an
    installation option under Linux buildroot:

    $ make menuconfig
    Target Packages ---> Interpreter languages and scripting ---> [ ]4th

    BR2_PACKAGE_4TH: 4tH is a Forth compiler that can create bytecode, C-embeddable bytecode, standalone executables, but also works fine as a scripting language https://thebeez.home.xs4all.nl/4tH/ Symbol: BR2_PACKAGE_4TH [=n] Type : bool Prompt: 4th Location: -> Target packages -> Interpreter languages and scripting Defined at package/4th/Config.in:1

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  • From Hans Bezemer@[email protected] to comp.lang.forth on Wed Jan 21 14:39:01 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.forth

    Buzz, thanks!

    I already let the people know of this development, because I often get questions about enbedded environments - and that's something I
    absolutely know nothing about ;-)

    At least now I can point them somewhere!

    Hans Bezemer

    On 20-01-2026 23:10, Buzz McCool wrote:
    A tip of the hat to Hans as I just noticed that 4th was an
    installation option under Linux buildroot:

    $ make menuconfig
    Target Packages ---> Interpreter languages and scripting  ---> [ ]4th

    BR2_PACKAGE_4TH:                                                                                                                                                               4tH is a Forth compiler that can create bytecode,                                                                                                                              C-embeddable bytecode, standalone executables, but also                                                                                                                        works fine as a scripting language                                                                                                                                             https://thebeez.home.xs4all.nl/4tH/                                                                                                                                            Symbol: BR2_PACKAGE_4TH [=n]                                                                                                                                                   Type  : bool                                                                                                                                                                   Prompt: 4th                                                                                                                                                                    Location:                                                                                                                                                                    -> Target packages                                                                                                                                                         -> Interpreter languages and scripting                                                                                                                                   Defined at package/4th/Config.in:1


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