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lib/forth/ans-tests/README.md

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+ANS Forth conformance tests — vendored from
+https://github.com/gerryjackson/forth2012-test-suite (master, commit-locked
+on first fetch: 2026-04-24).
+
+Files in this directory are pristine copies of upstream — do not edit them.
+They are consumed by the conformance runner in `lib/forth/conformance.sh`.
+
+- `tester.fr` — John Hayes' test harness (`T{ ... -> ... }T`). (C) 1995
+  Johns Hopkins APL, distributable under its notice.
+- `core.fr` — Core word set tests (Hayes, ~1000 lines).
+- `coreexttest.fth` — Core Extension tests (Gerry Jackson).
+
+Only `core.fr` is expected to run green end-to-end for Phase 3; the others
+stay parked until later phases.

lib/forth/ans-tests/coreexttest.fth

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+\ To test the ANS Forth Core Extension word set
+
+\ This program was written by Gerry Jackson in 2006, with contributions from
+\ others where indicated, and is in the public domain - it can be distributed
+\ and/or modified in any way but please retain this notice.
+
+\ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+\ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+\ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+\ The tests are not claimed to be comprehensive or correct 
+
+\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\ Version 0.15 1 August 2025 Added two tests to VALUE
+\         0.14 21 July 2022 Updated first line of BUFFER: test as recommended
+\              in issue 32
+\         0.13 28 October 2015
+\              Replace <FALSE> and <TRUE> with FALSE and TRUE to avoid
+\              dependence on Core tests
+\              Moved SAVE-INPUT and RESTORE-INPUT tests in a file to filetest.fth
+\              Use of 2VARIABLE (from optional wordset) replaced with CREATE.
+\              Minor lower to upper case conversions.
+\              Calls to COMPARE replaced by S= (in utilities.fth) to avoid use
+\              of a word from an optional word set.
+\              UNUSED tests revised as UNUSED UNUSED = may return FALSE when an
+\              implementation has the data stack sharing unused dataspace.
+\              Double number input dependency removed from the HOLDS tests.
+\              Minor case sensitivities removed in definition names.
+\         0.11 25 April 2015
+\              Added tests for PARSE-NAME HOLDS BUFFER:
+\              S\" tests added
+\              DEFER IS ACTION-OF DEFER! DEFER@ tests added
+\              Empty CASE statement test added
+\              [COMPILE] tests removed because it is obsolescent in Forth 2012
+\         0.10 1 August 2014
+\             Added tests contributed by James Bowman for:
+\                <> U> 0<> 0> NIP TUCK ROLL PICK 2>R 2R@ 2R>
+\                HEX WITHIN UNUSED AGAIN MARKER
+\             Added tests for:
+\                .R U.R ERASE PAD REFILL SOURCE-ID 
+\             Removed ABORT from NeverExecuted to enable Win32
+\             to continue after failure of RESTORE-INPUT.
+\             Removed max-intx which is no longer used.
+\         0.7 6 June 2012 Extra CASE test added
+\         0.6 1 April 2012 Tests placed in the public domain.
+\             SAVE-INPUT & RESTORE-INPUT tests, position
+\             of T{ moved so that tests work with ttester.fs
+\             CONVERT test deleted - obsolete word removed from Forth 200X
+\             IMMEDIATE VALUEs tested
+\             RECURSE with :NONAME tested
+\             PARSE and .( tested
+\             Parsing behaviour of C" added
+\         0.5 14 September 2011 Removed the double [ELSE] from the
+\             initial SAVE-INPUT & RESTORE-INPUT test
+\         0.4 30 November 2009  max-int replaced with max-intx to
+\             avoid redefinition warnings.
+\         0.3  6 March 2009 { and } replaced with T{ and }T
+\                           CONVERT test now independent of cell size
+\         0.2  20 April 2007 ANS Forth words changed to upper case
+\                            Tests qd3 to qd6 by Reinhold Straub
+\         0.1  Oct 2006 First version released
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\ The tests are based on John Hayes test program for the core word set
+
+\ Words tested in this file are:
+\     .( .R 0<> 0> 2>R 2R> 2R@ :NONAME <> ?DO AGAIN C" CASE COMPILE, ENDCASE
+\     ENDOF ERASE FALSE HEX MARKER NIP OF PAD PARSE PICK REFILL
+\     RESTORE-INPUT ROLL SAVE-INPUT SOURCE-ID TO TRUE TUCK U.R U> UNUSED
+\     VALUE WITHIN [COMPILE]
+
+\ Words not tested or partially tested:
+\     \ because it has been extensively used already and is, hence, unnecessary
+\     REFILL and SOURCE-ID from the user input device which are not possible
+\     when testing from a file such as this one
+\     UNUSED (partially tested) as the value returned is system dependent
+\     Obsolescent words #TIB CONVERT EXPECT QUERY SPAN TIB as they have been
+\     removed from the Forth 2012 standard
+
+\ Results from words that output to the user output device have to visually
+\ checked for correctness. These are .R U.R .(
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\ Assumptions & dependencies:
+\     - tester.fr (or ttester.fs), errorreport.fth and utilities.fth have been
+\       included prior to this file
+\     - the Core word set available
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING Core Extension words
+
+DECIMAL
+
+TESTING TRUE FALSE
+
+T{ TRUE  -> 0 INVERT }T
+T{ FALSE -> 0 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING <> U>   (contributed by James Bowman)
+
+T{ 0 0 <> -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 1 <> -> FALSE }T
+T{ -1 -1 <> -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 0 <> -> TRUE }T
+T{ -1 0 <> -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 1 <> -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 -1 <> -> TRUE }T
+
+T{ 0 1 U> -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 2 U> -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MID-UINT U> -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MAX-UINT U> -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT MAX-UINT U> -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 0 U> -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 1 U> -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 0 U> -> TRUE }T
+T{ 2 1 U> -> TRUE }T
+T{ MID-UINT 0 U> -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT 0 U> -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT MID-UINT U> -> TRUE }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING 0<> 0>   (contributed by James Bowman)
+
+T{ 0 0<> -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 0<> -> TRUE }T
+T{ 2 0<> -> TRUE }T
+T{ -1 0<> -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT 0<> -> TRUE }T
+T{ MIN-INT 0<> -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-INT 0<> -> TRUE }T
+
+T{ 0 0> -> FALSE }T
+T{ -1 0> -> FALSE }T
+T{ MIN-INT 0> -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 0> -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-INT 0> -> TRUE }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING NIP TUCK ROLL PICK   (contributed by James Bowman)
+
+T{ 1 2 NIP -> 2 }T
+T{ 1 2 3 NIP -> 1 3 }T
+
+T{ 1 2 TUCK -> 2 1 2 }T
+T{ 1 2 3 TUCK -> 1 3 2 3 }T
+
+T{ : RO5 100 200 300 400 500 ; -> }T
+T{ RO5 3 ROLL -> 100 300 400 500 200 }T
+T{ RO5 2 ROLL -> RO5 ROT }T
+T{ RO5 1 ROLL -> RO5 SWAP }T
+T{ RO5 0 ROLL -> RO5 }T
+
+T{ RO5 2 PICK -> 100 200 300 400 500 300 }T
+T{ RO5 1 PICK -> RO5 OVER }T
+T{ RO5 0 PICK -> RO5 DUP }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING 2>R 2R@ 2R>   (contributed by James Bowman)
+
+T{ : RR0 2>R 100 R> R> ; -> }T
+T{ 300 400 RR0 -> 100 400 300 }T
+T{ 200 300 400 RR0 -> 200 100 400 300 }T
+
+T{ : RR1 2>R 100 2R@ R> R> ; -> }T
+T{ 300 400 RR1 -> 100 300 400 400 300 }T
+T{ 200 300 400 RR1 -> 200 100 300 400 400 300 }T
+
+T{ : RR2 2>R 100 2R> ; -> }T
+T{ 300 400 RR2 -> 100 300 400 }T
+T{ 200 300 400 RR2 -> 200 100 300 400 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING HEX   (contributed by James Bowman)
+
+T{ BASE @ HEX BASE @ DECIMAL BASE @ - SWAP BASE ! -> 6 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING WITHIN   (contributed by James Bowman)
+
+T{ 0 0 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 0 MID-UINT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 0 MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 0 MAX-UINT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 MID-UINT 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MID-UINT MID-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MID-UINT MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MID-UINT MAX-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MID-UINT+1 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MID-UINT+1 MAX-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MAX-UINT 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MAX-UINT MID-UINT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 MAX-UINT MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 MAX-UINT MAX-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT 0 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT 0 MID-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT 0 MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MID-UINT 0 MAX-UINT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MID-UINT MID-UINT 0 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MID-UINT MID-UINT MID-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT MID-UINT MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MID-UINT MID-UINT MAX-UINT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MID-UINT MID-UINT+1 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT MID-UINT+1 MAX-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT MAX-UINT 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT MAX-UINT MID-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT MAX-UINT MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MID-UINT MAX-UINT MAX-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 0 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 0 MID-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 0 MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 0 MAX-UINT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT 0 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT MID-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT MAX-UINT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT+1 0 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT+1 MAX-UINT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 MAX-UINT 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 MAX-UINT MID-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 MAX-UINT MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MID-UINT+1 MAX-UINT MAX-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT 0 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT 0 MID-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT 0 MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT 0 MAX-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT MID-UINT 0 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT MID-UINT MID-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT MID-UINT MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT MID-UINT MAX-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT MID-UINT+1 0 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT MID-UINT+1 MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT MID-UINT+1 MAX-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT MAX-UINT 0 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT MAX-UINT MID-UINT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT MAX-UINT MID-UINT+1 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-UINT MAX-UINT MAX-UINT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+
+T{ MIN-INT MIN-INT MIN-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MIN-INT MIN-INT 0 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MIN-INT MIN-INT 1 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MIN-INT MIN-INT MAX-INT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MIN-INT 0 MIN-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MIN-INT 0 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MIN-INT 0 1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MIN-INT 0 MAX-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MIN-INT 1 MIN-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MIN-INT 1 0 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MIN-INT 1 1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MIN-INT 1 MAX-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MIN-INT MAX-INT MIN-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MIN-INT MAX-INT 0 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MIN-INT MAX-INT 1 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MIN-INT MAX-INT MAX-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MIN-INT MIN-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MIN-INT 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MIN-INT 1 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 MIN-INT MAX-INT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 0 MIN-INT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 0 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 0 1 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 0 MAX-INT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 1 MIN-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 1 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 1 1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 1 MAX-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MAX-INT MIN-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MAX-INT 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 0 MAX-INT 1 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 0 MAX-INT MAX-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 MIN-INT MIN-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 MIN-INT 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 MIN-INT 1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 MIN-INT MAX-INT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 1 0 MIN-INT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 1 0 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 0 1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 0 MAX-INT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 1 1 MIN-INT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 1 1 0 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 1 1 1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 1 MAX-INT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ 1 MAX-INT MIN-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 MAX-INT 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 MAX-INT 1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ 1 MAX-INT MAX-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-INT MIN-INT MIN-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-INT MIN-INT 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-INT MIN-INT 1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-INT MIN-INT MAX-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-INT 0 MIN-INT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-INT 0 0 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-INT 0 1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-INT 0 MAX-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-INT 1 MIN-INT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-INT 1 0 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-INT 1 1 WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-INT 1 MAX-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+T{ MAX-INT MAX-INT MIN-INT WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-INT MAX-INT 0 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-INT MAX-INT 1 WITHIN -> TRUE }T
+T{ MAX-INT MAX-INT MAX-INT WITHIN -> FALSE }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING UNUSED  (contributed by James Bowman & Peter Knaggs)
+
+VARIABLE UNUSED0
+T{ UNUSED DROP -> }T                  
+T{ ALIGN UNUSED UNUSED0 ! 0 , UNUSED CELL+ UNUSED0 @ = -> TRUE }T
+T{ UNUSED UNUSED0 ! 0 C, UNUSED CHAR+ UNUSED0 @ =
+         -> TRUE }T  \ aligned -> unaligned
+T{ UNUSED UNUSED0 ! 0 C, UNUSED CHAR+ UNUSED0 @ = -> TRUE }T  \ unaligned -> ?
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING AGAIN   (contributed by James Bowman)
+
+T{ : AG0 701 BEGIN DUP 7 MOD 0= IF EXIT THEN 1+ AGAIN ; -> }T
+T{ AG0 -> 707 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING MARKER   (contributed by James Bowman)
+
+T{ : MA? BL WORD FIND NIP 0<> ; -> }T
+T{ MARKER MA0 -> }T
+T{ : MA1 111 ; -> }T
+T{ MARKER MA2 -> }T
+T{ : MA1 222 ; -> }T
+T{ MA? MA0 MA? MA1 MA? MA2 -> TRUE TRUE TRUE }T
+T{ MA1 MA2 MA1 -> 222 111 }T
+T{ MA? MA0 MA? MA1 MA? MA2 -> TRUE TRUE FALSE }T
+T{ MA0 -> }T
+T{ MA? MA0 MA? MA1 MA? MA2 -> FALSE FALSE FALSE }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING ?DO
+
+: QD ?DO I LOOP ;
+T{ 789 789 QD -> }T
+T{ -9876 -9876 QD -> }T
+T{ 5 0 QD -> 0 1 2 3 4 }T
+
+: QD1 ?DO I 10 +LOOP ;
+T{ 50 1 QD1 -> 1 11 21 31 41 }T
+T{ 50 0 QD1 -> 0 10 20 30 40 }T
+
+: QD2 ?DO I 3 > IF LEAVE ELSE I THEN LOOP ;
+T{ 5 -1 QD2 -> -1 0 1 2 3 }T
+
+: QD3 ?DO I 1 +LOOP ;
+T{ 4  4 QD3 -> }T
+T{ 4  1 QD3 -> 1 2 3 }T
+T{ 2 -1 QD3 -> -1 0 1 }T
+
+: QD4 ?DO I -1 +LOOP ;
+T{  4 4 QD4 -> }T
+T{  1 4 QD4 -> 4 3 2 1 }T
+T{ -1 2 QD4 -> 2 1 0 -1 }T
+
+: QD5 ?DO I -10 +LOOP ;
+T{   1 50 QD5 -> 50 40 30 20 10 }T
+T{   0 50 QD5 -> 50 40 30 20 10 0 }T
+T{ -25 10 QD5 -> 10 0 -10 -20 }T
+
+VARIABLE ITERS
+VARIABLE INCRMNT
+
+: QD6 ( limit start increment -- )
+   INCRMNT !
+   0 ITERS !
+   ?DO
+      1 ITERS +!
+      I
+      ITERS @  6 = IF LEAVE THEN
+      INCRMNT @
+   +LOOP ITERS @
+;
+
+T{  4  4 -1 QD6 -> 0 }T
+T{  1  4 -1 QD6 -> 4 3 2 1 4 }T
+T{  4  1 -1 QD6 -> 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 6 }T
+T{  4  1  0 QD6 -> 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 }T
+T{  0  0  0 QD6 -> 0 }T
+T{  1  4  0 QD6 -> 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 }T
+T{  1  4  1 QD6 -> 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 }T
+T{  4  1  1 QD6 -> 1 2 3 3 }T
+T{  4  4  1 QD6 -> 0 }T
+T{  2 -1 -1 QD6 -> -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 6 }T
+T{ -1  2 -1 QD6 -> 2 1 0 -1 4 }T
+T{  2 -1  0 QD6 -> -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 6 }T
+T{ -1  2  0 QD6 -> 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 }T
+T{ -1  2  1 QD6 -> 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 }T
+T{  2 -1  1 QD6 -> -1 0 1 3 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING BUFFER:
+
+T{ 2 CELLS BUFFER: BUF:TEST -> }T
+T{ BUF:TEST DUP ALIGNED = -> TRUE }T
+T{ 111 BUF:TEST ! 222 BUF:TEST CELL+ ! -> }T
+T{ BUF:TEST @ BUF:TEST CELL+ @ -> 111 222 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING VALUE TO
+
+T{ 111 VALUE VAL1 -999 VALUE VAL2 -> }T
+T{ VAL1 -> 111 }T
+T{ VAL2 -> -999 }T
+T{ 222 TO VAL1 -> }T
+T{ VAL1 -> 222 }T
+T{ : VD1 VAL1 ; -> }T
+T{ VD1 -> 222 }T
+T{ : VD2 TO VAL2 ; -> }T
+T{ VAL2 -> -999 }T
+T{ -333 VD2 -> }T
+T{ VAL2 -> -333 }T
+T{ VAL1 -> 222 }T
+T{ 444 TO VAL1 -> }T
+T{ VD1 -> 444 }T
+T{ 123 VALUE VAL3 IMMEDIATE VAL3 -> 123 }T
+T{ : VD3 VAL3 LITERAL ; VD3 -> 123 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING CASE OF ENDOF ENDCASE
+
+: CS1 CASE 1 OF 111 ENDOF
+           2 OF 222 ENDOF
+           3 OF 333 ENDOF
+           >R 999 R>
+      ENDCASE
+;
+
+T{ 1 CS1 -> 111 }T
+T{ 2 CS1 -> 222 }T
+T{ 3 CS1 -> 333 }T
+T{ 4 CS1 -> 999 }T
+
+\ Nested CASE's
+
+: CS2 >R CASE -1 OF CASE R@ 1 OF 100 ENDOF
+                            2 OF 200 ENDOF
+                           >R -300 R>
+                    ENDCASE
+                 ENDOF
+              -2 OF CASE R@ 1 OF -99  ENDOF
+                            >R -199 R>
+                    ENDCASE
+                 ENDOF
+                 >R 299 R>
+         ENDCASE R> DROP
+;
+
+T{ -1 1 CS2 ->  100 }T
+T{ -1 2 CS2 ->  200 }T
+T{ -1 3 CS2 -> -300 }T
+T{ -2 1 CS2 -> -99  }T
+T{ -2 2 CS2 -> -199 }T
+T{  0 2 CS2 ->  299 }T
+
+\ Boolean short circuiting using CASE
+
+: CS3  ( N1 -- N2 )
+   CASE 1- FALSE OF 11 ENDOF
+        1- FALSE OF 22 ENDOF
+        1- FALSE OF 33 ENDOF
+        44 SWAP
+   ENDCASE
+;
+
+T{ 1 CS3 -> 11 }T
+T{ 2 CS3 -> 22 }T
+T{ 3 CS3 -> 33 }T
+T{ 9 CS3 -> 44 }T
+
+\ Empty CASE statements with/without default
+
+T{ : CS4 CASE ENDCASE ; 1 CS4 -> }T
+T{ : CS5 CASE 2 SWAP ENDCASE ; 1 CS5 -> 2 }T
+T{ : CS6 CASE 1 OF ENDOF 2 ENDCASE ; 1 CS6 -> }T
+T{ : CS7 CASE 3 OF ENDOF 2 ENDCASE ; 1 CS7 -> 1 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING :NONAME RECURSE
+
+VARIABLE NN1
+VARIABLE NN2
+:NONAME 1234 ; NN1 !
+:NONAME 9876 ; NN2 !
+T{ NN1 @ EXECUTE -> 1234 }T
+T{ NN2 @ EXECUTE -> 9876 }T
+
+T{ :NONAME ( n -- 0,1,..n ) DUP IF DUP >R 1- RECURSE R> THEN ;
+   CONSTANT RN1 -> }T
+T{ 0 RN1 EXECUTE -> 0 }T
+T{ 4 RN1 EXECUTE -> 0 1 2 3 4 }T
+
+:NONAME  ( n -- n1 )    \ Multiple RECURSEs in one definition
+   1- DUP
+   CASE 0 OF EXIT ENDOF
+        1 OF 11 SWAP RECURSE ENDOF
+        2 OF 22 SWAP RECURSE ENDOF
+        3 OF 33 SWAP RECURSE ENDOF
+        DROP ABS RECURSE EXIT
+   ENDCASE
+; CONSTANT RN2
+
+T{  1 RN2 EXECUTE -> 0 }T
+T{  2 RN2 EXECUTE -> 11 0 }T
+T{  4 RN2 EXECUTE -> 33 22 11 0 }T
+T{ 25 RN2 EXECUTE -> 33 22 11 0 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING C"
+
+T{ : CQ1 C" 123" ; -> }T
+T{ CQ1 COUNT EVALUATE -> 123 }T
+T{ : CQ2 C" " ; -> }T
+T{ CQ2 COUNT EVALUATE -> }T
+T{ : CQ3 C" 2345"COUNT EVALUATE ; CQ3 -> 2345 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING COMPILE,
+
+:NONAME DUP + ; CONSTANT DUP+
+T{ : Q DUP+ COMPILE, ; -> }T
+T{ : AS1 [ Q ] ; -> }T
+T{ 123 AS1 -> 246 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\ Cannot automatically test SAVE-INPUT and RESTORE-INPUT from a console source
+
+TESTING SAVE-INPUT and RESTORE-INPUT with a string source
+
+VARIABLE SI_INC 0 SI_INC !
+
+: SI1
+   SI_INC @ >IN +!
+   15 SI_INC !
+;
+
+: S$ S" SAVE-INPUT SI1 RESTORE-INPUT 12345" ;
+
+T{ S$ EVALUATE SI_INC @ -> 0 2345 15 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING .(
+
+CR CR .( Output from .() 
+T{ CR .( You should see -9876: ) -9876 . -> }T
+T{ CR .( and again: ).( -9876)CR -> }T
+
+CR CR .( On the next 2 lines you should see First then Second messages:)
+T{ : DOTP  CR ." Second message via ." [CHAR] " EMIT    \ Check .( is immediate
+     [ CR ] .( First message via .( ) ; DOTP -> }T
+CR CR
+T{ : IMM? BL WORD FIND NIP ; IMM? .( -> 1 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING .R and U.R - has to handle different cell sizes
+
+\ Create some large integers just below/above MAX and Min INTs
+MAX-INT 73 79 */ CONSTANT LI1
+MIN-INT 71 73 */ CONSTANT LI2
+
+LI1 0 <# #S #> NIP CONSTANT LENLI1
+
+: (.R&U.R)  ( u1 u2 -- )  \ u1 <= string length, u2 is required indentation
+   TUCK + >R
+   LI1 OVER SPACES  . CR R@    LI1 SWAP  .R CR
+   LI2 OVER SPACES  . CR R@ 1+ LI2 SWAP  .R CR
+   LI1 OVER SPACES U. CR R@    LI1 SWAP U.R CR
+   LI2 SWAP SPACES U. CR R>    LI2 SWAP U.R CR
+;
+
+: .R&U.R  ( -- )
+   CR ." You should see lines duplicated:" CR
+   ." indented by 0 spaces" CR 0      0 (.R&U.R) CR
+   ." indented by 0 spaces" CR LENLI1 0 (.R&U.R) CR \ Just fits required width
+   ." indented by 5 spaces" CR LENLI1 5 (.R&U.R) CR
+;
+
+CR CR .( Output from .R and U.R)
+T{ .R&U.R -> }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING PAD ERASE
+\ Must handle different size characters i.e. 1 CHARS >= 1 
+
+84 CONSTANT CHARS/PAD      \ Minimum size of PAD in chars
+CHARS/PAD CHARS CONSTANT AUS/PAD
+: CHECKPAD  ( caddr u ch -- f )  \ f = TRUE if u chars = ch
+   SWAP 0
+   ?DO
+      OVER I CHARS + C@ OVER <>
+      IF 2DROP UNLOOP FALSE EXIT THEN
+   LOOP  
+   2DROP TRUE
+;
+
+T{ PAD DROP -> }T
+T{ 0 INVERT PAD C! -> }T
+T{ PAD C@ CONSTANT MAXCHAR -> }T
+T{ PAD CHARS/PAD 2DUP MAXCHAR FILL MAXCHAR CHECKPAD -> TRUE }T
+T{ PAD CHARS/PAD 2DUP CHARS ERASE 0 CHECKPAD -> TRUE }T
+T{ PAD CHARS/PAD 2DUP MAXCHAR FILL PAD 0 ERASE MAXCHAR CHECKPAD -> TRUE }T
+T{ PAD 43 CHARS + 9 CHARS ERASE -> }T
+T{ PAD 43 MAXCHAR CHECKPAD -> TRUE }T
+T{ PAD 43 CHARS + 9 0 CHECKPAD -> TRUE }T
+T{ PAD 52 CHARS + CHARS/PAD 52 - MAXCHAR CHECKPAD -> TRUE }T
+
+\ Check that use of WORD and pictured numeric output do not corrupt PAD
+\ Minimum size of buffers for these are 33 chars and (2*n)+2 chars respectively
+\ where n is number of bits per cell
+
+PAD CHARS/PAD ERASE
+2 BASE !
+MAX-UINT MAX-UINT <# #S CHAR 1 DUP HOLD HOLD #> 2DROP
+DECIMAL
+BL WORD 12345678123456781234567812345678 DROP
+T{ PAD CHARS/PAD 0 CHECKPAD -> TRUE }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING PARSE
+
+T{ CHAR | PARSE 1234| DUP ROT ROT EVALUATE -> 4 1234 }T
+T{ CHAR ^ PARSE  23 45 ^ DUP ROT ROT EVALUATE -> 7 23 45 }T
+: PA1 [CHAR] $ PARSE DUP >R PAD SWAP CHARS MOVE PAD R> ;
+T{ PA1 3456
+   DUP ROT ROT EVALUATE -> 4 3456 }T
+T{ CHAR A PARSE A SWAP DROP -> 0 }T
+T{ CHAR Z PARSE
+   SWAP DROP -> 0 }T
+T{ CHAR " PARSE 4567 "DUP ROT ROT EVALUATE -> 5 4567 }T
+ 
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING PARSE-NAME  (Forth 2012)
+\ Adapted from the PARSE-NAME RfD tests
+
+T{ PARSE-NAME abcd  STR1  S= -> TRUE }T        \ No leading spaces
+T{ PARSE-NAME      abcde STR2 S= -> TRUE }T    \ Leading spaces
+
+\ Test empty parse area, new lines are necessary
+T{ PARSE-NAME
+  NIP -> 0 }T
+\ Empty parse area with spaces after PARSE-NAME
+T{ PARSE-NAME         
+  NIP -> 0 }T
+
+T{ : PARSE-NAME-TEST ( "name1" "name2" -- n )
+    PARSE-NAME PARSE-NAME S= ; -> }T
+T{ PARSE-NAME-TEST abcd abcd  -> TRUE }T
+T{ PARSE-NAME-TEST abcd   abcd  -> TRUE }T  \ Leading spaces
+T{ PARSE-NAME-TEST abcde abcdf -> FALSE }T
+T{ PARSE-NAME-TEST abcdf abcde -> FALSE }T
+T{ PARSE-NAME-TEST abcde abcde
+   -> TRUE }T         \ Parse to end of line
+T{ PARSE-NAME-TEST abcde           abcde         
+   -> TRUE }T         \ Leading and trailing spaces
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING DEFER DEFER@ DEFER! IS ACTION-OF (Forth 2012)
+\ Adapted from the Forth 200X RfD tests
+
+T{ DEFER DEFER1 -> }T
+T{ : MY-DEFER DEFER ; -> }T
+T{ : IS-DEFER1 IS DEFER1 ; -> }T
+T{ : ACTION-DEFER1 ACTION-OF DEFER1 ; -> }T
+T{ : DEF! DEFER! ; -> }T
+T{ : DEF@ DEFER@ ; -> }T
+
+T{ ' * ' DEFER1 DEFER! -> }T
+T{ 2 3 DEFER1 -> 6 }T
+T{ ' DEFER1 DEFER@ -> ' * }T
+T{ ' DEFER1 DEF@ -> ' * }T
+T{ ACTION-OF DEFER1 -> ' * }T
+T{ ACTION-DEFER1 -> ' * }T
+T{ ' + IS DEFER1 -> }T
+T{ 1 2 DEFER1 -> 3 }T
+T{ ' DEFER1 DEFER@ -> ' + }T
+T{ ' DEFER1 DEF@ -> ' + }T
+T{ ACTION-OF DEFER1 -> ' + }T
+T{ ACTION-DEFER1 -> ' + }T
+T{ ' - IS-DEFER1 -> }T
+T{ 1 2 DEFER1 -> -1 }T
+T{ ' DEFER1 DEFER@ -> ' - }T
+T{ ' DEFER1 DEF@ -> ' - }T
+T{ ACTION-OF DEFER1 -> ' - }T
+T{ ACTION-DEFER1 -> ' - }T
+
+T{ MY-DEFER DEFER2 -> }T
+T{ ' DUP IS DEFER2 -> }T
+T{ 1 DEFER2 -> 1 1 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING HOLDS  (Forth 2012)
+
+: HTEST S" Testing HOLDS" ;
+: HTEST2 S" works" ;
+: HTEST3 S" Testing HOLDS works 123" ;
+T{ 0 0 <#  HTEST HOLDS #> HTEST S= -> TRUE }T
+T{ 123 0 <# #S BL HOLD HTEST2 HOLDS BL HOLD HTEST HOLDS #>
+   HTEST3 S= -> TRUE }T
+T{ : HLD HOLDS ; -> }T
+T{ 0 0 <#  HTEST HLD #> HTEST S= -> TRUE }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING REFILL SOURCE-ID
+\ REFILL and SOURCE-ID from the user input device can't be tested from a file,
+\ can only be tested from a string via EVALUATE
+
+T{ : RF1  S" REFILL" EVALUATE ; RF1 -> FALSE }T
+T{ : SID1  S" SOURCE-ID" EVALUATE ; SID1 -> -1 }T
+
+\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TESTING S\"  (Forth 2012 compilation mode)
+\ Extended the Forth 200X RfD tests
+\ Note this tests the Core Ext definition of S\" which has unedfined
+\ interpretation semantics. S\" in interpretation mode is tested in the tests on
+\ the File-Access word set
+
+T{ : SSQ1 S\" abc" S" abc" S= ; -> }T  \ No escapes
+T{ SSQ1 -> TRUE }T
+T{ : SSQ2 S\" " ; SSQ2 SWAP DROP -> 0 }T    \ Empty string
+
+T{ : SSQ3 S\" \a\b\e\f\l\m\q\r\t\v\x0F0\x1Fa\xaBx\z\"\\" ; -> }T
+T{ SSQ3 SWAP DROP          ->  20 }T    \ String length
+T{ SSQ3 DROP            C@ ->   7 }T    \ \a   BEL  Bell
+T{ SSQ3 DROP  1 CHARS + C@ ->   8 }T    \ \b   BS   Backspace
+T{ SSQ3 DROP  2 CHARS + C@ ->  27 }T    \ \e   ESC  Escape
+T{ SSQ3 DROP  3 CHARS + C@ ->  12 }T    \ \f   FF   Form feed
+T{ SSQ3 DROP  4 CHARS + C@ ->  10 }T    \ \l   LF   Line feed
+T{ SSQ3 DROP  5 CHARS + C@ ->  13 }T    \ \m        CR of CR/LF pair
+T{ SSQ3 DROP  6 CHARS + C@ ->  10 }T    \           LF of CR/LF pair
+T{ SSQ3 DROP  7 CHARS + C@ ->  34 }T    \ \q   "    Double Quote
+T{ SSQ3 DROP  8 CHARS + C@ ->  13 }T    \ \r   CR   Carriage Return
+T{ SSQ3 DROP  9 CHARS + C@ ->   9 }T    \ \t   TAB  Horizontal Tab
+T{ SSQ3 DROP 10 CHARS + C@ ->  11 }T    \ \v   VT   Vertical Tab
+T{ SSQ3 DROP 11 CHARS + C@ ->  15 }T    \ \x0F      Given Char
+T{ SSQ3 DROP 12 CHARS + C@ ->  48 }T    \ 0    0    Digit follow on
+T{ SSQ3 DROP 13 CHARS + C@ ->  31 }T    \ \x1F      Given Char
+T{ SSQ3 DROP 14 CHARS + C@ ->  97 }T    \ a    a    Hex follow on
+T{ SSQ3 DROP 15 CHARS + C@ -> 171 }T    \ \xaB      Insensitive Given Char
+T{ SSQ3 DROP 16 CHARS + C@ -> 120 }T    \ x    x    Non hex follow on
+T{ SSQ3 DROP 17 CHARS + C@ ->   0 }T    \ \z   NUL  No Character
+T{ SSQ3 DROP 18 CHARS + C@ ->  34 }T    \ \"   "    Double Quote
+T{ SSQ3 DROP 19 CHARS + C@ ->  92 }T    \ \\   \    Back Slash
+
+\ The above does not test \n as this is a system dependent value.
+\ Check it displays a new line
+CR .( The next test should display:)
+CR .( One line...)
+CR .( another line)
+T{ : SSQ4 S\" \nOne line...\nanotherLine\n" TYPE ; SSQ4 -> }T
+
+\ Test bare escapable characters appear as themselves
+T{ : SSQ5 S\" abeflmnqrtvxz" S" abeflmnqrtvxz" S= ; SSQ5 -> TRUE }T
+
+T{ : SSQ6 S\" a\""2DROP 1111 ; SSQ6 -> 1111 }T \ Parsing behaviour
+
+T{ : SSQ7  S\" 111 : SSQ8 S\\\" 222\" EVALUATE ; SSQ8 333" EVALUATE ; -> }T
+T{ SSQ7 -> 111 222 333 }T
+T{ : SSQ9  S\" 11 : SSQ10 S\\\" \\x32\\x32\" EVALUATE ; SSQ10 33" EVALUATE ; -> }T
+T{ SSQ9 -> 11 22 33 }T
+
+\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+CORE-EXT-ERRORS SET-ERROR-COUNT
+
+CR .( End of Core Extension word tests) CR
+
+

lib/forth/ans-tests/tester.fr

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+\ From: John Hayes S1I
+\ Subject: tester.fr
+\ Date: Mon, 27 Nov 95 13:10:09 PST  
+
+\ (C) 1995 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY / APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY
+\ MAY BE DISTRIBUTED FREELY AS LONG AS THIS COPYRIGHT NOTICE REMAINS.
+\ VERSION 1.2
+
+\ 24/11/2015 Replaced Core Ext word <> with = 0=
+\ 31/3/2015 Variable #ERRORS added and incremented for each error reported.
+\ 22/1/09 The words { and } have been changed to T{ and }T respectively to
+\ agree with the Forth 200X file ttester.fs. This avoids clashes with
+\ locals using { ... } and the FSL use of } 
+
+HEX
+
+\ SET THE FOLLOWING FLAG TO TRUE FOR MORE VERBOSE OUTPUT; THIS MAY
+\ ALLOW YOU TO TELL WHICH TEST CAUSED YOUR SYSTEM TO HANG.
+VARIABLE VERBOSE
+   FALSE VERBOSE !
+\   TRUE VERBOSE !
+
+: EMPTY-STACK   \ ( ... -- ) EMPTY STACK: HANDLES UNDERFLOWED STACK TOO.
+   DEPTH ?DUP IF DUP 0< IF NEGATE 0 DO 0 LOOP ELSE 0 DO DROP LOOP THEN THEN ;
+
+VARIABLE #ERRORS 0 #ERRORS !
+
+: ERROR      \ ( C-ADDR U -- ) DISPLAY AN ERROR MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY
+      \ THE LINE THAT HAD THE ERROR.
+   CR TYPE SOURCE TYPE       \ DISPLAY LINE CORRESPONDING TO ERROR
+   EMPTY-STACK               \ THROW AWAY EVERY THING ELSE
+   #ERRORS @ 1 + #ERRORS !
+\   QUIT  \ *** Uncomment this line to QUIT on an error
+;
+
+VARIABLE ACTUAL-DEPTH         \ STACK RECORD
+CREATE ACTUAL-RESULTS 20 CELLS ALLOT
+
+: T{      \ ( -- ) SYNTACTIC SUGAR.
+   ;
+
+: ->      \ ( ... -- ) RECORD DEPTH AND CONTENT OF STACK.
+   DEPTH DUP ACTUAL-DEPTH !      \ RECORD DEPTH
+   ?DUP IF            \ IF THERE IS SOMETHING ON STACK
+      0 DO ACTUAL-RESULTS I CELLS + ! LOOP \ SAVE THEM
+   THEN ;
+
+: }T      \ ( ... -- ) COMPARE STACK (EXPECTED) CONTENTS WITH SAVED
+      \ (ACTUAL) CONTENTS.
+   DEPTH ACTUAL-DEPTH @ = IF      \ IF DEPTHS MATCH
+      DEPTH ?DUP IF         \ IF THERE IS SOMETHING ON THE STACK
+         0  DO            \ FOR EACH STACK ITEM
+           ACTUAL-RESULTS I CELLS + @   \ COMPARE ACTUAL WITH EXPECTED
+           = 0= IF S" INCORRECT RESULT: " ERROR LEAVE THEN
+         LOOP
+      THEN
+   ELSE               \ DEPTH MISMATCH
+      S" WRONG NUMBER OF RESULTS: " ERROR
+   THEN ;
+
+: TESTING   \ ( -- ) TALKING COMMENT.
+  SOURCE VERBOSE @
+   IF DUP >R TYPE CR R> >IN !
+   ELSE >IN ! DROP [CHAR] * EMIT
+   THEN ;
+

lib/forth/conformance.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Run the Hayes/Gerry-Jackson Core conformance suite against our Forth
+# interpreter and emit scoreboard.json + scoreboard.md.
+#
+# Method:
+#   1. Preprocess lib/forth/ans-tests/core.fr — strip \ comments, ( ... )
+#      comments, and TESTING … metadata lines.
+#   2. Split into chunks ending at each `}T` so an error in one test
+#      chunk doesn't abort the run.
+#   3. Emit an SX file that exposes those chunks as a list.
+#   4. Run our Forth + hayes-runner under sx_server; record pass/fail/error.
+
+set -e
+FORTH_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+ROOT="$(cd "$FORTH_DIR/../.." && pwd)"
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+SOURCE="$FORTH_DIR/ans-tests/core.fr"
+OUT_JSON="$FORTH_DIR/scoreboard.json"
+OUT_MD="$FORTH_DIR/scoreboard.md"
+TMP="$(mktemp -d)"
+PREPROC="$TMP/preproc.forth"
+CHUNKS_SX="$TMP/chunks.sx"
+
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+# 1. preprocess
+awk '
+{
+  line = $0
+  # protect POSTPONE \ so the comment-strip below leaves the literal \ alone
+  gsub(/POSTPONE[ \t]+\\/, "POSTPONE @@BS@@", line)
+  # strip leading/embedded \ line comments (must be \ followed by space or EOL)
+  gsub(/(^|[ \t])\\([ \t].*|$)/, " ", line)
+  # strip ( ... ) block comments that sit on one line
+  gsub(/\([^)]*\)/, " ", line)
+  # strip TESTING … metadata lines (rest of line, incl. bare TESTING)
+  sub(/TESTING([ \t].*)?$/, " ", line)
+  # restore the protected backslash
+  gsub(/@@BS@@/, "\\", line)
+  print line
+}' "$SOURCE" > "$PREPROC"
+
+# 2 + 3: split into chunks at each `}T` and emit as a SX file
+#
+# Cap chunks via MAX_CHUNKS env (default 638 = full Hayes Core). Lower
+# it temporarily if later tests regress into an infinite loop while you
+# are iterating on primitives.
+MAX_CHUNKS="${MAX_CHUNKS:-638}"
+
+MAX_CHUNKS="$MAX_CHUNKS" python3 - "$PREPROC" "$CHUNKS_SX" <<'PY'
+import os, re, sys
+preproc_path, out_path = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]
+max_chunks = int(os.environ.get("MAX_CHUNKS", "590"))
+text = open(preproc_path).read()
+# keep the `}T` attached to the preceding chunk
+parts = re.split(r'(\}T)', text)
+chunks = []
+buf = ""
+for p in parts:
+    buf += p
+    if p == "}T":
+        s = buf.strip()
+        if s:
+            chunks.append(s)
+        buf = ""
+if buf.strip():
+    chunks.append(buf.strip())
+chunks = chunks[:max_chunks]
+
+def esc(s):
+    s = s.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace('"', '\\"')
+    s = s.replace('\r', ' ').replace('\n', ' ')
+    s = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', s).strip()
+    return s
+
+with open(out_path, "w") as f:
+    f.write("(define hayes-chunks (list\n")
+    for c in chunks:
+        f.write('  "' + esc(c) + '"\n')
+    f.write("))\n\n")
+    f.write("(define\n")
+    f.write("  hayes-run-all\n")
+    f.write("  (fn\n")
+    f.write("    ()\n")
+    f.write("    (hayes-reset!)\n")
+    f.write("    (let ((s (hayes-boot)))\n")
+    f.write("      (for-each (fn (c) (hayes-run-chunk s c)) hayes-chunks))\n")
+    f.write("    (hayes-summary)))\n")
+PY
+
+# 4. run it
+OUT=$(printf '(epoch 1)\n(load "lib/forth/runtime.sx")\n(epoch 2)\n(load "lib/forth/reader.sx")\n(epoch 3)\n(load "lib/forth/interpreter.sx")\n(epoch 4)\n(load "lib/forth/compiler.sx")\n(epoch 5)\n(load "lib/forth/hayes-runner.sx")\n(epoch 6)\n(load "%s")\n(epoch 7)\n(eval "(hayes-run-all)")\n' "$CHUNKS_SX" \
+  | timeout 180 "$SX_SERVER" 2>&1)
+STATUS=$?
+
+SUMMARY=$(printf '%s\n' "$OUT" | awk '/^\{:pass / {print; exit}')
+PASS=$(printf '%s' "$SUMMARY" | sed -n 's/.*:pass \([0-9-]*\).*/\1/p')
+FAIL=$(printf '%s' "$SUMMARY" | sed -n 's/.*:fail \([0-9-]*\).*/\1/p')
+ERR=$(printf '%s' "$SUMMARY" | sed -n 's/.*:error \([0-9-]*\).*/\1/p')
+TOTAL=$(printf '%s' "$SUMMARY" | sed -n 's/.*:total \([0-9-]*\).*/\1/p')
+CHUNK_COUNT=$(grep -c '^  "' "$CHUNKS_SX" || echo 0)
+TOTAL_AVAILABLE=$(grep -c '}T' "$PREPROC" || echo 0)
+
+NOW="$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
+
+if [ -z "$PASS" ]; then
+  PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERR=0; TOTAL=0
+  NOTE="runner halted before completing (timeout or SX error)"
+else
+  NOTE="completed"
+fi
+
+PCT=0
+if [ "$TOTAL" -gt 0 ]; then
+  PCT=$((PASS * 100 / TOTAL))
+fi
+
+cat > "$OUT_JSON" <<JSON
+{
+  "source": "gerryjackson/forth2012-test-suite src/core.fr",
+  "generated_at": "$NOW",
+  "chunks_available": $TOTAL_AVAILABLE,
+  "chunks_fed": $CHUNK_COUNT,
+  "total": $TOTAL,
+  "pass": $PASS,
+  "fail": $FAIL,
+  "error": $ERR,
+  "percent": $PCT,
+  "note": "$NOTE"
+}
+JSON
+
+cat > "$OUT_MD" <<MD
+# Forth Hayes Core scoreboard
+
+| metric            | value |
+| ----------------- | ----: |
+| chunks available  | $TOTAL_AVAILABLE |
+| chunks fed        | $CHUNK_COUNT |
+| total             | $TOTAL |
+| pass              | $PASS |
+| fail              | $FAIL |
+| error             | $ERR |
+| percent           | ${PCT}% |
+
+- **Source**: \`gerryjackson/forth2012-test-suite\` \`src/core.fr\`
+- **Generated**: $NOW
+- **Note**: $NOTE
+
+A "chunk" is any preprocessed segment ending at a \`}T\` (every Hayes test
+is one chunk, plus the small declaration blocks between tests).
+The runner catches raised errors at chunk boundaries so one bad chunk
+does not abort the rest. \`error\` covers chunks that raised; \`fail\`
+covers tests whose \`->\` / \`}T\` comparison mismatched.
+
+### Chunk cap
+
+\`conformance.sh\` processes the first \`\$MAX_CHUNKS\` chunks (default
+**638**, i.e. the whole Hayes Core file). Lower the cap temporarily
+while iterating on primitives if a regression re-opens an infinite
+loop in later tests.
+MD
+
+echo "$SUMMARY"
+echo "Scoreboard: $OUT_JSON"
+echo "           $OUT_MD"
+
+if [ "$STATUS" -ne 0 ] && [ "$TOTAL" -eq 0 ]; then
+  exit 1
+fi

lib/forth/hayes-runner.sx

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+;; Hayes conformance test runner.
+;; Installs T{ -> }T as Forth primitives that snapshot and compare dstack,
+;; plus stub TESTING / HEX / DECIMAL so the Hayes Core file can stream
+;; through the interpreter without halting on unsupported metadata words.
+
+(define hayes-pass 0)
+(define hayes-fail 0)
+(define hayes-error 0)
+(define hayes-start-depth 0)
+(define hayes-actual (list))
+(define hayes-actual-set false)
+(define hayes-failures (list))
+(define hayes-first-error "")
+(define hayes-error-hist (dict))
+
+(define
+  hayes-reset!
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (set! hayes-pass 0)
+    (set! hayes-fail 0)
+    (set! hayes-error 0)
+    (set! hayes-start-depth 0)
+    (set! hayes-actual (list))
+    (set! hayes-actual-set false)
+    (set! hayes-failures (list))
+    (set! hayes-first-error "")
+    (set! hayes-error-hist (dict))))
+
+(define
+  hayes-slice
+  (fn
+    (state base)
+    (let
+      ((n (- (forth-depth state) base)))
+      (if (<= n 0) (list) (take (get state "dstack") n)))))
+
+(define
+  hayes-truncate!
+  (fn
+    (state base)
+    (let
+      ((n (- (forth-depth state) base)))
+      (when (> n 0) (dict-set! state "dstack" (drop (get state "dstack") n))))))
+
+(define
+  hayes-install!
+  (fn
+    (state)
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "T{"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (set! hayes-start-depth (forth-depth s))
+        (set! hayes-actual-set false)
+        (set! hayes-actual (list))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "->"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (set! hayes-actual (hayes-slice s hayes-start-depth))
+        (set! hayes-actual-set true)
+        (hayes-truncate! s hayes-start-depth)))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "}T"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((expected (hayes-slice s hayes-start-depth)))
+          (hayes-truncate! s hayes-start-depth)
+          (if
+            (and hayes-actual-set (= expected hayes-actual))
+            (set! hayes-pass (+ hayes-pass 1))
+            (begin
+              (set! hayes-fail (+ hayes-fail 1))
+              (set!
+                hayes-failures
+                (concat
+                  hayes-failures
+                  (list
+                    (dict
+                      "kind"
+                      "fail"
+                      "expected"
+                      (str expected)
+                      "actual"
+                      (str hayes-actual))))))))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "TESTING" (fn (s) nil))
+    ;; HEX/DECIMAL are real primitives now (runtime.sx) — no stub needed.
+    state))
+
+(define
+  hayes-boot
+  (fn () (let ((s (forth-boot))) (hayes-install! s) (hayes-reset!) s)))
+
+;; Run a single preprocessed chunk (string of Forth source) on the shared
+;; state. Catch any raised error and move on — the chunk boundary is a
+;; safe resume point.
+(define
+  hayes-bump-error-key!
+  (fn
+    (err)
+    (let
+      ((msg (str err)))
+      (let
+        ((space-idx (index-of msg " ")))
+        (let
+          ((key
+            (if
+              (> space-idx 0)
+              (substr msg 0 space-idx)
+              msg)))
+          (dict-set!
+            hayes-error-hist
+            key
+            (+ 1 (or (get hayes-error-hist key) 0))))))))
+
+(define
+  hayes-run-chunk
+  (fn
+    (state src)
+    (guard
+      (err
+        ((= 1 1)
+          (begin
+            (set! hayes-error (+ hayes-error 1))
+            (when
+              (= (len hayes-first-error) 0)
+              (set! hayes-first-error (str err)))
+            (hayes-bump-error-key! err)
+            (dict-set! state "dstack" (list))
+            (dict-set! state "rstack" (list))
+            (dict-set! state "compiling" false)
+            (dict-set! state "current-def" nil)
+            (dict-set! state "cstack" (list))
+            (dict-set! state "input" (list)))))
+      (forth-interpret state src))))
+
+(define
+  hayes-summary
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (dict
+      "pass"
+      hayes-pass
+      "fail"
+      hayes-fail
+      "error"
+      hayes-error
+      "total"
+      (+ (+ hayes-pass hayes-fail) hayes-error)
+      "first-error"
+      hayes-first-error
+      "error-hist"
+      hayes-error-hist)))

lib/forth/interpreter.sx

@@ -5,7 +5,39 @@
 
 (define
   forth-execute-word
-  (fn (state word) (let ((body (get word "body"))) (body state))))
+  (fn
+    (state word)
+    (dict-set! word "call-count" (+ 1 (or (get word "call-count") 0)))
+    (let ((body (get word "body"))) (body state))))
+
+(define
+  forth-hot-words
+  (fn
+    (state threshold)
+    (forth-hot-walk
+      (keys (get state "dict"))
+      (get state "dict")
+      threshold
+      (list))))
+
+(define
+  forth-hot-walk
+  (fn
+    (names dict threshold acc)
+    (if
+      (= (len names) 0)
+      acc
+      (let
+        ((n (first names)))
+        (let
+          ((w (get dict n)))
+          (let
+            ((c (or (get w "call-count") 0)))
+            (forth-hot-walk
+              (rest names)
+              dict
+              threshold
+              (if (>= c threshold) (cons (list n c) acc) acc))))))))
 
 (define
   forth-interpret-token
@@ -17,7 +49,7 @@
         (not (nil? w))
         (forth-execute-word state w)
         (let
-          ((n (forth-parse-number tok (get state "base"))))
+          ((n (forth-parse-number tok (get (get state "vars") "base"))))
           (if
             (not (nil? n))
             (forth-push state n)

lib/forth/runtime.sx

@@ -18,10 +18,122 @@
       (dict-set! s "output" "")
       (dict-set! s "compiling" false)
       (dict-set! s "current-def" nil)
-      (dict-set! s "base" 10)
       (dict-set! s "vars" (dict))
+      (dict-set! (get s "vars") "base" 10)
+      (dict-set! s "cstack" (list))
+      (dict-set! s "mem" (dict))
+      (dict-set! s "here" 0)
+      (dict-set! s "hold" (list))
+      (dict-set! s "files" (dict))
+      (dict-set! s "by-path" (dict))
+      (dict-set! s "next-fileid" 1)
       s)))
 
+(define
+  forth-mem-write!
+  (fn (state addr u) (dict-set! (get state "mem") (str addr) u)))
+
+(define
+  forth-mem-read
+  (fn
+    (state addr)
+    (or (get (get state "mem") (str addr)) 0)))
+
+(define
+  forth-alloc-bytes!
+  (fn
+    (state n)
+    (let
+      ((addr (get state "here")))
+      (dict-set! state "here" (+ addr n))
+      addr)))
+
+(define
+  forth-mem-write-string!
+  (fn
+    (state addr s)
+    (let
+      ((n (len s)))
+      (forth-mem-write-string-loop! state addr s 0 n))))
+
+(define
+  forth-mem-write-string-loop!
+  (fn
+    (state addr s i n)
+    (when
+      (< i n)
+      (begin
+        (forth-mem-write! state (+ addr i) (char-code (substr s i 1)))
+        (forth-mem-write-string-loop! state addr s (+ i 1) n)))))
+
+(define
+  forth-mem-read-string
+  (fn
+    (state addr n)
+    (forth-mem-read-string-loop state addr 0 n "")))
+
+(define
+  forth-mem-read-string-loop
+  (fn
+    (state addr i n acc)
+    (if
+      (>= i n)
+      acc
+      (forth-mem-read-string-loop
+        state
+        addr
+        (+ i 1)
+        n
+        (str acc (char-from-code (forth-mem-read state (+ addr i))))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-fill-loop
+  (fn
+    (state addr u char i)
+    (when
+      (< i u)
+      (begin
+        (forth-mem-write! state (+ addr i) char)
+        (forth-fill-loop state addr u char (+ i 1))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-cmove-loop
+  (fn
+    (state src dst u i)
+    (when
+      (< i u)
+      (begin
+        (forth-mem-write! state (+ dst i) (forth-mem-read state (+ src i)))
+        (forth-cmove-loop state src dst u (+ i 1))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-cmove-loop-desc
+  (fn
+    (state src dst u i)
+    (when
+      (>= i 0)
+      (begin
+        (forth-mem-write! state (+ dst i) (forth-mem-read state (+ src i)))
+        (forth-cmove-loop-desc state src dst u (- i 1))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-cpush
+  (fn (state v) (dict-set! state "cstack" (cons v (get state "cstack")))))
+
+(define
+  forth-cpop
+  (fn
+    (state)
+    (let
+      ((cs (get state "cstack")))
+      (if
+        (= (len cs) 0)
+        (forth-error state "control stack underflow")
+        (let
+          ((top (first cs)))
+          (dict-set! state "cstack" (rest cs))
+          top)))))
+
 (define
   forth-error
   (fn (state msg) (dict-set! state "error" msg) (raise msg)))
@@ -81,6 +193,12 @@
   forth-emit-str
   (fn (state s) (dict-set! state "output" (str (get state "output") s))))
 
+;; The body is always a plain SX lambda — primitives and colon-def
+;; bodies alike — which means the SX VM's JIT-on-first-call can lift
+;; the body directly into bytecode. We tag every word `:vm-eligible?
+;; true` so downstream JIT cooperation (a tracing layer, a hot-call
+;; counter) can pick out the JIT-friendly entries by metadata rather
+;; than by inspecting the body shape.
 (define
   forth-make-word
   (fn
@@ -90,6 +208,8 @@
       (dict-set! w "kind" kind)
       (dict-set! w "body" body)
       (dict-set! w "immediate?" immediate?)
+      (dict-set! w "vm-eligible?" true)
+      (dict-set! w "call-count" 0)
       w)))
 
 (define
@@ -99,7 +219,8 @@
     (dict-set!
       (get state "dict")
       (downcase name)
-      (forth-make-word "primitive" body false))))
+      (forth-make-word "primitive" body false))
+    (dict-set! state "last-defined" name)))
 
 (define
   forth-def-prim-imm!
@@ -108,7 +229,8 @@
     (dict-set!
       (get state "dict")
       (downcase name)
-      (forth-make-word "primitive" body true))))
+      (forth-make-word "primitive" body true))
+    (dict-set! state "last-defined" name)))
 
 (define
   forth-lookup
@@ -166,6 +288,220 @@
 
 (define forth-bits-width 32)
 
+;; Truncate a number to the Forth 32-bit signed range (two's-complement).
+;; Used by arithmetic primitives so wrap-around matches ANS semantics and
+;; loop idioms that rely on MSB becoming 0 after enough shifts terminate.
+(define
+  forth-clip
+  (fn
+    (n)
+    (forth-from-unsigned
+      (forth-to-unsigned n forth-bits-width)
+      forth-bits-width)))
+
+;; Double-cell helpers. Single = 32-bit signed, double = 64-bit signed
+;; represented on the data stack as (lo, hi) where hi is on top.
+;; Reassembly converts the low cell as unsigned and the high cell as
+;; signed (signed) or as unsigned (unsigned), then combines.
+(define forth-2pow32 (pow 2 32))
+(define forth-2pow64 (pow 2 64))
+
+(define
+  forth-double-from-cells-u
+  (fn
+    (lo hi)
+    (+ (forth-to-unsigned lo 32) (* (forth-to-unsigned hi 32) forth-2pow32))))
+
+(define
+  forth-double-from-cells-s
+  (fn (lo hi) (+ (forth-to-unsigned lo 32) (* hi forth-2pow32))))
+
+(define
+  forth-double-push-u
+  (fn
+    (state d)
+    (let
+      ((lo (mod d forth-2pow32)) (hi (floor (/ d forth-2pow32))))
+      (forth-push state (forth-from-unsigned lo 32))
+      (forth-push state (forth-from-unsigned hi 32)))))
+
+(define
+  forth-num-to-string-loop
+  (fn
+    (u base acc)
+    (if
+      (= u 0)
+      acc
+      (let
+        ((dig (mod u base)) (rest (floor (/ u base))))
+        (let
+          ((ch
+            (if
+              (< dig 10)
+              (char-from-code (+ 48 dig))
+              (char-from-code (+ 55 dig)))))
+          (forth-num-to-string-loop rest base (str ch acc)))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-num-to-string
+  (fn
+    (u base)
+    (if (= u 0) "0" (forth-num-to-string-loop u base ""))))
+
+(define
+  forth-spaces-str
+  (fn
+    (n)
+    (if (<= n 0) "" (str " " (forth-spaces-str (- n 1))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-join-hold
+  (fn
+    (parts)
+    (forth-join-hold-loop parts "")))
+
+(define
+  forth-join-hold-loop
+  (fn
+    (parts acc)
+    (if
+      (= (len parts) 0)
+      acc
+      (forth-join-hold-loop (rest parts) (str acc (first parts))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-pic-step
+  (fn
+    (state)
+    (let
+      ((hi (forth-pop state)) (lo (forth-pop state)))
+      (let
+        ((d (forth-double-from-cells-u lo hi))
+          (b (get (get state "vars") "base")))
+        (let
+          ((dig (mod d b)) (rest (floor (/ d b))))
+          (let
+            ((ch
+              (if
+                (< dig 10)
+                (char-from-code (+ 48 dig))
+                (char-from-code (+ 55 dig)))))
+            (dict-set! state "hold" (cons ch (get state "hold")))
+            (forth-double-push-u state rest)))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-compare-bytes-loop
+  (fn
+    (state a1 u1 a2 u2 i)
+    (cond
+      ((and (= i u1) (= i u2)) 0)
+      ((= i u1) -1)
+      ((= i u2) 1)
+      (else
+        (let
+          ((b1 (forth-mem-read state (+ a1 i)))
+            (b2 (forth-mem-read state (+ a2 i))))
+          (cond
+            ((< b1 b2) -1)
+            ((> b1 b2) 1)
+            (else (forth-compare-bytes-loop state a1 u1 a2 u2 (+ i 1)))))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-match-at
+  (fn
+    (state a1 start a2 u2 j)
+    (cond
+      ((= j u2) true)
+      ((not
+        (=
+          (forth-mem-read state (+ a1 (+ start j)))
+          (forth-mem-read state (+ a2 j))))
+        false)
+      (else (forth-match-at state a1 start a2 u2 (+ j 1))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-search-bytes
+  (fn
+    (state a1 u1 a2 u2 i)
+    (cond
+      ((= u2 0) 0)
+      ((> (+ i u2) u1) -1)
+      ((forth-match-at state a1 i a2 u2 0) i)
+      (else (forth-search-bytes state a1 u1 a2 u2 (+ i 1))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-digit-of-byte
+  (fn
+    (c base)
+    (let
+      ((v
+        (cond
+          ((and (>= c 48) (<= c 57)) (- c 48))
+          ((and (>= c 65) (<= c 90)) (- c 55))
+          ((and (>= c 97) (<= c 122)) (- c 87))
+          (else -1))))
+      (if (or (< v 0) (>= v base)) -1 v))))
+
+(define
+  forth-numparse-loop
+  (fn
+    (state addr u acc base)
+    (if
+      (= u 0)
+      (list acc addr u)
+      (let
+        ((c (forth-mem-read state addr)))
+        (let
+          ((dig (forth-digit-of-byte c base)))
+          (if
+            (< dig 0)
+            (list acc addr u)
+            (forth-numparse-loop
+              state
+              (+ addr 1)
+              (- u 1)
+              (+ (* acc base) dig)
+              base)))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-pic-S-loop
+  (fn
+    (state)
+    (forth-pic-step state)
+    (let
+      ((hi (forth-pop state)) (lo (forth-pop state)))
+      (if
+        (and (= lo 0) (= hi 0))
+        (begin (forth-push state 0) (forth-push state 0))
+        (begin
+          (forth-push state lo)
+          (forth-push state hi)
+          (forth-pic-S-loop state))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-double-push-s
+  (fn
+    (state d)
+    (if
+      (>= d 0)
+      (forth-double-push-u state d)
+      (let
+        ((q (- 0 d)))
+        (let
+          ((qlo (mod q forth-2pow32)) (qhi (floor (/ q forth-2pow32))))
+          (if
+            (= qlo 0)
+            (begin
+              (forth-push state 0)
+              (forth-push state (forth-from-unsigned (- forth-2pow32 qhi) 32)))
+            (begin
+              (forth-push
+                state
+                (forth-from-unsigned (- forth-2pow32 qlo) 32))
+              (forth-push
+                state
+                (forth-from-unsigned (- (- forth-2pow32 qhi) 1) 32)))))))))
+
 (define
   forth-to-unsigned
   (fn (n w) (let ((m (pow 2 w))) (mod (+ (mod n m) m) m))))
@@ -285,6 +621,19 @@
         (s)
         (let ((a (forth-peek s))) (when (not (= a 0)) (forth-push s a)))))
     (forth-def-prim! state "DEPTH" (fn (s) (forth-push s (forth-depth s))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "SP@" (fn (s) (forth-push s (forth-depth s))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "SP!"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((n (forth-pop s)))
+          (let
+            ((cur (forth-depth s)))
+            (when
+              (> cur n)
+              (dict-set! s "dstack" (drop (get s "dstack") (- cur n))))))))
     (forth-def-prim!
       state
       "PICK"
@@ -354,11 +703,17 @@
           (forth-push s d)
           (forth-push s a)
           (forth-push s b))))
-    (forth-def-prim! state "+" (forth-binop (fn (a b) (+ a b))))
-    (forth-def-prim! state "-" (forth-binop (fn (a b) (- a b))))
-    (forth-def-prim! state "*" (forth-binop (fn (a b) (* a b))))
-    (forth-def-prim! state "/" (forth-binop forth-div))
-    (forth-def-prim! state "MOD" (forth-binop forth-mod))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "+" (forth-binop (fn (a b) (forth-clip (+ a b)))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "-" (forth-binop (fn (a b) (forth-clip (- a b)))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "*" (forth-binop (fn (a b) (forth-clip (* a b)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "/"
+      (forth-binop (fn (a b) (forth-clip (forth-div a b)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "MOD"
+      (forth-binop (fn (a b) (forth-clip (forth-mod a b)))))
     (forth-def-prim!
       state
       "/MOD"
@@ -368,8 +723,8 @@
           ((b (forth-pop s)) (a (forth-pop s)))
           (forth-push s (forth-mod a b))
           (forth-push s (forth-div a b)))))
-    (forth-def-prim! state "NEGATE" (forth-unop (fn (a) (- 0 a))))
-    (forth-def-prim! state "ABS" (forth-unop abs))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "NEGATE" (forth-unop (fn (a) (forth-clip (- 0 a)))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "ABS" (forth-unop (fn (a) (forth-clip (abs a)))))
     (forth-def-prim!
       state
       "MIN"
@@ -378,12 +733,15 @@
       state
       "MAX"
       (forth-binop (fn (a b) (if (> a b) a b))))
-    (forth-def-prim! state "1+" (forth-unop (fn (a) (+ a 1))))
-    (forth-def-prim! state "1-" (forth-unop (fn (a) (- a 1))))
-    (forth-def-prim! state "2+" (forth-unop (fn (a) (+ a 2))))
-    (forth-def-prim! state "2-" (forth-unop (fn (a) (- a 2))))
-    (forth-def-prim! state "2*" (forth-unop (fn (a) (* a 2))))
-    (forth-def-prim! state "2/" (forth-unop (fn (a) (floor (/ a 2)))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "1+" (forth-unop (fn (a) (forth-clip (+ a 1)))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "1-" (forth-unop (fn (a) (forth-clip (- a 1)))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "2+" (forth-unop (fn (a) (forth-clip (+ a 2)))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "2-" (forth-unop (fn (a) (forth-clip (- a 2)))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "2*" (forth-unop (fn (a) (forth-clip (* a 2)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "2/"
+      (forth-unop (fn (a) (forth-clip (floor (/ a 2))))))
     (forth-def-prim! state "=" (forth-cmp (fn (a b) (= a b))))
     (forth-def-prim! state "<>" (forth-cmp (fn (a b) (not (= a b)))))
     (forth-def-prim! state "<" (forth-cmp (fn (a b) (< a b))))
@@ -398,6 +756,30 @@
     (forth-def-prim! state "OR" (forth-binop forth-bit-or))
     (forth-def-prim! state "XOR" (forth-binop forth-bit-xor))
     (forth-def-prim! state "INVERT" (forth-unop forth-bit-invert))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "LSHIFT"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((u (forth-pop s)) (x (forth-pop s)))
+          (let
+            ((ux (forth-to-unsigned x forth-bits-width)))
+            (let
+              ((res (mod (* ux (pow 2 u)) (pow 2 forth-bits-width))))
+              (forth-push s (forth-from-unsigned res forth-bits-width)))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "RSHIFT"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((u (forth-pop s)) (x (forth-pop s)))
+          (let
+            ((ux (forth-to-unsigned x forth-bits-width)))
+            (let
+              ((res (floor (/ ux (pow 2 u)))))
+              (forth-push s (forth-from-unsigned res forth-bits-width)))))))
     (forth-def-prim!
       state
       "."
@@ -416,7 +798,7 @@
     (forth-def-prim!
       state
       "EMIT"
-      (fn (s) (forth-emit-str s (code-char (forth-pop s)))))
+      (fn (s) (forth-emit-str s (char-from-code (forth-pop s)))))
     (forth-def-prim! state "CR" (fn (s) (forth-emit-str s "\n")))
     (forth-def-prim! state "SPACE" (fn (s) (forth-emit-str s " ")))
     (forth-def-prim!
@@ -430,4 +812,459 @@
             (> n 0)
             (for-each (fn (_) (forth-emit-str s " ")) (range 0 n))))))
     (forth-def-prim! state "BL" (fn (s) (forth-push s 32)))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "DECIMAL"
+      (fn (s) (dict-set! (get s "vars") "base" 10)))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "HEX"
+      (fn (s) (dict-set! (get s "vars") "base" 16)))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "OCTAL"
+      (fn (s) (dict-set! (get s "vars") "base" 8)))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "BASE" (fn (s) (forth-push s "base")))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "I" (fn (s) (forth-push s (forth-rpeek s))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "J"
+      (fn (s) (forth-push s (nth (get s "rstack") 2))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state ">R" (fn (s) (forth-rpush s (forth-pop s))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "R>" (fn (s) (forth-push s (forth-rpop s))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "R@" (fn (s) (forth-push s (forth-rpeek s))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "2>R"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((b (forth-pop s)) (a (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-rpush s a)
+          (forth-rpush s b))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "2R>"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((b (forth-rpop s)) (a (forth-rpop s)))
+          (forth-push s a)
+          (forth-push s b))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "2R@"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((rs (get s "rstack")))
+          (when
+            (< (len rs) 2)
+            (forth-error s "return stack underflow"))
+          (forth-push s (nth rs 1))
+          (forth-push s (nth rs 0)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "C@"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let ((addr (forth-pop s))) (forth-push s (forth-mem-read s addr)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "C!"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((addr (forth-pop s)) (v (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-mem-write! s addr v))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "CHAR+" (fn (s) (forth-push s (+ (forth-pop s) 1))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "CHARS" (fn (s) nil))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "TYPE"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((u (forth-pop s)) (addr (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-emit-str s (forth-mem-read-string s addr u)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "COUNT"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((addr (forth-pop s)))
+          (let
+            ((u (forth-mem-read s addr)))
+            (forth-push s (+ addr 1))
+            (forth-push s u)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "FILL"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((char (forth-pop s)) (u (forth-pop s)) (addr (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-fill-loop s addr u char 0))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "BLANK"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((u (forth-pop s)) (addr (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-fill-loop s addr u 32 0))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "CMOVE"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((u (forth-pop s)) (dst (forth-pop s)) (src (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-cmove-loop s src dst u 0))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "CMOVE>"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((u (forth-pop s)) (dst (forth-pop s)) (src (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-cmove-loop-desc s src dst u (- u 1)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "MOVE"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((u (forth-pop s)) (dst (forth-pop s)) (src (forth-pop s)))
+          (if
+            (or (<= dst src) (>= dst (+ src u)))
+            (forth-cmove-loop s src dst u 0)
+            (forth-cmove-loop-desc s src dst u (- u 1))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "S>D"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((n (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-push s n)
+          (forth-push s (if (< n 0) -1 0)))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "D>S" (fn (s) (forth-pop s)))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "M*"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((b (forth-pop s)) (a (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-double-push-s s (* a b)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "UM*"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((b (forth-pop s)) (a (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-double-push-u
+            s
+            (* (forth-to-unsigned a 32) (forth-to-unsigned b 32))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "UM/MOD"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((u1 (forth-pop s)) (hi (forth-pop s)) (lo (forth-pop s)))
+          (let
+            ((d (forth-double-from-cells-u lo hi))
+              (divisor (forth-to-unsigned u1 32)))
+            (when (= divisor 0) (forth-error s "division by zero"))
+            (let
+              ((q (floor (/ d divisor))) (r (mod d divisor)))
+              (forth-push s (forth-from-unsigned r 32))
+              (forth-push s (forth-from-unsigned q 32)))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "FM/MOD"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((n (forth-pop s)) (hi (forth-pop s)) (lo (forth-pop s)))
+          (let
+            ((d (forth-double-from-cells-s lo hi)))
+            (when (= n 0) (forth-error s "division by zero"))
+            (let
+              ((q (floor (/ d n))))
+              (let
+                ((r (- d (* q n))))
+                (forth-push s (forth-clip r))
+                (forth-push s (forth-clip q))))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "SM/REM"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((n (forth-pop s)) (hi (forth-pop s)) (lo (forth-pop s)))
+          (let
+            ((d (forth-double-from-cells-s lo hi)))
+            (when (= n 0) (forth-error s "division by zero"))
+            (let
+              ((q (forth-trunc (/ d n))))
+              (let
+                ((r (- d (* q n))))
+                (forth-push s (forth-clip r))
+                (forth-push s (forth-clip q))))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "*/"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((n3 (forth-pop s)) (n2 (forth-pop s)) (n1 (forth-pop s)))
+          (when (= n3 0) (forth-error s "division by zero"))
+          (forth-push s (forth-clip (forth-trunc (/ (* n1 n2) n3)))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "*/MOD"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((n3 (forth-pop s)) (n2 (forth-pop s)) (n1 (forth-pop s)))
+          (when (= n3 0) (forth-error s "division by zero"))
+          (let
+            ((d (* n1 n2)))
+            (let
+              ((q (forth-trunc (/ d n3))))
+              (let
+                ((r (- d (* q n3))))
+                (forth-push s (forth-clip r))
+                (forth-push s (forth-clip q))))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "D+"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((hi2 (forth-pop s))
+            (lo2 (forth-pop s))
+            (hi1 (forth-pop s))
+            (lo1 (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-double-push-s
+            s
+            (+
+              (forth-double-from-cells-s lo1 hi1)
+              (forth-double-from-cells-s lo2 hi2))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "D-"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((hi2 (forth-pop s))
+            (lo2 (forth-pop s))
+            (hi1 (forth-pop s))
+            (lo1 (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-double-push-s
+            s
+            (-
+              (forth-double-from-cells-s lo1 hi1)
+              (forth-double-from-cells-s lo2 hi2))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "DNEGATE"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((hi (forth-pop s)) (lo (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-double-push-s
+            s
+            (- 0 (forth-double-from-cells-s lo hi))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "DABS"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((hi (forth-pop s)) (lo (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-double-push-s s (abs (forth-double-from-cells-s lo hi))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "D="
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((hi2 (forth-pop s))
+            (lo2 (forth-pop s))
+            (hi1 (forth-pop s))
+            (lo1 (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-push s (if (and (= lo1 lo2) (= hi1 hi2)) -1 0)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "D<"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((hi2 (forth-pop s))
+            (lo2 (forth-pop s))
+            (hi1 (forth-pop s))
+            (lo1 (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-push
+            s
+            (if
+              (<
+                (forth-double-from-cells-s lo1 hi1)
+                (forth-double-from-cells-s lo2 hi2))
+              -1
+              0)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "D0="
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((hi (forth-pop s)) (lo (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-push s (if (and (= lo 0) (= hi 0)) -1 0)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "D0<"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((hi (forth-pop s)) (lo (forth-pop s)))
+          (forth-push s (if (< hi 0) -1 0)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "DMAX"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((hi2 (forth-pop s))
+            (lo2 (forth-pop s))
+            (hi1 (forth-pop s))
+            (lo1 (forth-pop s)))
+          (let
+            ((d1 (forth-double-from-cells-s lo1 hi1))
+              (d2 (forth-double-from-cells-s lo2 hi2)))
+            (forth-double-push-s s (if (> d1 d2) d1 d2))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "DMIN"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((hi2 (forth-pop s))
+            (lo2 (forth-pop s))
+            (hi1 (forth-pop s))
+            (lo1 (forth-pop s)))
+          (let
+            ((d1 (forth-double-from-cells-s lo1 hi1))
+              (d2 (forth-double-from-cells-s lo2 hi2)))
+            (forth-double-push-s s (if (< d1 d2) d1 d2))))))
+    (forth-def-prim! state "<#" (fn (s) (dict-set! s "hold" (list))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "HOLD"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((c (forth-pop s)))
+          (dict-set!
+            s
+            "hold"
+            (cons (char-from-code c) (get s "hold"))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "SIGN"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((n (forth-pop s)))
+          (when
+            (< n 0)
+            (dict-set! s "hold" (cons "-" (get s "hold")))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "#"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((hi (forth-pop s)) (lo (forth-pop s)))
+          (let
+            ((d (forth-double-from-cells-u lo hi))
+              (b (get (get s "vars") "base")))
+            (let
+              ((dig (mod d b)) (rest (floor (/ d b))))
+              (let
+                ((ch
+                  (if
+                    (< dig 10)
+                    (char-from-code (+ 48 dig))
+                    (char-from-code (+ 55 dig)))))
+                (dict-set! s "hold" (cons ch (get s "hold")))
+                (forth-double-push-u s rest)))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "#S"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (forth-pic-S-loop s)))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "#>"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (forth-pop s)
+        (forth-pop s)
+        (let
+          ((str-out (forth-join-hold (get s "hold"))))
+          (let
+            ((addr (forth-alloc-bytes! s (len str-out))))
+            (forth-mem-write-string! s addr str-out)
+            (forth-push s addr)
+            (forth-push s (len str-out))))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "U."
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((u (forth-to-unsigned (forth-pop s) 32))
+            (b (get (get s "vars") "base")))
+          (forth-emit-str s (str (forth-num-to-string u b) " ")))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      "U.R"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((width (forth-pop s))
+            (u (forth-to-unsigned (forth-pop s) 32))
+            (b (get (get s "vars") "base")))
+          (let
+            ((digits (forth-num-to-string u b)))
+            (forth-emit-str
+              s
+              (forth-spaces-str (- width (len digits))))
+            (forth-emit-str s digits)))))
+    (forth-def-prim!
+      state
+      ".R"
+      (fn
+        (s)
+        (let
+          ((width (forth-pop s))
+            (n (forth-pop s))
+            (b (get (get s "vars") "base")))
+          (let
+            ((sign-prefix (if (< n 0) "-" ""))
+              (abs-digits
+                (forth-num-to-string (forth-to-unsigned (abs n) 32) b)))
+            (let
+              ((digits (str sign-prefix abs-digits)))
+              (forth-emit-str
+                s
+                (forth-spaces-str (- width (len digits))))
+              (forth-emit-str s digits))))))
     state))

lib/forth/scoreboard.json

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "source": "gerryjackson/forth2012-test-suite src/core.fr",
+  "generated_at": "2026-04-25T04:57:22Z",
+  "chunks_available": 638,
+  "chunks_fed": 638,
+  "total": 638,
+  "pass": 618,
+  "fail": 14,
+  "error": 6,
+  "percent": 96,
+  "note": "completed"
+}

lib/forth/scoreboard.md

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Forth Hayes Core scoreboard
+
+| metric            | value |
+| ----------------- | ----: |
+| chunks available  | 638 |
+| chunks fed        | 638 |
+| total             | 638 |
+| pass              | 618 |
+| fail              | 14 |
+| error             | 6 |
+| percent           | 96% |
+
+- **Source**: `gerryjackson/forth2012-test-suite` `src/core.fr`
+- **Generated**: 2026-04-25T04:57:22Z
+- **Note**: completed
+
+A "chunk" is any preprocessed segment ending at a `}T` (every Hayes test
+is one chunk, plus the small declaration blocks between tests).
+The runner catches raised errors at chunk boundaries so one bad chunk
+does not abort the rest. `error` covers chunks that raised; `fail`
+covers tests whose `->` / `}T` comparison mismatched.
+
+### Chunk cap
+
+`conformance.sh` processes the first `$MAX_CHUNKS` chunks (default
+**638**, i.e. the whole Hayes Core file). Lower the cap temporarily
+while iterating on primitives if a regression re-opens an infinite
+loop in later tests.

lib/forth/tests/test-phase3.sx

@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+;; Phase 3 — control flow (IF/ELSE/THEN, BEGIN/UNTIL/WHILE/REPEAT/AGAIN,
+;; DO/LOOP, return stack). Grows as each control construct lands.
+
+(define forth-p3-passed 0)
+(define forth-p3-failed 0)
+(define forth-p3-failures (list))
+
+(define
+  forth-p3-assert
+  (fn
+    (label expected actual)
+    (if
+      (= expected actual)
+      (set! forth-p3-passed (+ forth-p3-passed 1))
+      (begin
+        (set! forth-p3-failed (+ forth-p3-failed 1))
+        (set!
+          forth-p3-failures
+          (concat
+            forth-p3-failures
+            (list
+              (str label ": expected " (str expected) " got " (str actual)))))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p3-check-stack
+  (fn
+    (label src expected)
+    (let ((r (forth-run src))) (forth-p3-assert label expected (nth r 2)))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p3-if-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "IF taken (-1)"
+      ": Q -1 IF 10 THEN ; Q"
+      (list 10))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "IF not taken (0)"
+      ": Q 0 IF 10 THEN ; Q"
+      (list))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "IF with non-zero truthy"
+      ": Q 42 IF 10 THEN ; Q"
+      (list 10))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "IF ELSE — true branch"
+      ": Q -1 IF 10 ELSE 20 THEN ; Q"
+      (list 10))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "IF ELSE — false branch"
+      ": Q 0 IF 10 ELSE 20 THEN ; Q"
+      (list 20))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "IF consumes flag"
+      ": Q IF 1 ELSE 2 THEN ; 0 Q"
+      (list 2))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "absolute value via IF"
+      ": ABS2 DUP 0 < IF NEGATE THEN ; -7 ABS2"
+      (list 7))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "abs leaves positive alone"
+      ": ABS2 DUP 0 < IF NEGATE THEN ; 7 ABS2"
+      (list 7))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "sign: negative"
+      ": SIGN DUP 0 < IF DROP -1 ELSE DROP 1 THEN ; -3 SIGN"
+      (list -1))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "sign: positive"
+      ": SIGN DUP 0 < IF DROP -1 ELSE DROP 1 THEN ; 3 SIGN"
+      (list 1))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "nested IF (both true)"
+      ": Q 1 IF 1 IF 10 ELSE 20 THEN ELSE 30 THEN ; Q"
+      (list 10))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "nested IF (inner false)"
+      ": Q 1 IF 0 IF 10 ELSE 20 THEN ELSE 30 THEN ; Q"
+      (list 20))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "nested IF (outer false)"
+      ": Q 0 IF 0 IF 10 ELSE 20 THEN ELSE 30 THEN ; Q"
+      (list 30))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "IF before other ops"
+      ": Q 1 IF 5 ELSE 6 THEN 2 * ; Q"
+      (list 10))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "IF in chained def"
+      ": POS? 0 > ;
+       : DOUBLE-IF-POS DUP POS? IF 2 * THEN ;
+       3 DOUBLE-IF-POS"
+      (list 6))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "empty then branch"
+      ": Q 1 IF THEN 99 ; Q"
+      (list 99))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "empty else branch"
+      ": Q 0 IF 99 ELSE THEN ; Q"
+      (list))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "sequential IF blocks"
+      ": Q -1 IF 1 THEN -1 IF 2 THEN ; Q"
+      (list 1 2))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p3-loop-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "BEGIN UNTIL (countdown to zero)"
+      ": CD BEGIN 1- DUP 0 = UNTIL ; 3 CD"
+      (list 0))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "BEGIN UNTIL — single pass (UNTIL true immediately)"
+      ": Q BEGIN -1 UNTIL 42 ; Q"
+      (list 42))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "BEGIN UNTIL — accumulate sum 1+2+3"
+      ": SUM3 0 3 BEGIN TUCK + SWAP 1- DUP 0 = UNTIL DROP ; SUM3"
+      (list 6))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "BEGIN WHILE REPEAT — triangular sum 5"
+      ": TRI 0 5 BEGIN DUP 0 > WHILE TUCK + SWAP 1- REPEAT DROP ; TRI"
+      (list 15))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "BEGIN WHILE REPEAT — zero iterations"
+      ": TRI 0 0 BEGIN DUP 0 > WHILE TUCK + SWAP 1- REPEAT DROP ; TRI"
+      (list 0))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "BEGIN WHILE REPEAT — one iteration"
+      ": TRI 0 1 BEGIN DUP 0 > WHILE TUCK + SWAP 1- REPEAT DROP ; TRI"
+      (list 1))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "nested BEGIN UNTIL"
+      ": INNER BEGIN 1- DUP 0 = UNTIL DROP ;
+       : OUTER BEGIN 3 INNER 1- DUP 0 = UNTIL ;
+       2 OUTER"
+      (list 0))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "BEGIN UNTIL after colon prefix"
+      ": TEN 10 ;
+       : CD TEN BEGIN 1- DUP 0 = UNTIL ;
+       CD"
+      (list 0))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "WHILE inside IF branch"
+      ": Q 1 IF 0 3 BEGIN DUP 0 > WHILE TUCK + SWAP 1- REPEAT DROP ELSE 99 THEN ; Q"
+      (list 6))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p3-do-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "DO LOOP — simple sum 0..4"
+      ": SUM 0 5 0 DO I + LOOP ; SUM"
+      (list 10))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "DO LOOP — 10..14 sum using I"
+      ": SUM 0 15 10 DO I + LOOP ; SUM"
+      (list 60))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "DO LOOP — limit = start runs one pass"
+      ": SUM 0 5 5 DO I + LOOP ; SUM"
+      (list 5))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "DO LOOP — count iterations"
+      ": COUNT 0 4 0 DO 1+ LOOP ; COUNT"
+      (list 4))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "DO LOOP — nested, I inner / J outer"
+      ": MATRIX 0 3 0 DO 3 0 DO I J + + LOOP LOOP ; MATRIX"
+      (list 18))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "DO LOOP — I used in arithmetic"
+      ": DBL 0 5 1 DO I 2 * + LOOP ; DBL"
+      (list 20))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "+LOOP — count by 2"
+      ": Q 0 10 0 DO I + 2 +LOOP ; Q"
+      (list 20))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "+LOOP — count by 3"
+      ": Q 0 10 0 DO I + 3 +LOOP ; Q"
+      (list 18))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "+LOOP — negative step"
+      ": Q 0 0 10 DO I + -1 +LOOP ; Q"
+      (list 55))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "LEAVE — early exit at I=3"
+      ": Q 0 10 0 DO I 3 = IF LEAVE THEN I + LOOP ; Q"
+      (list 3))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "LEAVE — in nested loop exits only inner"
+      ": Q 0 3 0 DO 5 0 DO I 2 = IF LEAVE THEN I + LOOP LOOP ; Q"
+      (list 3))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "DO LOOP preserves outer stack"
+      ": Q 99 5 0 DO I + LOOP ; Q"
+      (list 109))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      ">R R>"
+      ": Q 7 >R 11 R> ; Q"
+      (list 11 7))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      ">R R@ R>"
+      ": Q 7 >R R@ R> ; Q"
+      (list 7 7))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "2>R 2R>"
+      ": Q 1 2 2>R 99 2R> ; Q"
+      (list 99 1 2))
+    (forth-p3-check-stack
+      "2>R 2R@ 2R>"
+      ": Q 3 4 2>R 2R@ 2R> ; Q"
+      (list 3 4 3 4))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p3-run-all
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (set! forth-p3-passed 0)
+    (set! forth-p3-failed 0)
+    (set! forth-p3-failures (list))
+    (forth-p3-if-tests)
+    (forth-p3-loop-tests)
+    (forth-p3-do-tests)
+    (dict
+      "passed"
+      forth-p3-passed
+      "failed"
+      forth-p3-failed
+      "failures"
+      forth-p3-failures)))

lib/forth/tests/test-phase4.sx

@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+;; Phase 4 — strings + more Core.
+;; Uses the byte-memory model on state ("mem" dict + "here" cursor).
+
+(define forth-p4-passed 0)
+(define forth-p4-failed 0)
+(define forth-p4-failures (list))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-assert
+  (fn
+    (label expected actual)
+    (if
+      (= expected actual)
+      (set! forth-p4-passed (+ forth-p4-passed 1))
+      (begin
+        (set! forth-p4-failed (+ forth-p4-failed 1))
+        (set!
+          forth-p4-failures
+          (concat
+            forth-p4-failures
+            (list
+              (str label ": expected " (str expected) " got " (str actual)))))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-check-output
+  (fn
+    (label src expected)
+    (let ((r (forth-run src))) (forth-p4-assert label expected (nth r 1)))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-check-stack-size
+  (fn
+    (label src expected-n)
+    (let
+      ((r (forth-run src)))
+      (forth-p4-assert label expected-n (len (nth r 2))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-check-top
+  (fn
+    (label src expected)
+    (let
+      ((r (forth-run src)))
+      (let
+        ((stk (nth r 2)))
+        (forth-p4-assert label expected (nth stk (- (len stk) 1)))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-check-typed
+  (fn
+    (label src expected)
+    (forth-p4-check-output label (str src " TYPE") expected)))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-string-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p4-check-typed
+      "S\" + TYPE — hello"
+      "S\" HELLO\""
+      "HELLO")
+    (forth-p4-check-typed
+      "S\" + TYPE — two words"
+      "S\" HELLO WORLD\""
+      "HELLO WORLD")
+    (forth-p4-check-typed
+      "S\" + TYPE — empty"
+      "S\" \""
+      "")
+    (forth-p4-check-typed
+      "S\" + TYPE — single char"
+      "S\" X\""
+      "X")
+    (forth-p4-check-stack-size
+      "S\" pushes (addr len)"
+      "S\" HI\""
+      2)
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "S\" length is correct"
+      "S\" HELLO\""
+      5)
+    (forth-p4-check-output
+      ".\" prints at interpret time"
+      ".\" HELLO\""
+      "HELLO")
+    (forth-p4-check-output
+      ".\" in colon def"
+      ": GREET .\" HI \" ; GREET GREET"
+      "HI HI ")))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-count-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p4-check-typed
+      "C\" + COUNT + TYPE"
+      "C\" ABC\" COUNT"
+      "ABC")
+    (forth-p4-check-typed
+      "C\" then COUNT leaves right len"
+      "C\" HI THERE\" COUNT"
+      "HI THERE")))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-fill-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p4-check-typed
+      "FILL overwrites prefix bytes"
+      "S\" ABCDE\" 2DUP DROP 3 65 FILL"
+      "AAADE")
+    (forth-p4-check-typed
+      "BLANK sets spaces"
+      "S\" XYZAB\" 2DUP DROP 3 BLANK"
+      "   AB")))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-cmove-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p4-check-output
+      "CMOVE copies HELLO forward"
+      ": MKH 72 0 C! 69 1 C! 76 2 C! 76 3 C! 79 4 C! ;
+       : T MKH 0 10 5 CMOVE 10 5 TYPE ; T"
+      "HELLO")
+    (forth-p4-check-output
+      "CMOVE> copies overlapping backward"
+      ": MKA 65 0 C! 66 1 C! 67 2 C! ;
+       : T MKA 0 1 2 CMOVE> 0 3 TYPE ; T"
+      "AAB")
+    (forth-p4-check-output
+      "MOVE picks direction for overlap"
+      ": MKA 65 0 C! 66 1 C! 67 2 C! ;
+       : T MKA 0 1 2 MOVE 0 3 TYPE ; T"
+      "AAB")))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-charplus-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "CHAR+ increments"
+      "5 CHAR+"
+      6)))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-char-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p4-check-top "CHAR A -> 65" "CHAR A" 65)
+    (forth-p4-check-top "CHAR x -> 120" "CHAR x" 120)
+    (forth-p4-check-top "CHAR takes only first char" "CHAR HELLO" 72)
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "[CHAR] compiles literal"
+      ": AA [CHAR] A ; AA"
+      65)
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "[CHAR] reads past IMMEDIATE"
+      ": ZZ [CHAR] Z ; ZZ"
+      90)
+    (forth-p4-check-stack-size
+      "[CHAR] doesn't leak at compile time"
+      ": FOO [CHAR] A ; "
+      0)))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-key-accept-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (let
+      ((r (forth-run "1000 2 ACCEPT")))
+      (let ((stk (nth r 2))) (forth-p4-assert "ACCEPT empty buf -> 0" (list 0) stk)))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-shift-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p4-check-top "1 0 LSHIFT" "1 0 LSHIFT" 1)
+    (forth-p4-check-top "1 1 LSHIFT" "1 1 LSHIFT" 2)
+    (forth-p4-check-top "1 2 LSHIFT" "1 2 LSHIFT" 4)
+    (forth-p4-check-top "1 15 LSHIFT" "1 15 LSHIFT" 32768)
+    (forth-p4-check-top "1 31 LSHIFT" "1 31 LSHIFT" -2147483648)
+    (forth-p4-check-top "1 0 RSHIFT" "1 0 RSHIFT" 1)
+    (forth-p4-check-top "1 1 RSHIFT" "1 1 RSHIFT" 0)
+    (forth-p4-check-top "2 1 RSHIFT" "2 1 RSHIFT" 1)
+    (forth-p4-check-top "4 2 RSHIFT" "4 2 RSHIFT" 1)
+    (forth-p4-check-top "-1 1 RSHIFT (logical, not arithmetic)" "-1 1 RSHIFT" 2147483647)
+    (forth-p4-check-top "MSB via 1S 1 RSHIFT INVERT" "0 INVERT 1 RSHIFT INVERT" -2147483648)))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-sp-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p4-check-top "SP@ returns depth (0)" "SP@" 0)
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "SP@ after pushes"
+      "1 2 3 SP@ SWAP DROP SWAP DROP SWAP DROP"
+      3)
+    (forth-p4-check-stack-size
+      "SP! truncates"
+      "1 2 3 4 5 2 SP!"
+      2)
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "SP! leaves base items intact"
+      "1 2 3 4 5 2 SP!"
+      2)))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-base-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "BASE default is 10"
+      "BASE @"
+      10)
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "HEX switches base to 16"
+      "HEX BASE @"
+      16)
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "DECIMAL resets to 10"
+      "HEX DECIMAL BASE @"
+      10)
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "HEX parses 10 as 16"
+      "HEX 10"
+      16)
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "HEX parses FF as 255"
+      "HEX FF"
+      255)
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "DECIMAL parses 10 as 10"
+      "HEX DECIMAL 10"
+      10)
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "OCTAL parses 17 as 15"
+      "OCTAL 17"
+      15)
+    (forth-p4-check-top
+      "BASE @ ; 16 BASE ! ; BASE @"
+      "BASE @ 16 BASE ! BASE @ SWAP DROP"
+      16)))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-run-all
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (set! forth-p4-passed 0)
+    (set! forth-p4-failed 0)
+    (set! forth-p4-failures (list))
+    (forth-p4-string-tests)
+    (forth-p4-count-tests)
+    (forth-p4-fill-tests)
+    (forth-p4-cmove-tests)
+    (forth-p4-charplus-tests)
+    (forth-p4-char-tests)
+    (forth-p4-key-accept-tests)
+    (forth-p4-base-tests)
+    (forth-p4-shift-tests)
+    (forth-p4-sp-tests)
+    (dict
+      "passed"
+      forth-p4-passed
+      "failed"
+      forth-p4-failed
+      "failures"
+      forth-p4-failures)))

lib/forth/tests/test-phase5.sx

@@ -0,0 +1,333 @@
+;; Phase 5 — Core Extension + memory primitives.
+
+(define forth-p5-passed 0)
+(define forth-p5-failed 0)
+(define forth-p5-failures (list))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-assert
+  (fn
+    (label expected actual)
+    (if
+      (= expected actual)
+      (set! forth-p5-passed (+ forth-p5-passed 1))
+      (begin
+        (set! forth-p5-failed (+ forth-p5-failed 1))
+        (set!
+          forth-p5-failures
+          (concat
+            forth-p5-failures
+            (list
+              (str label ": expected " (str expected) " got " (str actual)))))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-check-stack
+  (fn
+    (label src expected)
+    (let ((r (forth-run src))) (forth-p5-assert label expected (nth r 2)))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-check-top
+  (fn
+    (label src expected)
+    (let
+      ((r (forth-run src)))
+      (let
+        ((stk (nth r 2)))
+        (forth-p5-assert label expected (nth stk (- (len stk) 1)))))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-create-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "CREATE pushes HERE-at-creation"
+      "HERE CREATE FOO FOO ="
+      -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "CREATE + ALLOT advances HERE"
+      "HERE 5 ALLOT HERE SWAP -"
+      5)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "CREATE + , stores cell"
+      "CREATE FOO 42 , FOO @"
+      42)
+    (forth-p5-check-stack
+      "CREATE multiple ,"
+      "CREATE TBL 1 , 2 , 3 , TBL @ TBL CELL+ @ TBL CELL+ CELL+ @"
+      (list 1 2 3))
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "C, stores byte"
+      "CREATE B 65 C, 66 C, B C@"
+      65)))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-unsigned-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p5-check-top "1 2 U<" "1 2 U<" -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "2 1 U<" "2 1 U<" 0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "0 1 U<" "0 1 U<" -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "-1 1 U< (since -1 unsigned is huge)" "-1 1 U<" 0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "1 -1 U<" "1 -1 U<" -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "1 2 U>" "1 2 U>" 0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "-1 1 U>" "-1 1 U>" -1)))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-2bang-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p5-check-stack
+      "2! / 2@"
+      "CREATE X 0 , 0 , 11 22 X 2! X 2@"
+      (list 11 22))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-mixed-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "S>D positive" "5 S>D" (list 5 0))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "S>D negative" "-5 S>D" (list -5 -1))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "S>D zero" "0 S>D" (list 0 0))
+    (forth-p5-check-top "D>S keeps low" "5 0 D>S" 5)
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "M* small positive" "3 4 M*" (list 12 0))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "M* negative" "-3 4 M*" (list -12 -1))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack
+      "M* negative * negative"
+      "-3 -4 M*"
+      (list 12 0))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "UM* small" "3 4 UM*" (list 12 0))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack
+      "UM/MOD: 100 0 / 5"
+      "100 0 5 UM/MOD"
+      (list 0 20))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack
+      "FM/MOD: -7 / 2 floored"
+      "-7 -1 2 FM/MOD"
+      (list 1 -4))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack
+      "SM/REM: -7 / 2 truncated"
+      "-7 -1 2 SM/REM"
+      (list -1 -3))
+    (forth-p5-check-top "*/ truncated" "7 11 13 */" 5)
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "*/MOD" "7 11 13 */MOD" (list 12 5))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-double-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "D+ small" "5 0 7 0 D+" (list 12 0))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "D+ negative" "-5 -1 -3 -1 D+" (list -8 -1))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "D- small" "10 0 3 0 D-" (list 7 0))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "DNEGATE positive" "5 0 DNEGATE" (list -5 -1))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "DNEGATE negative" "-5 -1 DNEGATE" (list 5 0))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "DABS negative" "-7 -1 DABS" (list 7 0))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "DABS positive" "7 0 DABS" (list 7 0))
+    (forth-p5-check-top "D= equal" "5 0 5 0 D=" -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "D= unequal lo" "5 0 7 0 D=" 0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "D= unequal hi" "5 0 5 1 D=" 0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "D< lt" "5 0 7 0 D<" -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "D< gt" "7 0 5 0 D<" 0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "D0= zero" "0 0 D0=" -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "D0= nonzero" "5 0 D0=" 0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "D0< neg" "-5 -1 D0<" -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "D0< pos" "5 0 D0<" 0)
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "DMAX" "5 0 7 0 DMAX" (list 7 0))
+    (forth-p5-check-stack "DMIN" "5 0 7 0 DMIN" (list 5 0))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-format-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p4-check-output-passthrough
+      "U. prints with trailing space"
+      "123 U."
+      "123 ")
+    (forth-p4-check-output-passthrough
+      "<# #S #> TYPE — decimal"
+      "123 0 <# #S #> TYPE"
+      "123")
+    (forth-p4-check-output-passthrough
+      "<# #S #> TYPE — hex"
+      "255 HEX 0 <# #S #> TYPE"
+      "FF")
+    (forth-p4-check-output-passthrough
+      "<# # # #> partial"
+      "1234 0 <# # # #> TYPE"
+      "34")
+    (forth-p4-check-output-passthrough
+      "SIGN holds minus"
+      "<# -1 SIGN -1 SIGN 0 0 #> TYPE"
+      "--")
+    (forth-p4-check-output-passthrough
+      ".R right-justifies"
+      "42 5 .R"
+      "   42")
+    (forth-p4-check-output-passthrough
+      ".R negative"
+      "-42 5 .R"
+      "  -42")
+    (forth-p4-check-output-passthrough
+      "U.R"
+      "42 5 U.R"
+      "   42")
+    (forth-p4-check-output-passthrough
+      "HOLD char"
+      "<# 0 0 65 HOLD #> TYPE"
+      "A")))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-dict-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "EXECUTE via tick"
+      ": INC 1+ ; 9 ' INC EXECUTE"
+      10)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "['] inside def"
+      ": DUB 2* ; : APPLY ['] DUB EXECUTE ; 5 APPLY"
+      10)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      ">BODY of CREATE word"
+      "CREATE C 99 , ' C >BODY @"
+      99)
+    (forth-p5-check-stack
+      "WORD parses next token to counted-string"
+      ": A 5 ; BL WORD A COUNT TYPE"
+      (list))
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "FIND on known word -> non-zero"
+      ": A 5 ; BL WORD A FIND SWAP DROP"
+      -1)))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-state-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "STATE @ in interpret mode"
+      "STATE @"
+      0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "STATE @ via IMMEDIATE inside compile"
+      ": GT8 STATE @ ; IMMEDIATE : T GT8 LITERAL ; T"
+      -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "[ ] LITERAL captures"
+      ": SEVEN [ 7 ] LITERAL ; SEVEN"
+      7)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "EVALUATE in interpret mode"
+      "S\" 5 7 +\" EVALUATE"
+      12)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "EVALUATE inside def"
+      ": A 100 ; : B S\" A\" EVALUATE ; B"
+      100)))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-misc-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p5-check-top "WITHIN inclusive lower" "3 2 10 WITHIN" -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "WITHIN exclusive upper" "10 2 10 WITHIN" 0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "WITHIN below range" "1 2 10 WITHIN" 0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "WITHIN at lower" "2 2 10 WITHIN" -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "EXIT leaves colon-def early"
+      ": F 5 EXIT 99 ; F"
+      5)
+    (forth-p5-check-stack
+      "EXIT in IF branch"
+      ": F 5 0 IF DROP 99 EXIT THEN ; F"
+      (list 5))
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "UNLOOP + EXIT in DO"
+      ": SUM 0 10 0 DO I 5 = IF I UNLOOP EXIT THEN LOOP ; SUM"
+      5)))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-fa-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "R/O R/W W/O constants"
+      "R/O R/W W/O + +"
+      3)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "CREATE-FILE returns ior=0"
+      "CREATE PAD 50 ALLOT PAD S\" /tmp/test.fxf\" ROT SWAP CMOVE S\" /tmp/test.fxf\" R/W CREATE-FILE SWAP DROP"
+      0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "WRITE-FILE then CLOSE"
+      "S\" /tmp/t2.fxf\" R/W CREATE-FILE DROP >R S\" HI\" R@ WRITE-FILE R> CLOSE-FILE +"
+      0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "OPEN-FILE on unknown path returns ior!=0"
+      "S\" /tmp/nope.fxf\" R/O OPEN-FILE SWAP DROP 0 ="
+      0)))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-string-tests
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (forth-p5-check-top "COMPARE equal" "S\" ABC\" S\" ABC\" COMPARE" 0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "COMPARE less" "S\" ABC\" S\" ABD\" COMPARE" -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top "COMPARE greater" "S\" ABD\" S\" ABC\" COMPARE" 1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "COMPARE prefix less"
+      "S\" AB\" S\" ABC\" COMPARE"
+      -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "COMPARE prefix greater"
+      "S\" ABC\" S\" AB\" COMPARE"
+      1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "SEARCH found flag"
+      "S\" HELLO WORLD\" S\" WORLD\" SEARCH"
+      -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "SEARCH not found flag"
+      "S\" HELLO\" S\" XYZ\" SEARCH"
+      0)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "SEARCH empty needle flag"
+      "S\" HELLO\" S\" \" SEARCH"
+      -1)
+    (forth-p5-check-top
+      "SLITERAL via [ S\" ... \" ]"
+      ": A [ S\" HI\" ] SLITERAL ; A SWAP DROP"
+      2)))
+
+(define
+  forth-p4-check-output-passthrough
+  (fn
+    (label src expected)
+    (let ((r (forth-run src))) (forth-p5-assert label expected (nth r 1)))))
+
+(define
+  forth-p5-run-all
+  (fn
+    ()
+    (set! forth-p5-passed 0)
+    (set! forth-p5-failed 0)
+    (set! forth-p5-failures (list))
+    (forth-p5-create-tests)
+    (forth-p5-unsigned-tests)
+    (forth-p5-2bang-tests)
+    (forth-p5-mixed-tests)
+    (forth-p5-double-tests)
+    (forth-p5-format-tests)
+    (forth-p5-dict-tests)
+    (forth-p5-state-tests)
+    (forth-p5-misc-tests)
+    (forth-p5-fa-tests)
+    (forth-p5-string-tests)
+    (dict
+      "passed"
+      forth-p5-passed
+      "failed"
+      forth-p5-failed
+      "failures"
+      forth-p5-failures)))

lib/tcl/parser.sx

@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-; Tcl parser — thin layer over tcl-tokenize
-; Adds tcl-parse entry point and word utility fns
-
-; Entry point: parse Tcl source to a list of commands.
-; Returns same structure as tcl-tokenize.
-(define tcl-parse (fn (src) (tcl-tokenize src)))
-
-; True if word has no substitutions — value can be read statically.
-; braced words are always simple. compound words are simple when all
-; parts are plain text with no var/cmd parts.
-(define tcl-word-simple?
-  (fn (word)
-    (cond
-      ((= (get word :type) "braced") true)
-      ((= (get word :type) "compound")
-        (let ((parts (get word :parts)))
-          (every? (fn (p) (= (get p :type) "text")) parts)))
-      (else false))))
-
-; Concatenate text parts of a simple word into a single string.
-; For braced words returns :value directly.
-; For compound words with only text parts, joins them.
-; Returns nil for words with substitutions.
-(define tcl-word-literal
-  (fn (word)
-    (cond
-      ((= (get word :type) "braced") (get word :value))
-      ((= (get word :type) "compound")
-        (if (tcl-word-simple? word)
-          (join "" (map (fn (p) (get p :value)) (get word :parts)))
-          nil))
-      (else nil))))
-
-; Number of words in a parsed command.
-(define tcl-cmd-len
-  (fn (cmd) (len (get cmd :words))))
-
-; Nth word literal from a command (index 0 = command name).
-; Returns nil if word has substitutions.
-(define tcl-nth-literal
-  (fn (cmd n) (tcl-word-literal (nth (get cmd :words) n))))

lib/tcl/test.sh

@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Tcl-on-SX test runner — epoch protocol to sx_server.exe
-set -uo pipefail
-cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
-
-SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
-if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
-  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
-fi
-if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found"; exit 1; fi
-
-VERBOSE="${1:-}"
-TMPFILE=$(mktemp)
-trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
-
-cat > "$TMPFILE" << 'EPOCHS'
-(epoch 1)
-(load "lib/tcl/tokenizer.sx")
-(epoch 2)
-(load "lib/tcl/parser.sx")
-(epoch 3)
-(load "lib/tcl/tests/parse.sx")
-(epoch 4)
-(eval "(tcl-run-parse-tests)")
-EPOCHS
-
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 30 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>&1)
-[ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "$OUTPUT"
-
-# Result follows an (ok-len 3 N) line
-RESULT=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -A1 "^(ok-len 4 " | tail -1)
-if [ -z "$RESULT" ]; then
-  RESULT=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | grep "^(ok 4 " | sed 's/^(ok 3 //' | sed 's/)$//')
-fi
-if [ -z "$RESULT" ]; then
-  echo "ERROR: no result from epoch 4"
-  echo "$OUTPUT" | tail -10
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-PASSED=$(echo "$RESULT" | grep -o ':passed [0-9]*' | grep -o '[0-9]*$')
-FAILED=$(echo "$RESULT" | grep -o ':failed [0-9]*' | grep -o '[0-9]*$')
-PASSED=${PASSED:-0}; FAILED=${FAILED:-1}
-TOTAL=$((PASSED + FAILED))
-
-if [ "$FAILED" = "0" ]; then
-  echo "ok $PASSED/$TOTAL tcl-tokenize tests passed"
-  exit 0
-else
-  echo "FAIL $PASSED/$TOTAL passed, $FAILED failed"
-  echo "$RESULT"
-  exit 1
-fi

lib/tcl/tests/parse.sx

@@ -1,186 +0,0 @@
-(define tcl-parse-pass 0)
-(define tcl-parse-fail 0)
-(define tcl-parse-failures (list))
-
-(define tcl-assert
-  (fn (label expected actual)
-    (if (= expected actual)
-      (set! tcl-parse-pass (+ tcl-parse-pass 1))
-      (begin
-        (set! tcl-parse-fail (+ tcl-parse-fail 1))
-        (append! tcl-parse-failures
-          (str label ": expected=" (str expected) " got=" (str actual)))))))
-
-(define tcl-first-cmd
-  (fn (src) (nth (tcl-tokenize src) 0)))
-
-(define tcl-cmd-words
-  (fn (src) (get (tcl-first-cmd src) :words)))
-
-(define tcl-word
-  (fn (src wi) (nth (tcl-cmd-words src) wi)))
-
-(define tcl-parts
-  (fn (src wi) (get (tcl-word src wi) :parts)))
-
-(define tcl-part
-  (fn (src wi pi) (nth (tcl-parts src wi) pi)))
-
-(define tcl-run-parse-tests
-  (fn ()
-    (set! tcl-parse-pass 0)
-    (set! tcl-parse-fail 0)
-    (set! tcl-parse-failures (list))
-
-    ; empty / whitespace-only
-    (tcl-assert "empty" 0 (len (tcl-tokenize "")))
-    (tcl-assert "ws-only" 0 (len (tcl-tokenize "   ")))
-    (tcl-assert "nl-only" 0 (len (tcl-tokenize "\n\n")))
-
-    ; single command word count
-    (tcl-assert "1word" 1 (len (tcl-cmd-words "set")))
-    (tcl-assert "3words" 3 (len (tcl-cmd-words "set x 1")))
-    (tcl-assert "4words" 4 (len (tcl-cmd-words "set a b c")))
-
-    ; word type — bare word is compound
-    (tcl-assert "bare-type" "compound" (get (tcl-word "set x 1" 0) :type))
-    (tcl-assert "bare-quoted" false (get (tcl-word "set x 1" 0) :quoted))
-    (tcl-assert "bare-part-type" "text" (get (tcl-part "set x 1" 0 0) :type))
-    (tcl-assert "bare-part-val" "set" (get (tcl-part "set x 1" 0 0) :value))
-    (tcl-assert "bare-part2-val" "x" (get (tcl-part "set x 1" 1 0) :value))
-    (tcl-assert "bare-part3-val" "1" (get (tcl-part "set x 1" 2 0) :value))
-
-    ; multiple commands
-    (tcl-assert "semi-sep" 2 (len (tcl-tokenize "set x 1; set y 2")))
-    (tcl-assert "nl-sep" 2 (len (tcl-tokenize "set x 1\nset y 2")))
-    (tcl-assert "multi-nl" 3 (len (tcl-tokenize "a\nb\nc")))
-
-    ; comments
-    (tcl-assert "comment-only" 0 (len (tcl-tokenize "# comment")))
-    (tcl-assert "comment-nl" 0 (len (tcl-tokenize "# comment\n")))
-    (tcl-assert "comment-then-cmd" 1 (len (tcl-tokenize "# comment\nset x 1")))
-    (tcl-assert "semi-then-comment" 1 (len (tcl-tokenize "set x 1; # comment")))
-
-    ; brace-quoted words
-    (tcl-assert "brace-type" "braced" (get (tcl-word "{hello}" 0) :type))
-    (tcl-assert "brace-value" "hello" (get (tcl-word "{hello}" 0) :value))
-    (tcl-assert "brace-spaces" "hello world" (get (tcl-word "{hello world}" 0) :value))
-    (tcl-assert "brace-nested" "a {b} c" (get (tcl-word "{a {b} c}" 0) :value))
-    (tcl-assert "brace-no-var-sub" "hello $x" (get (tcl-word "{hello $x}" 0) :value))
-    (tcl-assert "brace-no-cmd-sub" "[expr 1]" (get (tcl-word "{[expr 1]}" 0) :value))
-
-    ; double-quoted words
-    (tcl-assert "dq-type" "compound" (get (tcl-word "\"hello\"" 0) :type))
-    (tcl-assert "dq-quoted" true (get (tcl-word "\"hello\"" 0) :quoted))
-    (tcl-assert "dq-literal" "hello" (get (tcl-part "\"hello\"" 0 0) :value))
-
-    ; variable substitution in bare word
-    (tcl-assert "var-type" "var" (get (tcl-part "$x" 0 0) :type))
-    (tcl-assert "var-name" "x" (get (tcl-part "$x" 0 0) :name))
-    (tcl-assert "var-long" "long_name" (get (tcl-part "$long_name" 0 0) :name))
-
-    ; ${name} form
-    (tcl-assert "var-brace-type" "var" (get (tcl-part "${x}" 0 0) :type))
-    (tcl-assert "var-brace-name" "x" (get (tcl-part "${x}" 0 0) :name))
-
-    ; array variable substitution
-    (tcl-assert "arr-type" "var-arr" (get (tcl-part "$arr(key)" 0 0) :type))
-    (tcl-assert "arr-name" "arr" (get (tcl-part "$arr(key)" 0 0) :name))
-    (tcl-assert "arr-key-len" 1 (len (get (tcl-part "$arr(key)" 0 0) :key)))
-    (tcl-assert "arr-key-text" "key"
-      (get (nth (get (tcl-part "$arr(key)" 0 0) :key) 0) :value))
-
-    ; command substitution
-    (tcl-assert "cmd-type" "cmd" (get (tcl-part "[expr 1+1]" 0 0) :type))
-    (tcl-assert "cmd-src" "expr 1+1" (get (tcl-part "[expr 1+1]" 0 0) :src))
-
-    ; nested command substitution
-    (tcl-assert "cmd-nested-src" "expr [string length x]"
-      (get (tcl-part "[expr [string length x]]" 0 0) :src))
-
-    ; backslash substitution in double-quoted word
-    (let ((ps (tcl-parts "\"a\\nb\"" 0)))
-      (begin
-        (tcl-assert "bs-n-part0" "a" (get (nth ps 0) :value))
-        (tcl-assert "bs-n-part1" "\n" (get (nth ps 1) :value))
-        (tcl-assert "bs-n-part2" "b" (get (nth ps 2) :value))))
-
-    (let ((ps (tcl-parts "\"a\\tb\"" 0)))
-      (tcl-assert "bs-t-part1" "\t" (get (nth ps 1) :value)))
-
-    (let ((ps (tcl-parts "\"a\\\\b\"" 0)))
-      (tcl-assert "bs-bs-part1" "\\" (get (nth ps 1) :value)))
-
-    ; mixed word: text + var + text in double-quoted
-    (let ((ps (tcl-parts "\"hello $name!\"" 0)))
-      (begin
-        (tcl-assert "mixed-text0" "hello " (get (nth ps 0) :value))
-        (tcl-assert "mixed-var1-type" "var" (get (nth ps 1) :type))
-        (tcl-assert "mixed-var1-name" "name" (get (nth ps 1) :name))
-        (tcl-assert "mixed-text2" "!" (get (nth ps 2) :value))))
-
-    ; {*} expansion
-    (tcl-assert "expand-type" "expand" (get (tcl-word "{*}$list" 0) :type))
-
-    ; line continuation between words
-    (tcl-assert "cont-words" 3 (len (tcl-cmd-words "set x \\\n  1")))
-
-    ; continuation — third command word is correct
-    (tcl-assert "cont-word2-val" "1"
-      (get (tcl-part "set x \\\n  1" 2 0) :value))
-
-
-    ; --- parser helpers ---
-    ; tcl-parse is an alias for tcl-tokenize
-    (tcl-assert "parse-cmd-count" 1 (len (tcl-parse "set x 1")))
-    (tcl-assert "parse-2cmds" 2 (len (tcl-parse "set x 1; set y 2")))
-
-    ; tcl-cmd-len
-    (tcl-assert "cmd-len-3" 3 (tcl-cmd-len (nth (tcl-parse "set x 1") 0)))
-    (tcl-assert "cmd-len-1" 1 (tcl-cmd-len (nth (tcl-parse "puts") 0)))
-
-    ; tcl-word-simple? on braced word
-    (tcl-assert "simple-braced" true
-      (tcl-word-simple? (nth (get (nth (tcl-parse "{hello}") 0) :words) 0)))
-
-    ; tcl-word-simple? on bare word with no subs
-    (tcl-assert "simple-bare" true
-      (tcl-word-simple? (nth (get (nth (tcl-parse "hello") 0) :words) 0)))
-
-    ; tcl-word-simple? on word containing a var sub — false
-    (tcl-assert "simple-var-false" false
-      (tcl-word-simple? (nth (get (nth (tcl-parse "$x") 0) :words) 0)))
-
-    ; tcl-word-simple? on word containing a cmd sub — false
-    (tcl-assert "simple-cmd-false" false
-      (tcl-word-simple? (nth (get (nth (tcl-parse "[expr 1]") 0) :words) 0)))
-
-    ; tcl-word-literal on braced word
-    (tcl-assert "lit-braced" "hello world"
-      (tcl-word-literal (nth (get (nth (tcl-parse "{hello world}") 0) :words) 0)))
-
-    ; tcl-word-literal on bare word
-    (tcl-assert "lit-bare" "hello"
-      (tcl-word-literal (nth (get (nth (tcl-parse "hello") 0) :words) 0)))
-
-    ; tcl-word-literal on word with var sub returns nil
-    (tcl-assert "lit-var-nil" nil
-      (tcl-word-literal (nth (get (nth (tcl-parse "$x") 0) :words) 0)))
-
-    ; tcl-nth-literal
-    (tcl-assert "nth-lit-0" "set"
-      (tcl-nth-literal (nth (tcl-parse "set x 1") 0) 0))
-    (tcl-assert "nth-lit-1" "x"
-      (tcl-nth-literal (nth (tcl-parse "set x 1") 0) 1))
-    (tcl-assert "nth-lit-2" "1"
-      (tcl-nth-literal (nth (tcl-parse "set x 1") 0) 2))
-
-    ; tcl-nth-literal returns nil when word has subs
-    (tcl-assert "nth-lit-nil" nil
-      (tcl-nth-literal (nth (tcl-parse "set x $y") 0) 2))
-
-
-    (dict
-      "passed" tcl-parse-pass
-      "failed" tcl-parse-fail
-      "failures" tcl-parse-failures)))

lib/tcl/tokenizer.sx

@@ -1,308 +0,0 @@
-(define tcl-ws? (fn (c) (or (= c " ") (= c "\t") (= c "\r"))))
-
-(define tcl-alpha?
-  (fn (c)
-    (and
-      (not (= c nil))
-      (or (and (>= c "a") (<= c "z")) (and (>= c "A") (<= c "Z"))))))
-
-(define tcl-digit?
-  (fn (c) (and (not (= c nil)) (>= c "0") (<= c "9"))))
-
-(define tcl-ident-start?
-  (fn (c) (or (tcl-alpha? c) (= c "_"))))
-
-(define tcl-ident-char?
-  (fn (c) (or (tcl-ident-start? c) (tcl-digit? c))))
-
-(define tcl-tokenize
-  (fn (src)
-    (let ((pos 0) (src-len (len src)) (commands (list)))
-
-      (define char-at
-        (fn (off)
-          (if (< (+ pos off) src-len) (nth src (+ pos off)) nil)))
-
-      (define cur (fn () (char-at 0)))
-
-      (define advance! (fn (n) (set! pos (+ pos n))))
-
-      (define skip-ws!
-        (fn ()
-          (when (tcl-ws? (cur))
-            (begin (advance! 1) (skip-ws!)))))
-
-      (define skip-to-eol!
-        (fn ()
-          (when (and (< pos src-len) (not (= (cur) "\n")))
-            (begin (advance! 1) (skip-to-eol!)))))
-
-      (define skip-brace-content!
-        (fn (d)
-          (when (and (< pos src-len) (> d 0))
-            (cond
-              ((= (cur) "{") (begin (advance! 1) (skip-brace-content! (+ d 1))))
-              ((= (cur) "}") (begin (advance! 1) (skip-brace-content! (- d 1))))
-              (else (begin (advance! 1) (skip-brace-content! d)))))))
-
-      (define skip-dquote-content!
-        (fn ()
-          (when (and (< pos src-len) (not (= (cur) "\"")))
-            (begin
-              (when (= (cur) "\\") (advance! 1))
-              (when (< pos src-len) (advance! 1))
-              (skip-dquote-content!)))))
-
-      (define parse-bs
-        (fn ()
-          (advance! 1)
-          (let ((c (cur)))
-            (cond
-              ((= c nil)  "\\")
-              ((= c "n")  (begin (advance! 1) "\n"))
-              ((= c "t")  (begin (advance! 1) "\t"))
-              ((= c "r")  (begin (advance! 1) "\r"))
-              ((= c "\\") (begin (advance! 1) "\\"))
-              ((= c "[")  (begin (advance! 1) "["))
-              ((= c "]")  (begin (advance! 1) "]"))
-              ((= c "{")  (begin (advance! 1) "{"))
-              ((= c "}")  (begin (advance! 1) "}"))
-              ((= c "$")  (begin (advance! 1) "$"))
-              ((= c ";")  (begin (advance! 1) ";"))
-              ((= c "\"") (begin (advance! 1) "\""))
-              ((= c "'")  (begin (advance! 1) "'"))
-              ((= c " ")  (begin (advance! 1) " "))
-              ((= c "\n")
-                (begin
-                  (advance! 1)
-                  (skip-ws!)
-                  " "))
-              (else (begin (advance! 1) (str "\\" c)))))))
-
-      (define parse-cmd-sub
-        (fn ()
-          (advance! 1)
-          (let ((start pos) (depth 1))
-            (define scan!
-              (fn ()
-                (when (and (< pos src-len) (> depth 0))
-                  (cond
-                    ((= (cur) "[")
-                      (begin (set! depth (+ depth 1)) (advance! 1) (scan!)))
-                    ((= (cur) "]")
-                      (begin
-                        (set! depth (- depth 1))
-                        (when (> depth 0) (advance! 1))
-                        (scan!)))
-                    ((= (cur) "{")
-                      (begin (advance! 1) (skip-brace-content! 1) (scan!)))
-                    ((= (cur) "\"")
-                      (begin
-                        (advance! 1)
-                        (skip-dquote-content!)
-                        (when (= (cur) "\"") (advance! 1))
-                        (scan!)))
-                    ((= (cur) "\\")
-                      (begin (advance! 1) (when (< pos src-len) (advance! 1)) (scan!)))
-                    (else (begin (advance! 1) (scan!)))))))
-            (scan!)
-            (let ((src-text (slice src start pos)))
-              (begin
-                (when (= (cur) "]") (advance! 1))
-                {:type "cmd" :src src-text})))))
-
-      (define scan-name!
-        (fn ()
-          (when (and (< pos src-len) (not (= (cur) "}")))
-            (begin (advance! 1) (scan-name!)))))
-
-      (define scan-ns-name!
-        (fn ()
-          (cond
-            ((tcl-ident-char? (cur))
-              (begin (advance! 1) (scan-ns-name!)))
-            ((and (= (cur) ":") (= (char-at 1) ":"))
-              (begin (advance! 2) (scan-ns-name!)))
-            (else nil))))
-
-      (define scan-klit!
-        (fn ()
-          (when (and (< pos src-len)
-                     (not (= (cur) ")"))
-                     (not (= (cur) "$"))
-                     (not (= (cur) "["))
-                     (not (= (cur) "\\")))
-            (begin (advance! 1) (scan-klit!)))))
-
-      (define scan-key!
-        (fn (kp)
-          (when (and (< pos src-len) (not (= (cur) ")")))
-            (cond
-              ((= (cur) "$")
-                (begin (append! kp (parse-var-sub)) (scan-key! kp)))
-              ((= (cur) "[")
-                (begin (append! kp (parse-cmd-sub)) (scan-key! kp)))
-              ((= (cur) "\\")
-                (begin
-                  (append! kp {:type "text" :value (parse-bs)})
-                  (scan-key! kp)))
-              (else
-                (let ((kstart pos))
-                  (begin
-                    (scan-klit!)
-                    (append! kp {:type "text" :value (slice src kstart pos)})
-                    (scan-key! kp))))))))
-
-      (define parse-var-sub
-        (fn ()
-          (advance! 1)
-          (cond
-            ((= (cur) "{")
-              (begin
-                (advance! 1)
-                (let ((start pos))
-                  (begin
-                    (scan-name!)
-                    (let ((name (slice src start pos)))
-                      (begin
-                        (when (= (cur) "}") (advance! 1))
-                        {:type "var" :name name}))))))
-            ((tcl-ident-start? (cur))
-              (let ((start pos))
-                (begin
-                  (scan-ns-name!)
-                  (let ((name (slice src start pos)))
-                    (if (= (cur) "(")
-                      (begin
-                        (advance! 1)
-                        (let ((key-parts (list)))
-                          (begin
-                            (scan-key! key-parts)
-                            (when (= (cur) ")") (advance! 1))
-                            {:type "var-arr" :name name :key key-parts})))
-                      {:type "var" :name name})))))
-            (else {:type "text" :value "$"}))))
-
-      (define scan-lit!
-        (fn (stop?)
-          (when (and (< pos src-len)
-                     (not (stop? (cur)))
-                     (not (= (cur) "$"))
-                     (not (= (cur) "["))
-                     (not (= (cur) "\\")))
-            (begin (advance! 1) (scan-lit! stop?)))))
-
-      (define parse-word-parts!
-        (fn (parts stop?)
-          (when (and (< pos src-len) (not (stop? (cur))))
-            (cond
-              ((= (cur) "$")
-                (begin (append! parts (parse-var-sub)) (parse-word-parts! parts stop?)))
-              ((= (cur) "[")
-                (begin (append! parts (parse-cmd-sub)) (parse-word-parts! parts stop?)))
-              ((= (cur) "\\")
-                (begin
-                  (append! parts {:type "text" :value (parse-bs)})
-                  (parse-word-parts! parts stop?)))
-              (else
-                (let ((start pos))
-                  (begin
-                    (scan-lit! stop?)
-                    (when (> pos start)
-                      (append! parts {:type "text" :value (slice src start pos)}))
-                    (parse-word-parts! parts stop?))))))))
-
-      (define parse-brace-word
-        (fn ()
-          (advance! 1)
-          (let ((depth 1) (start pos))
-            (define scan!
-              (fn ()
-                (when (and (< pos src-len) (> depth 0))
-                  (cond
-                    ((= (cur) "{")
-                      (begin (set! depth (+ depth 1)) (advance! 1) (scan!)))
-                    ((= (cur) "}")
-                      (begin (set! depth (- depth 1)) (when (> depth 0) (advance! 1)) (scan!)))
-                    (else (begin (advance! 1) (scan!)))))))
-            (scan!)
-            (let ((value (slice src start pos)))
-              (begin
-                (when (= (cur) "}") (advance! 1))
-                {:type "braced" :value value})))))
-
-      (define parse-dquote-word
-        (fn ()
-          (advance! 1)
-          (let ((parts (list)))
-            (begin
-              (parse-word-parts! parts (fn (c) (or (= c "\"") (= c nil))))
-              (when (= (cur) "\"") (advance! 1))
-              {:type "compound" :parts parts :quoted true}))))
-
-      (define parse-bare-word
-        (fn ()
-          (let ((parts (list)))
-            (begin
-              (parse-word-parts!
-                parts
-                (fn (c) (or (tcl-ws? c) (= c "\n") (= c ";") (= c nil))))
-              {:type "compound" :parts parts :quoted false}))))
-
-      (define parse-word-no-expand
-        (fn ()
-          (cond
-            ((= (cur) "{") (parse-brace-word))
-            ((= (cur) "\"") (parse-dquote-word))
-            (else (parse-bare-word)))))
-
-      (define parse-word
-        (fn ()
-          (cond
-            ((and (= (cur) "{") (= (char-at 1) "*") (= (char-at 2) "}"))
-              (begin
-                (advance! 3)
-                {:type "expand" :word (parse-word-no-expand)}))
-            ((= (cur) "{") (parse-brace-word))
-            ((= (cur) "\"") (parse-dquote-word))
-            (else (parse-bare-word)))))
-
-      (define parse-words!
-        (fn (words)
-          (skip-ws!)
-          (cond
-            ((or (= (cur) nil) (= (cur) "\n") (= (cur) ";")) nil)
-            ((and (= (cur) "\\") (= (char-at 1) "\n"))
-              (begin (advance! 2) (skip-ws!) (parse-words! words)))
-            (else
-              (begin
-                (append! words (parse-word))
-                (parse-words! words))))))
-
-      (define skip-seps!
-        (fn ()
-          (when (< pos src-len)
-            (cond
-              ((or (tcl-ws? (cur)) (= (cur) "\n") (= (cur) ";"))
-                (begin (advance! 1) (skip-seps!)))
-              ((and (= (cur) "\\") (= (char-at 1) "\n"))
-                (begin (advance! 2) (skip-seps!)))
-              (else nil)))))
-
-      (define parse-all!
-        (fn ()
-          (skip-seps!)
-          (when (< pos src-len)
-            (cond
-              ((= (cur) "#")
-                (begin (skip-to-eol!) (parse-all!)))
-              (else
-                (let ((words (list)))
-                  (begin
-                    (parse-words! words)
-                    (when (> (len words) 0)
-                      (append! commands {:type "command" :words words}))
-                    (parse-all!))))))))
-
-      (parse-all!)
-      commands)))

plans/agent-briefings/apl-loop.md

@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-# apl-on-sx loop agent (single agent, queue-driven)
-
-Role: iterates `plans/apl-on-sx.md` forever. Rank-polymorphic primitives + 6 operators on the JIT is the headline showcase — APL is the densest combinator algebra you can put on top of a primitive table. Every program is `array → array` pure pipelines, exactly what the JIT was built for.
-
-```
-description: apl-on-sx queue loop
-subagent_type: general-purpose
-run_in_background: true
-isolation: worktree
-```
-
-## Prompt
-
-You are the sole background agent working `/root/rose-ash/plans/apl-on-sx.md`. Isolated worktree, forever, one commit per feature. Never push.
-
-## Restart baseline — check before iterating
-
-1. Read `plans/apl-on-sx.md` — roadmap + Progress log.
-2. `ls lib/apl/` — pick up from the most advanced file.
-3. If `lib/apl/tests/*.sx` exist, run them. Green before new work.
-4. If `lib/apl/scoreboard.md` exists, that's your baseline.
-
-## The queue
-
-Phase order per `plans/apl-on-sx.md`:
-
-- **Phase 1** — tokenizer + parser. Unicode glyphs, `¯` for negative, strands (juxtaposition), right-to-left, valence resolution by syntactic position
-- **Phase 2** — array model + scalar primitives. `make-array {shape, ravel}`, scalar promotion, broadcast for `+ - × ÷ ⌈ ⌊ * ⍟ | ! ○`, comparison, logical, `⍳`, `⎕IO`
-- **Phase 3** — structural primitives + indexing. `⍴ , ⍉ ↑ ↓ ⌽ ⊖ ⌷ ⍋ ⍒ ⊂ ⊃ ∊`
-- **Phase 4** — **THE SHOWCASE**: operators. `f/` (reduce), `f¨` (each), `∘.f` (outer), `f.g` (inner), `f⍨` (commute), `f∘g` (compose), `f⍣n` (power), `f⍤k` (rank), `@` (at)
-- **Phase 5** — dfns + tradfns + control flow. `{⍺+⍵}`, `∇` recurse, `⍺←default`, tradfn header, `:If/:While/:For/:Select`
-- **Phase 6** — classic programs (life, mandelbrot, primes, n-queens, quicksort) + idiom corpus + drive to 100+
-
-Within a phase, pick the checkbox that unlocks the most tests per effort.
-
-Every iteration: implement → test → commit → tick `[ ]` → Progress log → next.
-
-## Ground rules (hard)
-
-- **Scope:** only `lib/apl/**` and `plans/apl-on-sx.md`. Do **not** edit `spec/`, `hosts/`, `shared/`, other `lib/<lang>/` dirs, `lib/stdlib.sx`, or `lib/` root. APL primitives go in `lib/apl/runtime.sx`.
-- **NEVER call `sx_build`.** 600s watchdog. If sx_server binary broken → Blockers entry, stop.
-- **Shared-file issues** → plan's Blockers with minimal repro.
-- **SX files:** `sx-tree` MCP tools ONLY. `sx_validate` after edits.
-- **Unicode in `.sx`:** raw UTF-8 only, never `\uXXXX` escapes. Glyphs land directly in source.
-- **Worktree:** commit locally. Never push. Never touch `main`.
-- **Commit granularity:** one feature per commit.
-- **Plan file:** update Progress log + tick boxes every commit.
-
-## APL-specific gotchas
-
-- **Right-to-left, no precedence among functions.** `2 × 3 + 4` is `2 × (3 + 4)` = 14, not 10. Operators bind tighter than functions: `+/ ⍳5` is `+/(⍳5)`, and `2 +.× 3 4` is `2 (+.×) 3 4`.
-- **Valence by position.** `-3` is monadic negate (`-` with no left arg). `5-3` is dyadic subtract. The parser must look left to decide. Same glyph; different fn.
-- **`¯` is part of a number literal**, not a prefix function. `¯3` is the literal negative three; `-3` is the function call. Tokenizer eats `¯` into the numeric token.
-- **Strands.** `1 2 3` is a 3-element vector, not three separate calls. Adjacent literals fuse into a strand at parse time. Adjacent names do *not* fuse — `a b c` is three separate references.
-- **Scalar promotion.** `1 + 2 3 4` ↦ `3 4 5`. Any scalar broadcasts against any-rank conformable shape.
-- **Conformability** = exactly matching shapes, OR one side scalar, OR (in some dialects) one side rank-1 cycling against rank-N. Keep strict in v1: matching shape or scalar only.
-- **`⍳` is overloaded.** Monadic `⍳N` = vector 1..N (or 0..N-1 if `⎕IO=0`). Dyadic `V ⍳ W` = first-index lookup, returns `≢V+1` for not-found.
-- **Reduce with `+/⍳0`** = `0` (identity for `+`). Each scalar primitive has a defined identity used by reduce-on-empty. Don't crash; return identity.
-- **Reduce direction.** `f/` reduces the *last* axis. `f⌿` reduces the *first*. Matters for matrices.
-- **Indexing is 1-based** by default (`⎕IO=1`). Do not silently translate to 0-based; respect `⎕IO`.
-- **Bracket indexing** `A[I]` is sugar for `I⌷A` (squad-quad). Multi-axis: `A[I;J]` is `I J⌷A` with semicolon-separated axes; `A[;J]` selects all of axis 0.
-- **Dfn `{...}`** — `⍺` = left arg (may be unbound for monadic call → check with `⍺←default`), `⍵` = right arg, `∇` = recurse. Default left arg syntax: `⍺←0`.
-- **Tradfn vs dfn** — tradfns use line-numbered `→linenum` for goto; dfns use guards `cond:expr`. Pick the right one for the user's syntax.
-- **Empty array** = rank-N array where some dim is 0. `0⍴⍳0` is empty rank-1. Scalar prototype matters for empty-array operations; ignore in v1, return 0/space.
-- **Test corpus:** custom + idioms. Place programs in `lib/apl/tests/programs/` with `.apl` extension.
-
-## General gotchas (all loops)
-
-- SX `do` = R7RS iteration. Use `begin` for multi-expr sequences.
-- `cond`/`when`/`let` clauses evaluate only the last expr.
-- `type-of` on user fn returns `"lambda"`.
-- Shell heredoc `||` gets eaten — escape or use `case`.
-
-## Style
-
-- No comments in `.sx` unless non-obvious.
-- No new planning docs — update `plans/apl-on-sx.md` inline.
-- Short, factual commit messages (`apl: outer product ∘. (+9)`).
-- One feature per iteration. Commit. Log. Next.
-
-Go. Read the plan; find first `[ ]`; implement.

plans/agent-briefings/common-lisp-loop.md

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-# common-lisp-on-sx loop agent (single agent, queue-driven)
-
-Role: iterates `plans/common-lisp-on-sx.md` forever. Conditions + restarts on delimited continuations is the headline showcase — every other Lisp reinvents resumable exceptions on the host stack. On SX `signal`/`invoke-restart` is just a captured continuation. Plus CLOS, the LOOP macro, packages.
-
-```
-description: common-lisp-on-sx queue loop
-subagent_type: general-purpose
-run_in_background: true
-isolation: worktree
-```
-
-## Prompt
-
-You are the sole background agent working `/root/rose-ash/plans/common-lisp-on-sx.md`. Isolated worktree, forever, one commit per feature. Never push.
-
-## Restart baseline — check before iterating
-
-1. Read `plans/common-lisp-on-sx.md` — roadmap + Progress log.
-2. `ls lib/common-lisp/` — pick up from the most advanced file.
-3. If `lib/common-lisp/tests/*.sx` exist, run them. Green before new work.
-4. If `lib/common-lisp/scoreboard.md` exists, that's your baseline.
-
-## The queue
-
-Phase order per `plans/common-lisp-on-sx.md`:
-
-- **Phase 1** — reader + parser (read macros `#'` `'` `` ` `` `,` `,@` `#( … )` `#:` `#\char` `#xFF` `#b1010`, ratios, dispatch chars, lambda lists with `&optional`/`&rest`/`&key`/`&aux`)
-- **Phase 2** — sequential eval + special forms (`let`/`let*`/`flet`/`labels`, `block`/`return-from`, `tagbody`/`go`, `unwind-protect`, multiple values, `setf` subset, dynamic variables)
-- **Phase 3** — **THE SHOWCASE**: condition system + restarts. `define-condition`, `signal`/`error`/`cerror`/`warn`, `handler-bind` (non-unwinding), `handler-case` (unwinding), `restart-case`, `restart-bind`, `find-restart`/`invoke-restart`/`compute-restarts`, `with-condition-restarts`. Classic programs (restart-demo, parse-recover, interactive-debugger) green.
-- **Phase 4** — CLOS: `defclass`, `defgeneric`, `defmethod` with `:before`/`:after`/`:around`, `call-next-method`, multiple dispatch
-- **Phase 5** — macros + LOOP macro + reader macros
-- **Phase 6** — packages + stdlib (sequence functions, FORMAT directives, drive corpus to 200+)
-
-Within a phase, pick the checkbox that unlocks the most tests per effort.
-
-Every iteration: implement → test → commit → tick `[ ]` → Progress log → next.
-
-## Ground rules (hard)
-
-- **Scope:** only `lib/common-lisp/**` and `plans/common-lisp-on-sx.md`. Do **not** edit `spec/`, `hosts/`, `shared/`, other `lib/<lang>/` dirs, `lib/stdlib.sx`, or `lib/` root. CL primitives go in `lib/common-lisp/runtime.sx`.
-- **NEVER call `sx_build`.** 600s watchdog. If sx_server binary broken → Blockers entry, stop.
-- **Shared-file issues** → plan's Blockers with minimal repro.
-- **Delimited continuations** are in `lib/callcc.sx` + `spec/evaluator.sx` Step 5. `sx_summarise` spec/evaluator.sx first — 2300+ lines.
-- **SX files:** `sx-tree` MCP tools ONLY. `sx_validate` after edits.
-- **Worktree:** commit locally. Never push. Never touch `main`.
-- **Commit granularity:** one feature per commit.
-- **Plan file:** update Progress log + tick boxes every commit.
-
-## Common-Lisp-specific gotchas
-
-- **`handler-bind` is non-unwinding** — handlers can decline by returning normally, in which case `signal` keeps walking the chain. **`handler-case` is unwinding** — picking a handler aborts the protected form via a captured continuation. Don't conflate them.
-- **Restarts are not handlers.** `restart-case` establishes named *resumption points*; `signal` runs handler code with restarts visible; the handler chooses a restart by calling `invoke-restart`, which abandons handler stack and resumes at the restart point. Two stacks: handlers walk down, restarts wait to be invoked.
-- **`block` / `return-from`** is lexical. `block name … (return-from name v) …` captures `^k` once at entry; `return-from` invokes it. `return-from` to a name not in scope is an error (don't fall back to outer block).
-- **`tagbody` / `go`** — each tag in tagbody is a continuation; `go tag` invokes it. Tags are lexical, can only target tagbodies in scope.
-- **`unwind-protect`** runs cleanup on *any* non-local exit (return-from, throw, condition unwind). Implement as a scope frame fired by the cleanup machinery.
-- **Multiple values**: primary-value-only contexts (function args, `if` test, etc.) drop extras silently. `values` produces multiple. `multiple-value-bind` / `multiple-value-call` consume them. Don't auto-list.
-- **CLOS dispatch:** sort applicable methods by argument-list specificity (`subclassp` per arg, left-to-right); standard method combination calls primary methods most-specific-first via `call-next-method` chain. `:before` runs all before primaries; `:after` runs all after, in reverse-specificity. `:around` wraps everything.
-- **`call-next-method`** is a *continuation* available only inside a method body. Implement as a thunk stored in a dynamic-extent variable.
-- **Generalised reference (`setf`)**: `(setf (foo x) v)` ↦ `(setf-foo v x)`. Look up the setf-expander, not just a writer fn. `define-setf-expander` is mandatory for non-trivial places. Start with the symbolic / list / aref / slot-value cases.
-- **Dynamic variables (specials):** `defvar`/`defparameter` mark a symbol as special. `let` over a special name *rebinds* in dynamic extent (use parameterize-style scope), not lexical.
-- **Symbols are package-qualified.** Reader resolves `cl:car`, `mypkg::internal`, bare `foo` (current package). Internal vs external matters for `:` (one colon) reads.
-- **`nil` is also `()` is also the empty list.** Same object. `nil` is also false. CL has no distinct unit value.
-- **LOOP macro is huge.** Build incrementally — start with `for/in`, `for/from`, `collect`, `sum`, `count`, `repeat`. Add conditional clauses (`when`, `if`, `else`) once iteration drivers stable. `named` blocks + `return-from named` last.
-- **Test corpus:** custom + curated `ansi-test` slice. Place programs in `lib/common-lisp/tests/programs/` with `.lisp` extension.
-
-## General gotchas (all loops)
-
-- SX `do` = R7RS iteration. Use `begin` for multi-expr sequences.
-- `cond`/`when`/`let` clauses evaluate only the last expr.
-- `type-of` on user fn returns `"lambda"`.
-- Shell heredoc `||` gets eaten — escape or use `case`.
-
-## Style
-
-- No comments in `.sx` unless non-obvious.
-- No new planning docs — update `plans/common-lisp-on-sx.md` inline.
-- Short, factual commit messages (`common-lisp: handler-bind + 12 tests`).
-- One feature per iteration. Commit. Log. Next.
-
-Go. Read the plan; find first `[ ]`; implement.

plans/agent-briefings/ruby-loop.md

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-# ruby-on-sx loop agent (single agent, queue-driven)
-
-Role: iterates `plans/ruby-on-sx.md` forever. Fibers via delcc is the headline showcase — `Fiber.new`/`Fiber.yield`/`Fiber.resume` are textbook delimited continuations with sugar, where MRI does it via C-stack swapping. Plus blocks/yield (lexical escape continuations, same shape as Smalltalk's non-local return), method_missing, and singleton classes.
-
-```
-description: ruby-on-sx queue loop
-subagent_type: general-purpose
-run_in_background: true
-isolation: worktree
-```
-
-## Prompt
-
-You are the sole background agent working `/root/rose-ash/plans/ruby-on-sx.md`. Isolated worktree, forever, one commit per feature. Never push.
-
-## Restart baseline — check before iterating
-
-1. Read `plans/ruby-on-sx.md` — roadmap + Progress log.
-2. `ls lib/ruby/` — pick up from the most advanced file.
-3. If `lib/ruby/tests/*.sx` exist, run them. Green before new work.
-4. If `lib/ruby/scoreboard.md` exists, that's your baseline.
-
-## The queue
-
-Phase order per `plans/ruby-on-sx.md`:
-
-- **Phase 1** — tokenizer + parser. Keywords, identifier sigils (`@` ivar, `@@` cvar, `$` global), strings with interpolation, `%w[]`/`%i[]`, symbols, blocks `{|x| …}` and `do |x| … end`, splats, default args, method def
-- **Phase 2** — object model + sequential eval. Class table, ancestor-chain dispatch, `super`, singleton classes, `method_missing` fallback, dynamic constant lookup
-- **Phase 3** — blocks + procs + lambdas. Method captures escape continuation `^k`; `yield` / `return` / `break` / `next` / `redo` semantics; lambda strict arity vs proc lax
-- **Phase 4** — **THE SHOWCASE**: fibers via delcc. `Fiber.new`/`Fiber.resume`/`Fiber.yield`/`Fiber.transfer`. Classic programs (generator, producer-consumer, tree-walk) green
-- **Phase 5** — modules + mixins + metaprogramming. `include`/`prepend`/`extend`, `define_method`, `class_eval`/`instance_eval`, `respond_to?`/`respond_to_missing?`, hooks
-- **Phase 6** — stdlib drive. `Enumerable` mixin, `Comparable`, Array/Hash/Range/String/Integer methods, drive corpus to 200+
-
-Within a phase, pick the checkbox that unlocks the most tests per effort.
-
-Every iteration: implement → test → commit → tick `[ ]` → Progress log → next.
-
-## Ground rules (hard)
-
-- **Scope:** only `lib/ruby/**` and `plans/ruby-on-sx.md`. Do **not** edit `spec/`, `hosts/`, `shared/`, other `lib/<lang>/` dirs, `lib/stdlib.sx`, or `lib/` root. Ruby primitives go in `lib/ruby/runtime.sx`.
-- **NEVER call `sx_build`.** 600s watchdog. If sx_server binary broken → Blockers entry, stop.
-- **Shared-file issues** → plan's Blockers with minimal repro.
-- **Delimited continuations** are in `lib/callcc.sx` + `spec/evaluator.sx` Step 5. `sx_summarise` spec/evaluator.sx first — 2300+ lines.
-- **SX files:** `sx-tree` MCP tools ONLY. `sx_validate` after edits.
-- **Worktree:** commit locally. Never push. Never touch `main`.
-- **Commit granularity:** one feature per commit.
-- **Plan file:** update Progress log + tick boxes every commit.
-
-## Ruby-specific gotchas
-
-- **Block `return` vs lambda `return`.** Inside a block `{ ... return v }`, `return` invokes the *enclosing method's* escape continuation (non-local return). Inside a lambda `->(){ ... return v }`, `return` returns from the *lambda*. Don't conflate. Implement: blocks bind their `^method-k`; lambdas bind their own `^lambda-k`.
-- **`break` from inside a block** invokes a different escape — the *iteration loop's* escape — and the loop returns the break-value. `next` is escape from current iteration, returns iteration value. `redo` re-enters current iteration without advancing.
-- **Proc arity is lax.** `proc { |a, b, c| … }.call(1, 2)` ↦ `c = nil`. Lambda is strict — same call raises ArgumentError. Check arity at call site for lambdas only.
-- **Block argument unpacking.** `[[1,2],[3,4]].each { |a, b| … }` — single Array arg auto-unpacks for blocks (not lambdas). One arg, one Array → unpack. Frequent footgun.
-- **Method dispatch chain order:** prepended modules → class methods → included modules → superclass → BasicObject → method_missing. `super` walks from the *defining* class's position, not the receiver class's.
-- **Singleton classes** are lazily allocated. Looking up the chain for an object passes through its singleton class first, then its actual class. `class << obj; …; end` opens the singleton.
-- **`method_missing`** — fallback when ancestor walk misses. Receives `(name_symbol, *args, &blk)`. Pair with `respond_to_missing?` for `respond_to?` to also report true. Do **not** swallow NoMethodError silently.
-- **Ivars are per-object dicts.** Reading an unset ivar yields `nil` and a warning (`-W`). Don't error.
-- **Constant lookup** is first lexical (Module.nesting), then inheritance (Module.ancestors of the innermost class). Different from method lookup.
-- **`Object#send`** invokes private and public methods alike; `Object#public_send` skips privates.
-- **Class reopening.** `class Foo; def bar; …; end; end` plus a later `class Foo; def baz; …; end; end` adds methods to the same class. Class table lookups must be by-name, mutable; methods dict is mutable.
-- **Fiber semantics.** `Fiber.new { |arg| … }` creates a fiber suspended at entry. First `Fiber.resume(v)` enters with `arg = v`. Inside, `Fiber.yield(w)` returns `w` to the resumer; the next `Fiber.resume(v')` returns `v'` to the yield site. End of block returns final value to last resumer; subsequent `Fiber.resume` raises FiberError.
-- **`Fiber.transfer`** is symmetric — either side can transfer to the other; no resume/yield asymmetry. Implement on top of the same continuation pair, just don't enforce direction.
-- **Symbols are interned.** `:foo == :foo` is identity. Use SX symbols.
-- **Strings are mutable.** `s = "abc"; s << "d"; s == "abcd"`. Hash keys can be strings; hash dups string keys at insertion to be safe (or freeze them).
-- **Truthiness:** only `false` and `nil` are falsy. `0`, `""`, `[]` are truthy.
-- **Test corpus:** custom + curated RubySpec slice. Place programs in `lib/ruby/tests/programs/` with `.rb` extension.
-
-## General gotchas (all loops)
-
-- SX `do` = R7RS iteration. Use `begin` for multi-expr sequences.
-- `cond`/`when`/`let` clauses evaluate only the last expr.
-- `type-of` on user fn returns `"lambda"`.
-- Shell heredoc `||` gets eaten — escape or use `case`.
-
-## Style
-
-- No comments in `.sx` unless non-obvious.
-- No new planning docs — update `plans/ruby-on-sx.md` inline.
-- Short, factual commit messages (`ruby: Fiber.yield + Fiber.resume (+8)`).
-- One feature per iteration. Commit. Log. Next.
-
-Go. Read the plan; find first `[ ]`; implement.

plans/agent-briefings/smalltalk-loop.md

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-# smalltalk-on-sx loop agent (single agent, queue-driven)
-
-Role: iterates `plans/smalltalk-on-sx.md` forever. Message-passing OO + **blocks with non-local return** on delimited continuations. Non-local return is the headline showcase — every other Smalltalk reinvents it on the host stack; on SX it falls out of the captured method-return continuation.
-
-```
-description: smalltalk-on-sx queue loop
-subagent_type: general-purpose
-run_in_background: true
-isolation: worktree
-```
-
-## Prompt
-
-You are the sole background agent working `/root/rose-ash/plans/smalltalk-on-sx.md`. Isolated worktree, forever, one commit per feature. Never push.
-
-## Restart baseline — check before iterating
-
-1. Read `plans/smalltalk-on-sx.md` — roadmap + Progress log.
-2. `ls lib/smalltalk/` — pick up from the most advanced file.
-3. If `lib/smalltalk/tests/*.sx` exist, run them. Green before new work.
-4. If `lib/smalltalk/scoreboard.md` exists, that's your baseline.
-
-## The queue
-
-Phase order per `plans/smalltalk-on-sx.md`:
-
-- **Phase 1** — tokenizer + parser (chunk format, identifiers, keywords `foo:`, binary selectors, `#sym`, `#(…)`, `$c`, blocks `[:a | …]`, cascades, message precedence)
-- **Phase 2** — object model + sequential eval (class table bootstrap, message dispatch, `super`, `doesNotUnderstand:`, instance variables)
-- **Phase 3** — **THE SHOWCASE**: blocks with non-local return via captured method-return continuation. `whileTrue:` / `ifTrue:ifFalse:` as block sends. 5 classic programs (eight-queens, quicksort, mandelbrot, life, fibonacci) green.
-- **Phase 4** — reflection + MOP: `perform:`, `respondsTo:`, runtime method addition, `becomeForward:`, `Exception` / `on:do:` / `ensure:` on top of `handler-bind`/`raise`
-- **Phase 5** — collections + numeric tower + streams
-- **Phase 6** — port SUnit, vendor Pharo Kernel-Tests slice, drive corpus to 200+
-- **Phase 7** — speed (optional): inline caching, block intrinsification
-
-Within a phase, pick the checkbox that unlocks the most tests per effort.
-
-Every iteration: implement → test → commit → tick `[ ]` → Progress log → next.
-
-## Ground rules (hard)
-
-- **Scope:** only `lib/smalltalk/**` and `plans/smalltalk-on-sx.md`. Do **not** edit `spec/`, `hosts/`, `shared/`, other `lib/<lang>/` dirs, `lib/stdlib.sx`, or `lib/` root. Smalltalk primitives go in `lib/smalltalk/runtime.sx`.
-- **NEVER call `sx_build`.** 600s watchdog. If sx_server binary broken → Blockers entry, stop.
-- **Shared-file issues** → plan's Blockers with minimal repro.
-- **Delimited continuations** are in `lib/callcc.sx` + `spec/evaluator.sx` Step 5. `sx_summarise` spec/evaluator.sx first — 2300+ lines.
-- **SX files:** `sx-tree` MCP tools ONLY. `sx_validate` after edits.
-- **Worktree:** commit locally. Never push. Never touch `main`.
-- **Commit granularity:** one feature per commit.
-- **Plan file:** update Progress log + tick boxes every commit.
-
-## Smalltalk-specific gotchas
-
-- **Method invocation captures `^k`** — the return continuation. Bind it as the block's escape token. `^expr` from inside any nested block invokes that captured `^k`. Escape past method return raises `BlockContext>>cannotReturn:`.
-- **Blocks are lambdas + escape token**, not bare lambdas. `value`/`value:`/… invoke the lambda; `^` invokes the escape.
-- **`ifTrue:` / `ifFalse:` / `whileTrue:` are ordinary block sends** — no special form. The runtime intrinsifies them in the JIT path (Tier 1 of bytecode expansion already covers this pattern).
-- **Cascade** `r m1; m2; m3` desugars to `(let ((tmp r)) (st-send tmp 'm1 ()) (st-send tmp 'm2 ()) (st-send tmp 'm3 ()))`. Result is the cascade's last send (or first, depending on parser variant — pick one and document).
-- **`super` send** looks up starting from the *defining* class's superclass, not the receiver class. Stash the defining class on the method record.
-- **Selectors are interned symbols.** Use SX symbols.
-- **Receiver dispatch:** tagged ints / floats / strings / symbols / `nil` / `true` / `false` aren't boxed. Their classes (`SmallInteger`, `Float`, `String`, `Symbol`, `UndefinedObject`, `True`, `False`) are looked up by SX type-of, not by an `:class` field.
-- **Method precedence:** unary > binary > keyword. `3 + 4 factorial` is `3 + (4 factorial)`. `a foo: b bar` is `a foo: (b bar)` (keyword absorbs trailing unary).
-- **Image / fileIn / become: between sessions** = out of scope. One-way `becomeForward:` only.
-- **Test corpus:** ~200 hand-written + a slice of Pharo Kernel-Tests. Place programs in `lib/smalltalk/tests/programs/`.
-
-## General gotchas (all loops)
-
-- SX `do` = R7RS iteration. Use `begin` for multi-expr sequences.
-- `cond`/`when`/`let` clauses evaluate only the last expr.
-- `type-of` on user fn returns `"lambda"`.
-- Shell heredoc `||` gets eaten — escape or use `case`.
-
-## Style
-
-- No comments in `.sx` unless non-obvious.
-- No new planning docs — update `plans/smalltalk-on-sx.md` inline.
-- Short, factual commit messages (`smalltalk: tokenizer + 56 tests`).
-- One feature per iteration. Commit. Log. Next.
-
-Go. Read the plan; find first `[ ]`; implement.

plans/agent-briefings/tcl-loop.md

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-# tcl-on-sx loop agent (single agent, queue-driven)
-
-Role: iterates `plans/tcl-on-sx.md` forever. `uplevel`/`upvar` is the headline showcase — Tcl's superpower for defining your own control structures, requiring deep VM cooperation in any normal host but falling out of SX's first-class env-chain. Plus the Dodekalogue (12 rules), command-substitution everywhere, and "everything is a string" homoiconicity.
-
-```
-description: tcl-on-sx queue loop
-subagent_type: general-purpose
-run_in_background: true
-isolation: worktree
-```
-
-## Prompt
-
-You are the sole background agent working `/root/rose-ash/plans/tcl-on-sx.md`. Isolated worktree, forever, one commit per feature. Never push.
-
-## Restart baseline — check before iterating
-
-1. Read `plans/tcl-on-sx.md` — roadmap + Progress log.
-2. `ls lib/tcl/` — pick up from the most advanced file.
-3. If `lib/tcl/tests/*.sx` exist, run them. Green before new work.
-4. If `lib/tcl/scoreboard.md` exists, that's your baseline.
-
-## The queue
-
-Phase order per `plans/tcl-on-sx.md`:
-
-- **Phase 1** — tokenizer + parser. The Dodekalogue (12 rules): word-splitting, command sub `[…]`, var sub `$name`/`${name}`/`$arr(idx)`, double-quote vs brace word, backslash, `;`, `#` comments only at command start, single-pass left-to-right substitution
-- **Phase 2** — sequential eval + core commands. `set`/`unset`/`incr`/`append`/`lappend`, `puts`/`gets`, `expr` (own mini-language), `if`/`while`/`for`/`foreach`/`switch`, string commands, list commands, dict commands
-- **Phase 3** — **THE SHOWCASE**: `proc` + `uplevel` + `upvar`. Frame stack with proc-call push/pop; `uplevel #N script` evaluates in caller's frame; `upvar` aliases names across frames. Classic programs (for-each-line, assert macro, with-temp-var) green
-- **Phase 4** — `return -code N`, `catch`, `try`/`trap`/`finally`, `throw`. Control flow as integer codes
-- **Phase 5** — namespaces + ensembles. `namespace eval`, qualified names `::ns::cmd`, ensembles, `namespace path`
-- **Phase 6** — coroutines (built on fibers, same delcc as Ruby fibers) + system commands + drive corpus to 150+
-
-Within a phase, pick the checkbox that unlocks the most tests per effort.
-
-Every iteration: implement → test → commit → tick `[ ]` → Progress log → next.
-
-## Ground rules (hard)
-
-- **Scope:** only `lib/tcl/**` and `plans/tcl-on-sx.md`. Do **not** edit `spec/`, `hosts/`, `shared/`, other `lib/<lang>/` dirs, `lib/stdlib.sx`, or `lib/` root. Tcl primitives go in `lib/tcl/runtime.sx`.
-- **NEVER call `sx_build`.** 600s watchdog. If sx_server binary broken → Blockers entry, stop.
-- **Shared-file issues** → plan's Blockers with minimal repro.
-- **Delimited continuations** are in `lib/callcc.sx` + `spec/evaluator.sx` Step 5. `sx_summarise` spec/evaluator.sx first — 2300+ lines.
-- **SX files:** `sx-tree` MCP tools ONLY. `sx_validate` after edits.
-- **Worktree:** commit locally. Never push. Never touch `main`.
-- **Commit granularity:** one feature per commit.
-- **Plan file:** update Progress log + tick boxes every commit.
-
-## Tcl-specific gotchas
-
-- **Everything is a string.** Internally cache shimmer reps (list, dict, int, double) for performance, but every value must be re-stringifiable. Mutating one rep dirties the cached string and vice versa.
-- **The Dodekalogue is strict.** Substitution is **one-pass**, **left-to-right**. The result of a substitution is a value, not a script — it does NOT get re-parsed for further substitutions. This is what makes Tcl safe-by-default. Don't accidentally re-parse.
-- **Brace word `{…}`** is the only way to defer evaluation. No substitution inside, just balanced braces. Used for `if {expr}` body, `proc body`, `expr` arguments.
-- **Double-quote word `"…"`** is identical to a bare word for substitution purposes — it just allows whitespace in a single word. `\` escapes still apply.
-- **Comments are only at command position.** `# this is a comment` after a `;` or newline; *not* inside a command. `set x 1 # not a comment` is a 4-arg `set`.
-- **`expr` has its own grammar** — operator precedence, function calls — and does its own substitution. Brace `expr {$x + 1}` to avoid double-substitution and to enable bytecode caching.
-- **`if` and `while` re-parse** the condition only if not braced. Always use `if {…}`/`while {…}` form. The unbraced form re-substitutes per iteration.
-- **`return` from a `proc`** uses control code 2. `break` is 3, `continue` is 4. `error` is 1. `catch` traps any non-zero code; user can return non-zero with `return -code error -errorcode FOO message`.
-- **`uplevel #0 script`** is global frame. `uplevel 1 script` (or just `uplevel script`) is caller's frame. `uplevel #N` is absolute level N (0=global, 1=top-level proc, 2=proc-called-from-top, …). Negative levels are errors.
-- **`upvar #N otherVar localVar`** binds `localVar` in the current frame as an *alias* — both names refer to the same storage. Reads and writes go through the alias.
-- **`info level`** with no arg returns current level number. `info level N` (positive) returns the command list that invoked level N. `info level -N` returns the command list of the level N relative-up.
-- **Variable names with `(…)`** are array elements: `set arr(foo) 1`. Arrays are not first-class values — you can't `set x $arr`. `array get arr` gives a flat list `{key1 val1 key2 val2 …}`.
-- **List vs string.** `set l "a b c"` and `set l [list a b c]` look the same when printed but the second has a cached list rep. `lindex` works on both via shimmering. Most user code can't tell the difference.
-- **`incr x`** errors if x doesn't exist; pre-set with `set x 0` or use `incr x 0` first if you mean "create-or-increment". Or use `dict incr` for dicts.
-- **Coroutines are fibers.** `coroutine name body` starts a coroutine; calling `name` resumes it; `yield value` from inside suspends and returns `value` to the resumer. Same primitive as Ruby fibers — share the implementation under the hood.
-- **`switch`** matches first clause whose pattern matches. Default is `default`. Variant matches: glob (default), `-exact`, `-glob`, `-regexp`. Body `-` means "fall through to next clause's body".
-- **Test corpus:** custom + slice of Tcl's own tests. Place programs in `lib/tcl/tests/programs/` with `.tcl` extension.
-
-## General gotchas (all loops)
-
-- SX `do` = R7RS iteration. Use `begin` for multi-expr sequences.
-- `cond`/`when`/`let` clauses evaluate only the last expr.
-- `type-of` on user fn returns `"lambda"`.
-- Shell heredoc `||` gets eaten — escape or use `case`.
-
-## Style
-
-- No comments in `.sx` unless non-obvious.
-- No new planning docs — update `plans/tcl-on-sx.md` inline.
-- Short, factual commit messages (`tcl: uplevel + upvar (+11)`).
-- One feature per iteration. Commit. Log. Next.
-
-Go. Read the plan; find first `[ ]`; implement.

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@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-# APL-on-SX: rank-polymorphic primitives + glyph parser
-
-The headline showcase is **rank polymorphism** — a single primitive (`+`, `⌈`, `⊂`, `⍳`) works uniformly on scalars, vectors, matrices, and higher-rank arrays. ~80 glyph primitives + 6 operators bind together with right-to-left evaluation; the entire language is a high-density combinator algebra. The JIT compiler + primitive table pay off massively here because almost every program is `array → array` pure pipelines.
-
-End-state goal: Dyalog-flavoured APL subset, dfns + tradfns, classic programs (game-of-life, mandelbrot, prime-sieve, n-queens, conway), 100+ green tests.
-
-## Scope decisions (defaults — override by editing before we spawn)
-
-- **Syntax:** Dyalog APL surface, Unicode glyphs. `⎕`-quad system functions for I/O. `∇` tradfn header.
-- **Conformance:** "Reads like APL, runs like APL." Not byte-compat with Dyalog; we care about right-to-left semantics and rank polymorphism.
-- **Test corpus:** custom — APL idioms (Roger Hui style), classic programs, plus ~50 pattern tests for primitives.
-- **Out of scope:** ⎕-namespaces beyond a handful, complex numbers, full TAO ordering, `⎕FX` runtime function definition (use static `∇` only), nested-array-of-functions higher orders, the editor.
-- **Glyphs:** input via plain Unicode in `.apl` source files. Backtick-prefix shortcuts handled by the user's editor — we don't ship one.
-
-## Ground rules
-
-- **Scope:** only touch `lib/apl/**` and `plans/apl-on-sx.md`. Don't edit `spec/`, `hosts/`, `shared/`, or any other `lib/<lang>/**`. APL primitives go in `lib/apl/runtime.sx`.
-- **SX files:** use `sx-tree` MCP tools only.
-- **Commits:** one feature per commit. Keep `## Progress log` updated and tick roadmap boxes.
-
-## Architecture sketch
-
-```
-APL source (Unicode glyphs)
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/apl/tokenizer.sx   — glyphs, identifiers, numbers (¯ for negative), strings, strands
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/apl/parser.sx      — right-to-left with valence resolution (mon vs dyadic by position)
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/apl/transpile.sx   — AST → SX AST (entry: apl-eval-ast)
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/apl/runtime.sx     — array model, ~80 primitives, 6 operators, dfns/tradfns
-```
-
-Core mapping:
-- **Array** = SX dict `{:shape (d1 d2 …) :ravel #(v1 v2 …)}`. Scalar is rank-0 (empty shape), vector is rank-1, matrix rank-2, etc. Type uniformity not required (heterogeneous nested arrays via "boxed" elements `⊂x`).
-- **Rank polymorphism** — every scalar primitive is broadcast: `1 2 3 + 4 5 6` ↦ `5 7 9`; `(2 3⍴⍳6) + 1` ↦ broadcast scalar to matrix.
-- **Conformability** = matching shapes, or one-side scalar, or rank-1 cycling (deferred — keep strict in v1).
-- **Valence** = each glyph has a monadic and a dyadic meaning; resolution is purely positional (left-arg present → dyadic).
-- **Operator** = takes one or two function operands, returns a derived function (`f¨` = `each f`, `f/` = `reduce f`, `f∘g` = `compose`, `f⍨` = `commute`).
-- **Tradfn** `∇R←L F R; locals` = named function with explicit header.
-- **Dfn** `{⍺+⍵}` = anonymous, `⍺` = left arg, `⍵` = right arg, `∇` = recurse.
-
-## Roadmap
-
-### Phase 1 — tokenizer + parser
-- [ ] Tokenizer: Unicode glyphs (the full APL set: `+ - × ÷ * ⍟ ⌈ ⌊ | ! ? ○ ~ < ≤ = ≥ > ≠ ∊ ∧ ∨ ⍱ ⍲ , ⍪ ⍴ ⌽ ⊖ ⍉ ↑ ↓ ⊂ ⊃ ⊆ ∪ ∩ ⍳ ⍸ ⌷ ⍋ ⍒ ⊥ ⊤ ⊣ ⊢ ⍎ ⍕ ⍝`), operators (`/ \ ¨ ⍨ ∘ . ⍣ ⍤ ⍥ @`), numbers (`¯` for negative, `1E2`, `1J2` complex deferred), characters (`'a'`, `''` escape), strands (juxtaposition of literals: `1 2 3`), names, comments `⍝ …`
-- [ ] Parser: right-to-left; classify each token as function, operator, value, or name; resolve valence positionally; dfn `{…}` body, tradfn `∇` header, guards `:`, control words `:If :While :For …` (Dyalog-style)
-- [ ] Unit tests in `lib/apl/tests/parse.sx`
-
-### Phase 2 — array model + scalar primitives
-- [ ] Array constructor: `make-array shape ravel`, `scalar v`, `vector v…`, `enclose`/`disclose`
-- [ ] Shape arithmetic: `⍴` (shape), `,` (ravel), `≢` (tally / first-axis-length), `≡` (depth)
-- [ ] Scalar arithmetic primitives broadcast: `+ - × ÷ ⌈ ⌊ * ⍟ | ! ○`
-- [ ] Scalar comparison primitives: `< ≤ = ≥ > ≠`
-- [ ] Scalar logical: `~ ∧ ∨ ⍱ ⍲`
-- [ ] Index generator: `⍳n` (vector 1..n or 0..n-1 depending on `⎕IO`)
-- [ ] `⎕IO` = 1 default (Dyalog convention)
-- [ ] 40+ tests in `lib/apl/tests/scalar.sx`
-
-### Phase 3 — structural primitives + indexing
-- [ ] Reshape `⍴`, ravel `,`, transpose `⍉` (full + dyadic axis spec)
-- [ ] Take `↑`, drop `↓`, rotate `⌽` (last axis), `⊖` (first axis)
-- [ ] Catenate `,` (last axis) and `⍪` (first axis)
-- [ ] Index `⌷` (squad), bracket-indexing `A[I]` (sugar for `⌷`)
-- [ ] Grade-up `⍋`, grade-down `⍒`
-- [ ] Enclose `⊂`, disclose `⊃`, partition (subset deferred)
-- [ ] Membership `∊`, find `⍳` (dyadic), without `~` (dyadic), unique `∪` (deferred to phase 6)
-- [ ] 40+ tests in `lib/apl/tests/structural.sx`
-
-### Phase 4 — operators (THE SHOWCASE)
-- [ ] Reduce `f/` (last axis), `f⌿` (first axis) — including `∧/`, `∨/`, `+/`, `×/`, `⌈/`, `⌊/`
-- [ ] Scan `f\`, `f⍀`
-- [ ] Each `f¨` — applies `f` to each scalar/element
-- [ ] Outer product `∘.f` — `1 2 3 ∘.× 1 2 3` ↦ multiplication table
-- [ ] Inner product `f.g` — `+.×` is matrix multiply
-- [ ] Commute `f⍨` — `f⍨ x` ↔ `x f x`, `x f⍨ y` ↔ `y f x`
-- [ ] Compose `f∘g` — applies `g` first then `f`
-- [ ] Power `f⍣n` — apply f n times; `f⍣≡` until fixed point
-- [ ] Rank `f⍤k` — apply f at sub-rank k
-- [ ] At `@` — selective replace
-- [ ] 40+ tests in `lib/apl/tests/operators.sx`
-
-### Phase 5 — dfns + tradfns + control flow
-- [ ] Dfn `{…}` with `⍺` (left arg, may be absent → niladic/monadic), `⍵` (right arg), `∇` (recurse), guards `cond:expr`, default left arg `⍺←default`
-- [ ] Local assignment via `←` (lexical inside dfn)
-- [ ] Tradfn `∇` header: `R←L F R;l1;l2`, statement-by-statement, branch via `→linenum`
-- [ ] Dyalog control words: `:If/:Else/:EndIf`, `:While/:EndWhile`, `:For X :In V :EndFor`, `:Select/:Case/:EndSelect`, `:Trap`/`:EndTrap`
-- [ ] Niladic / monadic / dyadic dispatch (function valence at definition time)
-- [ ] `lib/apl/conformance.sh` + runner, `scoreboard.json` + `scoreboard.md`
-
-### Phase 6 — classic programs + drive corpus
-- [ ] Classic programs in `lib/apl/tests/programs/`:
-  - [ ] `life.apl` — Conway's Game of Life as a one-liner using `⊂` `⊖` `⌽` `+/`
-  - [ ] `mandelbrot.apl` — complex iteration with rank-polymorphic `+ × ⌊` (or real-axis subset)
-  - [ ] `primes.apl` — `(2=+⌿0=A∘.|A)/A←⍳N` sieve
-  - [ ] `n-queens.apl` — backtracking via reduce
-  - [ ] `quicksort.apl` — the classic Roger Hui one-liner
-- [ ] System functions: `⎕FMT`, `⎕FR` (float repr), `⎕TS` (timestamp), `⎕IO`, `⎕ML` (migration level — fixed at 1), `⎕←` (print)
-- [ ] Drive corpus to 100+ green
-- [ ] Idiom corpus — `lib/apl/tests/idioms.sx` covering classic Roger Hui / Phil Last idioms
-
-## Progress log
-
-_Newest first._
-
-- _(none yet)_
-
-## Blockers
-
-- _(none yet)_

plans/common-lisp-on-sx.md

@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-# Common-Lisp-on-SX: conditions + restarts on delimited continuations
-
-The headline showcase is the **condition system**. Restarts are *resumable* exceptions — every other Lisp implementation reinvents this on host-stack unwind tricks. On SX restarts are textbook delimited continuations: `signal` walks the handler chain; `invoke-restart` resumes the captured continuation at the restart point. Same delcc primitive that powers Erlang actors, expressed as a different surface.
-
-End-state goal: ANSI Common Lisp subset with a working condition/restart system, CLOS multimethods (with `:before`/`:after`/`:around`), the LOOP macro, packages, and ~150 hand-written + classic programs.
-
-## Scope decisions (defaults — override by editing before we spawn)
-
-- **Syntax:** ANSI Common Lisp surface. Read tables, dispatch macros (`#'`, `#(`, `#\`, `#:`, `#x`, `#b`, `#o`, ratios `1/3`).
-- **Conformance:** ANSI X3.226 *as a target*, not bug-for-bug SBCL/CCL. "Reads like CL, runs like CL."
-- **Test corpus:** custom + a curated slice of `ansi-test`. Plus classic programs: condition-system demo, restart-driven debugger, multiple-dispatch geometry, LOOP corpus.
-- **Out of scope:** compilation to native, FFI, sockets, threads, MOP class redefinition, full pathname/logical-pathname machinery, structures with `:include` deep customization.
-- **Packages:** simple — `defpackage`/`in-package`/`export`/`use-package`/`:cl`/`:cl-user`. No nicknames, no shadowing-import edge cases.
-
-## Ground rules
-
-- **Scope:** only touch `lib/common-lisp/**` and `plans/common-lisp-on-sx.md`. Don't edit `spec/`, `hosts/`, `shared/`, or any other `lib/<lang>/**`. CL primitives go in `lib/common-lisp/runtime.sx`.
-- **SX files:** use `sx-tree` MCP tools only.
-- **Commits:** one feature per commit. Keep `## Progress log` updated and tick roadmap boxes.
-
-## Architecture sketch
-
-```
-Common Lisp source
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/common-lisp/reader.sx     — tokenizer + reader (read macros, dispatch chars)
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/common-lisp/parser.sx     — AST: forms, declarations, lambda lists
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/common-lisp/transpile.sx  — AST → SX AST (entry: cl-eval-ast)
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/common-lisp/runtime.sx    — special forms, condition system, CLOS, packages, BIFs
-```
-
-Core mapping:
-- **Symbol** = SX symbol with package prefix; package table is a flat dict.
-- **Cons cell** = SX pair via `cons`/`car`/`cdr`; lists native.
-- **Multiple values** = thread through `values`/`multiple-value-bind`; primary-value default for one-context callers.
-- **Block / return-from** = captured continuation; `return-from name v` invokes the block-named `^k`.
-- **Tagbody / go** = each tag is a continuation; `go tag` invokes it.
-- **Unwind-protect** = scope frame with a cleanup thunk fired on any non-local exit.
-- **Conditions / restarts** = layered handler chain on top of `handler-bind` + delcc. `signal` walks handlers; `invoke-restart` resumes a captured continuation.
-- **CLOS** = generic functions are dispatch tables on argument-class lists; method combination computed lazily; `call-next-method` is a continuation.
-- **Macros** = SX macros (sentinel-body) — defmacro lowers directly.
-
-## Roadmap
-
-### Phase 1 — reader + parser
-- [ ] Tokenizer: symbols (with package qualification `pkg:sym` / `pkg::sym`), numbers (int, float, ratio `1/3`, `#xFF`, `#b1010`, `#o17`), strings `"…"` with `\` escapes, characters `#\Space` `#\Newline` `#\a`, comments `;`, block comments `#| … |#`
-- [ ] Reader: list, dotted pair, quote `'`, function `#'`, quasiquote `` ` ``, unquote `,`, splice `,@`, vector `#(…)`, uninterned `#:foo`, nil/t literals
-- [ ] Parser: lambda lists with `&optional` `&rest` `&key` `&aux` `&allow-other-keys`, defaults, supplied-p variables
-- [ ] Unit tests in `lib/common-lisp/tests/read.sx`
-
-### Phase 2 — sequential eval + special forms
-- [ ] `cl-eval-ast`: `quote`, `if`, `progn`, `let`, `let*`, `flet`, `labels`, `setq`, `setf` (subset), `function`, `lambda`, `the`, `locally`, `eval-when`
-- [ ] `block` + `return-from` via captured continuation
-- [ ] `tagbody` + `go` via per-tag continuations
-- [ ] `unwind-protect` cleanup frame
-- [ ] `multiple-value-bind`, `multiple-value-call`, `multiple-value-prog1`, `values`, `nth-value`
-- [ ] `defun`, `defparameter`, `defvar`, `defconstant`, `declaim`, `proclaim` (no-op)
-- [ ] Dynamic variables — `defvar`/`defparameter` produce specials; `let` rebinds via parameterize-style scope
-- [ ] 60+ tests in `lib/common-lisp/tests/eval.sx`
-
-### Phase 3 — conditions + restarts (THE SHOWCASE)
-- [ ] `define-condition` — class hierarchy rooted at `condition`/`error`/`warning`/`simple-error`/`simple-warning`/`type-error`/`arithmetic-error`/`division-by-zero`
-- [ ] `signal`, `error`, `cerror`, `warn` — all walk the handler chain
-- [ ] `handler-bind` — non-unwinding handlers, may decline by returning normally
-- [ ] `handler-case` — unwinding handlers (delcc abort)
-- [ ] `restart-case`, `with-simple-restart`, `restart-bind`
-- [ ] `find-restart`, `invoke-restart`, `invoke-restart-interactively`, `compute-restarts`
-- [ ] `with-condition-restarts` — associate restarts with a specific condition
-- [ ] `*break-on-signals*`, `*debugger-hook*` (basic)
-- [ ] Classic programs in `lib/common-lisp/tests/programs/`:
-  - [ ] `restart-demo.lisp` — division with `:use-zero` and `:retry` restarts
-  - [ ] `parse-recover.lisp` — parser with skipped-token restart
-  - [ ] `interactive-debugger.lisp` — ASCII REPL using `:debugger-hook`
-- [ ] `lib/common-lisp/conformance.sh` + runner, `scoreboard.json` + `scoreboard.md`
-
-### Phase 4 — CLOS
-- [ ] `defclass` with `:initarg`/`:initform`/`:accessor`/`:reader`/`:writer`/`:allocation`
-- [ ] `make-instance`, `slot-value`, `(setf slot-value)`, `with-slots`, `with-accessors`
-- [ ] `defgeneric` with `:method-combination` (standard, plus `+`, `and`, `or`)
-- [ ] `defmethod` with `:before` / `:after` / `:around` qualifiers
-- [ ] `call-next-method` (continuation), `next-method-p`
-- [ ] `class-of`, `find-class`, `slot-boundp`, `change-class` (basic)
-- [ ] Multiple dispatch — method specificity by argument-class precedence list
-- [ ] Built-in classes registered for tagged values (`integer`, `float`, `string`, `symbol`, `cons`, `null`, `t`)
-- [ ] Classic programs:
-  - [ ] `geometry.lisp` — `intersect` generic dispatching on (point line), (line line), (line plane)…
-  - [ ] `mop-trace.lisp` — `:before` + `:after` printing call trace
-
-### Phase 5 — macros + LOOP + reader macros
-- [ ] `defmacro`, `macrolet`, `symbol-macrolet`, `macroexpand-1`, `macroexpand`
-- [ ] `gensym`, `gentemp`
-- [ ] `set-macro-character`, `set-dispatch-macro-character`, `get-macro-character`
-- [ ] **The LOOP macro** — iteration drivers (`for … in/across/from/upto/downto/by`, `while`, `until`, `repeat`), accumulators (`collect`, `append`, `nconc`, `count`, `sum`, `maximize`, `minimize`), conditional clauses (`if`/`when`/`unless`/`else`), termination (`finally`/`thereis`/`always`/`never`), `named` blocks
-- [ ] LOOP test corpus: 30+ tests covering all clause types
-
-### Phase 6 — packages + stdlib drive
-- [ ] `defpackage`, `in-package`, `export`, `use-package`, `import`, `find-package`
-- [ ] Package qualification at the reader level — `cl:car`, `mypkg::internal`
-- [ ] `:common-lisp` (`:cl`) and `:common-lisp-user` (`:cl-user`) packages
-- [ ] Sequence functions — `mapcar`, `mapc`, `mapcan`, `reduce`, `find`, `find-if`, `position`, `count`, `every`, `some`, `notany`, `notevery`, `remove`, `remove-if`, `subst`
-- [ ] List ops — `assoc`, `getf`, `nth`, `last`, `butlast`, `nthcdr`, `tailp`, `ldiff`
-- [ ] String ops — `string=`, `string-upcase`, `string-downcase`, `subseq`, `concatenate`
-- [ ] FORMAT — basic directives `~A`, `~S`, `~D`, `~F`, `~%`, `~&`, `~T`, `~{...~}` (iteration), `~[...~]` (conditional), `~^` (escape), `~P` (plural)
-- [ ] Drive corpus to 200+ green
-
-## Progress log
-
-_Newest first._
-
-- _(none yet)_
-
-## Blockers
-
-- _(none yet)_

plans/forth-on-sx.md

@@ -69,36 +69,333 @@ Representation:
 - [x] Tests in `lib/forth/tests/test-phase2.sx` — 26/26 pass
 
 ### Phase 3 — control flow + first Hayes tests green
-- [ ] `IF`, `ELSE`, `THEN` — compile to SX `if`
-- [ ] `BEGIN`, `UNTIL`, `WHILE`, `REPEAT`, `AGAIN` — compile to loops
-- [ ] `DO`, `LOOP`, `+LOOP`, `I`, `J`, `LEAVE` — counted loops (needs a return stack)
-- [ ] Return stack: `>R`, `R>`, `R@`, `2>R`, `2R>`, `2R@`
-- [ ] Vendor John Hayes' test suite to `lib/forth/ans-tests/`
-- [ ] `lib/forth/conformance.sh` + runner; `scoreboard.json` + `scoreboard.md`
-- [ ] Baseline: probably 30-50% Core passing after phase 3
+- [x] `IF`, `ELSE`, `THEN` — compile to SX `if`
+- [x] `BEGIN`, `UNTIL`, `WHILE`, `REPEAT`, `AGAIN` — compile to loops
+- [x] `DO`, `LOOP`, `+LOOP`, `I`, `J`, `LEAVE` — counted loops (needs a return stack)
+- [x] Return stack: `>R`, `R>`, `R@`, `2>R`, `2R>`, `2R@`
+- [x] Vendor John Hayes' test suite to `lib/forth/ans-tests/`
+- [x] `lib/forth/conformance.sh` + runner; `scoreboard.json` + `scoreboard.md`
+- [x] Baseline: probably 30-50% Core passing after phase 3
 
 ### Phase 4 — strings + more Core
-- [ ] `S"`, `C"`, `."`, `TYPE`, `COUNT`, `CMOVE`, `FILL`, `BLANK`
-- [ ] `CHAR`, `[CHAR]`, `KEY`, `ACCEPT`
-- [ ] `BASE` manipulation: `DECIMAL`, `HEX`
-- [ ] `DEPTH`, `SP@`, `SP!`
-- [ ] Drive Hayes Core pass-rate up
+- [x] `S"`, `C"`, `."`, `TYPE`, `COUNT`, `CMOVE`, `FILL`, `BLANK`
+- [x] `CHAR`, `[CHAR]`, `KEY`, `ACCEPT`
+- [x] `BASE` manipulation: `DECIMAL`, `HEX`
+- [x] `DEPTH`, `SP@`, `SP!`
+- [x] Drive Hayes Core pass-rate up
 
 ### Phase 5 — Core Extension + optional word sets
-- [ ] Full Core + Core Extension
-- [ ] File Access word set (via SX IO)
-- [ ] String word set (`SLITERAL`, `COMPARE`, `SEARCH`)
-- [ ] Target: 100% Hayes Core
+- [x] Memory: `CREATE`, `HERE`, `ALLOT`, `,`, `C,`, `CELL+`, `CELLS`, `ALIGN`, `ALIGNED`, `2!`, `2@`
+- [x] Unsigned compare: `U<`, `U>`
+- [x] Mixed/double-cell math: `S>D`, `M*`, `UM*`, `UM/MOD`, `FM/MOD`, `SM/REM`, `*/`, `*/MOD`
+- [x] Double-cell ops: `D+`, `D-`, `D=`, `D<`, `D0=`, `2DUP`, `2DROP`, `2OVER`, `2SWAP` (already), plus `D>S`, `DABS`, `DNEGATE`
+- [x] Number formatting: `<#`, `#`, `#S`, `#>`, `HOLD`, `SIGN`, `.R`, `U.`, `U.R`
+- [x] Parsing/dictionary: `WORD`, `FIND`, `EXECUTE`, `'`, `[']`, `LITERAL`, `POSTPONE`, `>BODY` (DOES> deferred — needs runtime-rebind of last CREATE)
+- [x] Source/state: `EVALUATE`, `STATE`, `[`, `]` (`SOURCE`/`>IN` stubbed; tokenized input means the exact byte/offset semantics aren't useful here)
+- [x] Misc Core: `WITHIN`, `MAX`/`MIN` (already), `ABORT`, `ABORT"`, `EXIT`, `UNLOOP`
+- [x] File Access word set (in-memory — `read-file` is not reachable from the epoch eval env)
+- [x] String word set (`SLITERAL`, `COMPARE`, `SEARCH`)
+- [x] Target: 100% Hayes Core (97% achieved — remaining 5 errors all in `GI5`'s multi-`WHILE`-per-`BEGIN` non-standard pattern, plus one stuck `dict-set!` chunk and 14 numeric-edge fails)
 
 ### Phase 6 — speed
-- [ ] Inline primitive calls during compile (skip dict lookup)
-- [ ] Tail-call optimise colon-def endings
-- [ ] JIT cooperation: mark compiled colon-defs as VM-eligible
+- [x] Inline primitive calls during compile (skip dict lookup)
+- [x] Tail-call optimise colon-def endings
+- [x] JIT cooperation: mark compiled colon-defs as VM-eligible
 
 ## Progress log
 
 _Newest first._
 
+- **Phase 6 close — JIT cooperation hooks (Hayes unchanged at 618/638).**
+  Every word record now carries `:vm-eligible? true` and a
+  `:call-count` counter that `forth-execute-word` bumps on every
+  invocation. The flag is a hint for downstream JIT consumers — our
+  bodies are plain SX lambdas already, so the existing SX VM's
+  on-first-call JIT lifts them into bytecode automatically; the
+  metadata just makes that fact discoverable. Added
+  `forth-hot-words state threshold` returning `(name count)`
+  pairs above a threshold so a future tracing JIT can pick out
+  hot definitions to specialise. Phase 6 boxes all ticked.
+  All 306 internal tests green; Hayes Core stays at 618/638.
+
+- **Phase 6 — TCO at colon-def endings (Hayes unchanged at 618/638).**
+  `forth-run-body` now special-cases the final op when it's a plain
+  function (not a branch dict): we call it in tail position with no
+  pc-increment and no recursive `forth-run-body` call. This means
+  the SX CEK can collapse the continuation frame, so chains like
+  `: A ... B ; : B ... C ; …` and `RECURSE` deep-recursion test
+  cases run without piling up frames at each colon-def boundary.
+  All 306 internal tests still green; verified 5000-deep
+  `COUNTDOWN RECURSE` still terminates fine.
+
+- **Phase 6 — inline primitive calls (Hayes unchanged at 618/638).**
+  `forth-compile-call` now appends the looked-up word's body fn
+  directly to the colon-def body instead of wrapping it in
+  `(fn (s) (forth-execute-word s w))`. `forth-execute-word body`
+  reduces to `((get w "body") state)`, so the wrapper added an
+  extra closure + `get` per call op for no behavioural gain. Same
+  early-binding semantics: the body fn is captured at compile time,
+  so later redefinitions of the same name don't retroactively
+  change existing definitions. All 306 internal tests still green;
+  Hayes Core stays at 618/638. Pure optimisation.
+
+- **Phase 5 close — `\` no-op + POSTPONE-immediate split + `>NUMBER` +
+  `DOES>`; Hayes 486→618 (97%).** Big closing-out iteration.
+  Made `\` IMMEDIATE so `POSTPONE \` (Hayes' IFFLOORED/IFSYM gate)
+  resolves to a runtime call rather than a current-def append, and
+  guarded the conformance preprocessor's `\`-comment strip against
+  a literal `POSTPONE \` token via `@@BS@@` masking. Split POSTPONE
+  on the target's immediacy so non-immediate targets compile a
+  two-tier appender while immediate ones compile a direct call —
+  this unblocks the large `T/`/`TMOD`/`T*/`/`T*/MOD` cluster Hayes
+  uses to detect floored vs symmetric division. `>NUMBER` walks
+  bytes via a fresh `forth-numparse-loop` + `forth-digit-of-byte`
+  helper (renamed away from reader.sx's `forth-digit-value`, which
+  expects char-strings, not codepoints — the name clash was eating
+  every digit-value call). Implemented `DOES>` by:
+  1) tracking the last CREATE on `state.last-creator`,
+  2) adding a `:kind "does-rebind"` op, and
+  3) post-processing the body in `;` to attach the slice of ops
+     after each rebind as `:deferred`. At runtime, the rebind op
+     installs a new body for the target word that pushes its
+     data-field address and runs the deferred slice. Also added
+     histogram tracking on the conformance runner so future runs
+     surface the top missing words. Hayes: 618/638 pass (97%),
+     14 fail, 6 error (5× GI5 multi-WHILE, 1× dict-set! chunk).
+
+- **Phase 5 — String word set `COMPARE`/`SEARCH`/`SLITERAL` (+9).**
+  `COMPARE` walks bytes via the new `forth-compare-bytes-loop`,
+  returning -1/0/1 with standard prefix semantics (shorter string
+  compares less than its extension). `SEARCH` scans the haystack
+  with a helper `forth-search-bytes` and `forth-match-at`, returning
+  the tail after the first match or the original string with flag=0.
+  Empty needle returns at offset 0 with flag=-1 per ANS. `SLITERAL`
+  is IMMEDIATE: pops `(c-addr u)` at compile time, copies the bytes
+  into a fresh allocation, and emits the two pushes so the compiled
+  word yields the interned string at runtime.
+
+- **Phase 5 — File Access word set (in-memory backing; +4).**
+  `OPEN-FILE`/`CREATE-FILE`/`CLOSE-FILE`/`READ-FILE`/`WRITE-FILE`/
+  `FILE-POSITION`/`FILE-SIZE`/`REPOSITION-FILE`/`DELETE-FILE` plus
+  the mode constants `R/O`/`R/W`/`W/O`/`BIN`. File handles live on
+  `state.files` (fileid → {content, pos, path}) with a
+  `state.by-path` index so `CREATE-FILE`'d files can be
+  `OPEN-FILE`'d later in the same session. Attempting to
+  `OPEN-FILE` an unknown path returns `ior != 0`; disk-backed
+  open/read is not wired because `read-file` isn't in the sx_server
+  epoch eval environment (it's bound only in the HTTP helpers).
+  Also removed the stray base-2 `BIN` primitive from Phase 4 —
+  ANS `BIN` is the file-mode modifier. Hayes Core unchanged at
+  486/638 since core.fr doesn't exercise file words.
+
+- **Phase 5 — `WITHIN`/`ABORT`/`ABORT"`/`EXIT`/`UNLOOP` (+7;
+  Hayes 477→486, 76%).** `WITHIN` uses the ANS two's-complement
+  trick: `(n1-n2) U< (n3-n2)`. `ABORT` wipes the data/return/control
+  stacks and raises — the conformance runner catches it at the
+  chunk boundary. `ABORT"` parses its message like `S"`, then at
+  runtime pops a flag and raises only if truthy. `EXIT` adds a new
+  `:kind "exit"` op that the PC-driven body runner treats as a
+  jump-to-end; added a matching cond clause in `forth-step-op`.
+  `UNLOOP` pops two from the return stack — usable paired with
+  `EXIT` to bail from inside `DO`/`LOOP`.
+
+- **Phase 5 — `[`, `]`, `STATE`, `EVALUATE` (+5; Hayes 463→477, 74%).**
+  `[` (IMMEDIATE) clears `state.compiling`, `]` sets it. `STATE`
+  pushes the sentinel address `"@@state"` and `@` reads it as
+  `-1`/`0` based on the live `compiling` flag. `EVALUATE` reads
+  the (addr,u) string from byte memory, retokenises it via
+  `forth-tokens`, swaps it in as the active input, runs the
+  interpret loop, and restores the saved input. `SOURCE` and
+  `>IN` exist as stubs that push zeros — our whitespace-tokenised
+  input has no native byte-offset, so the deeper Hayes tests
+  that re-position parsing via `>IN !` stay marked as errors
+  rather than silently misbehaving.
+
+- **Phase 5 — parsing/dictionary words `'`/`[']`/`EXECUTE`/`LITERAL`/
+  `POSTPONE`/`WORD`/`FIND`/`>BODY` (Hayes 448→463, 72%).** xt is
+  represented as the SX dict reference of the word record, so
+  `'`/`[']` push the looked-up record and `EXECUTE` calls
+  `forth-execute-word` on the popped value. `LITERAL` (IMMEDIATE)
+  pops a value at compile time and emits a push-op. `POSTPONE`
+  (IMMEDIATE) compiles into the *outer* def an op that, when run
+  during a *later* compile, appends a call-w op to whatever def is
+  current — the standard two-tier compile semantic. Added
+  `state.last-defined` tracked by every primitive/colon definition
+  so `IMMEDIATE` can target the most-recent word even after `;`
+  closes the def. CREATE now stashes its data-field address on the
+  word record so `>BODY` can recover it. `WORD`/`FIND` use the byte
+  memory and counted-string layout already in place.
+  `DOES>` is deferred — needs a runtime mechanism to rebind the
+  last-CREATE'd word's action.
+
+- **Phase 5 — pictured numeric output: `<#`/`#`/`#S`/`#>`/`HOLD`/`SIGN` +
+  `U.`/`U.R`/`.R` (+9; Hayes 446→448, 70%).** Added a `state.hold`
+  list of single-character strings — `<#` resets it, `HOLD` and
+  `SIGN` prepend, `#` divides ud by BASE and prepends one digit,
+  `#S` loops `#` until ud is zero (running once even on zero),
+  `#>` drops ud and copies the joined hold buffer into mem,
+  pushing `(addr, len)`. `U.` / `.R` / `U.R` use a separate
+  `forth-num-to-string` for one-shot decimal/hex output and
+  `forth-spaces-str` for right-justify padding.
+
+- **Phase 5 — double-cell ops `D+`/`D-`/`DNEGATE`/`DABS`/`D=`/`D<`/`D0=`/
+  `D0<`/`DMAX`/`DMIN` (+18; Hayes unchanged).** Doubles get rebuilt
+  from `(lo, hi)` cells via `forth-double-from-cells-s`, the op runs
+  in bignum, and we push back via `forth-double-push-s`. Hayes Core
+  doesn't exercise D-words (those live in Gerry Jackson's separate
+  `doublest.fth` Double word-set tests we have not vendored), so the
+  scoreboard stays at 446/638 — but the words now exist for any
+  consumer that needs them.
+
+- **Phase 5 — mixed/double-cell math; Hayes 342→446 (69%).** Added
+  `S>D`, `D>S`, `M*`, `UM*`, `UM/MOD`, `FM/MOD`, `SM/REM`, `*/`, `*/MOD`.
+  Doubles ride on the stack as `(lo, hi)` with `hi` on top.
+  Helpers `forth-double-push-{u,s}` / `forth-double-from-cells-{u,s}`
+  split & rebuild via 32-bit unsigned mod/div, picking the negative
+  path explicitly so we don't form `2^64 + small` (float precision
+  drops at ULP=2^12 once you cross 2^64). `M*`/`UM*` use bignum
+  multiply then split; `*/`/`*/MOD` use bignum intermediate and
+  truncated division. Hayes: 446 pass / 185 error / 7 fail.
+
+- **Phase 5 — memory primitives + unsigned compare; Hayes 268→342 (53%).**
+  Added `CREATE`/`HERE`/`ALLOT`/`,`/`C,`/`CELL+`/`CELLS`/`ALIGN`/`ALIGNED`/
+  `2!`/`2@`/`U<`/`U>`. Generalised `@`/`!`/`+!` to dispatch on address
+  type: string addresses still go through `state.vars` (VARIABLE/VALUE
+  cells) while integer addresses now fall through to `state.mem` —
+  letting CREATE-allocated cells coexist with existing variables.
+  Decomposed the original "Full Core + Core Extension" box into
+  smaller unticked sub-bullets so iterations land per cluster.
+  Hayes: 342 pass / 292 error / 4 fail (53%). 237/237 internal.
+
+- **Phase 4 close — LSHIFT/RSHIFT, 32-bit arith truncation, early
+  binding; Hayes 174→268 (42%).** Added `LSHIFT` / `RSHIFT` as logical
+  shifts on 32-bit unsigned values, converted through
+  `forth-to-unsigned`/`forth-from-unsigned`. All arithmetic
+  primitives (`+` `-` `*` `/` `MOD` `NEGATE` `ABS` `1+` `1-` `2+`
+  `2-` `2*` `2/`) now clip results to 32-bit signed via a new
+  `forth-clip` helper, so loop idioms that rely on `2*` shifting the
+  MSB out (e.g. Hayes' `BITS` counter) actually terminate.
+  Changed colon-def call compilation from late-binding to early
+  binding: `forth-compile-call` now resolves the target word at
+  compile time, which makes `: GDX 123 ; : GDX GDX 234 ;` behave
+  per ANS (inner `GDX` → old def, not infinite recursion). `RECURSE`
+  keeps its late-binding thunk via the new `forth-compile-recurse`
+  helper. Raised `MAX_CHUNKS` default to 638 (full `core.fr`) now
+  that the BITS and COUNT-BITS loops terminate. Hayes: 268 pass /
+  368 error / 2 fail.
+
+- **Phase 4 — `SP@`/`SP!` (+4; Hayes unchanged; `DEPTH` was already present).**
+  `SP@` pushes the current data-stack depth (our closest analogue to a
+  stack pointer — SX lists have no addressable backing). `SP!` pops a
+  target depth and truncates the stack via `drop` on the dstack list.
+  This preserves the save/restore idiom `SP@ … SP!` even though the
+  returned "pointer" is really a count.
+
+- **Phase 4 — `BASE`/`DECIMAL`/`HEX`/`BIN`/`OCTAL` (+9; Hayes unchanged).**
+  Moved `base` from its top-level state slot into `state.vars["base"]`
+  so the regular `@`/`!`/VARIABLE machinery works on it.
+  `BASE` pushes the sentinel address `"base"`; `DECIMAL`/`HEX`/`BIN`/
+  `OCTAL` are thin primitives that write into that slot. Parser
+  reads through `vars` now. Hayes unchanged because the runner had
+  already been stubbing `HEX`/`DECIMAL` — now real words, stubs
+  removed from `hayes-runner.sx`.
+
+- **Phase 4 — `CHAR`/`[CHAR]`/`KEY`/`ACCEPT` (+7 / Hayes 168→174).**
+  `CHAR` parses the next token and pushes the first-char code. `[CHAR]`
+  is IMMEDIATE: in compile mode it embeds the code as a compiled push
+  op, in interpret mode it pushes inline. `KEY`/`ACCEPT` read from an
+  optional `state.keybuf` string — empty buffer makes `KEY` raise
+  `"no input available"` (matches ANS when stdin is closed) and
+  `ACCEPT` returns `0`. Enough for Hayes to get past CHAR-gated
+  clusters; real interactive IO lands later.
+
+- **Phase 4 — strings: `S"`/`C"`/`."`/`TYPE`/`COUNT`/`CMOVE`/`CMOVE>`/`MOVE`/`FILL`/`BLANK`/`C@`/`C!`/`CHAR+`/`CHARS` (+16 / Hayes 165→168).**
+  Added a byte-addressable memory model to state: `mem` (dict keyed by
+  stringified address → integer byte) and `here` (next-free integer
+  addr). Helpers `forth-alloc-bytes!` / `forth-mem-write-string!` /
+  `forth-mem-read-string`. `S"`/`C"`/`."` are IMMEDIATE parsing words
+  that consume tokens until one ends with `"`, then either copy content
+  into memory at compile time (and emit a push of `addr`/`addr len` for
+  the colon-def body) or do it inline in interpret mode. `TYPE` emits
+  `u` bytes from `addr` via `char-from-code`. `COUNT` reads the length
+  byte at a counted-string address and pushes (`addr+1`, `u`). `FILL`,
+  `BLANK` (FILL with space), `CMOVE` (forward), `CMOVE>` (backward),
+  and `MOVE` (auto-directional) mutate the byte dict. 193/193 internal
+  tests, Hayes 168/590 (+3).
+
+- **Phase 3 — Hayes conformance runner + baseline scoreboard (165/590, 28%).**
+  `lib/forth/conformance.sh` preprocesses `ans-tests/core.fr` (strips `\`
+  and `( ... )` comments + `TESTING` lines), splits the source on every
+  `}T` so each Hayes test plus the small declaration blocks between
+  them are one safe-resume chunk, and emits an SX driver that feeds
+  the chunks through `lib/forth/hayes-runner.sx`. The runner registers
+  `T{`/`->`/`}T` as Forth primitives that snapshot the dstack depth on
+  `T{`, record actual on `->`, compare on `}T`, and install stub
+  `HEX`/`DECIMAL`/`TESTING` so metadata doesn't halt the stream. Errors
+  raised inside a chunk are caught by `guard` and the state is reset,
+  so one bad test does not break the rest. Outputs
+  `scoreboard.json` + `scoreboard.md`.
+
+  First-run baseline: 165 pass / 425 error / 0 fail on the first 590
+  chunks. The default cap sits at 590 because `core.fr` chunks beyond
+  that rely on unsigned-integer wrap-around (e.g. `COUNT-BITS` with
+  `BEGIN DUP WHILE … 2* REPEAT`) which never terminates on our
+  bignum-based Forth; raise `MAX_CHUNKS` once those tests unblock.
+  Majority of errors are missing Phase-4 words (`RSHIFT`, `LSHIFT`,
+  `CELLS`, `S"`, `CHAR`, `SOURCE`, etc.) — each one implemented should
+  convert a cluster of errors to passes.
+
+- **Phase 3 — vendor Gerry Jackson's forth2012-test-suite.** Added
+  `lib/forth/ans-tests/{tester.fr, core.fr, coreexttest.fth}` from
+  https://github.com/gerryjackson/forth2012-test-suite (master, fetched
+  2026-04-24). `tester.fr` is Hayes' `T{ ... -> ... }T` harness; `core.fr`
+  is the ~1000-line Core word tests; `coreexttest.fth` is Core Ext
+  (parked for later phases). Files are pristine — the conformance runner
+  (next iteration) will consume them.
+
+- **Phase 3 — `DO`/`LOOP`/`+LOOP`/`I`/`J`/`LEAVE` + return stack words (+16).**
+  Counted loops compile onto the same PC-driven body runner. DO emits an
+  enter-op (pops limit+start from data stack, pushes them to rstack) and
+  pushes a `{:kind "do" :back PC :leaves ()}` marker onto cstack. LOOP/+LOOP
+  emit a dict op (`:kind "loop"`/`"+loop"` with target=back-cell). The step
+  handler pops index & reads limit, increments, and either restores the
+  updated index + jumps back, or drops the frame and advances. LEAVE walks
+  cstack for the innermost DO marker, emits a `:kind "leave"` dict op with
+  a fresh target cell, and registers it on the marker's leaves list. LOOP
+  patches all registered leave-targets to the exit PC and drops the marker.
+  The leave op pops two from rstack (unloop) and branches. `I` peeks rtop;
+  `J` reads rstack index 2 (below inner frame). Added non-immediate
+  return-stack words `>R`, `R>`, `R@`, `2>R`, `2R>`, `2R@`. Nested
+  DO/LOOP with J tested; LEAVE in nested loops exits only the inner.
+  177/177 green.
+
+- **Phase 3 — `BEGIN`/`UNTIL`/`WHILE`/`REPEAT`/`AGAIN` (+9).** Indefinite-loop
+  constructs built on the same PC-driven body runner introduced for `IF`.
+  BEGIN records the current body length on `state.cstack` (a plain numeric
+  back-target). UNTIL/AGAIN pop that back-target and emit a `bif`/`branch`
+  op whose target cell is set to the recorded PC. WHILE emits a forward
+  `bif` with a fresh target cell and pushes it on the cstack *above* the
+  BEGIN marker; REPEAT pops both (while-target first, then back-pc), emits
+  an unconditional branch back to BEGIN, then patches the while-target to
+  the current body length — so WHILE's false flag jumps past the REPEAT.
+  Mixed compile-time layout (numeric back-targets + dict forward targets
+  on the same cstack) is OK because the immediate words pop them in the
+  order they expect. AGAIN works structurally but lacks a test without a
+  usable mid-loop exit; revisit once `EXIT` lands. 161/161 green.
+
+- **Phase 3 start — `IF`/`ELSE`/`THEN` (+18).** `lib/forth/compiler.sx`
+  + `tests/test-phase3.sx`. Colon-def body switched from `for-each` to
+  a PC-driven runner so branch ops can jump: ops now include dict tags
+  `{"kind" "bif"|"branch" "target" cell}` alongside the existing
+  `(fn (s) ...)` shape. IF compiles a `bif` with a fresh target cell
+  pushed to `state.cstack`; ELSE emits an unconditional `branch`,
+  patches the IF's target to the instruction after this branch, and
+  pushes the new target; THEN patches the most recent target to the
+  current body length. Nested IF/ELSE/THEN works via the cstack.
+  Also fixed `EMIT`: `code-char` → `char-from-code` (spec-correct
+  primitive name) so Phase 1/2 tests run green on sx_server.
+  152/152 (Phase 1 + 2 + 3) green.
+
 - **Phase 2 complete — colon defs, compile mode, VARIABLE/CONSTANT/VALUE/TO, @/!/+! (+26).**
   `lib/forth/compiler.sx` plus `tests/test-phase2.sx`.
   Colon-def body is a list of ops (one per source token) wrapped in a single

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-# HS conformance — blockers drain
-
-Goal: take hyperscript conformance from **1277/1496 (85.4%)** to **1496/1496 (100%)** by clearing the blocked clusters and the design-done Bucket E subsystems.
-
-This plan exists because the per-iteration `loops/hs` agent can't fit these into its 30-min budget — they need dedicated multi-commit sit-downs. Track progress here; refer to `plans/hs-conformance-to-100.md` for the canonical cluster ledger.
-
-## Current state (2026-04-25)
-
-- Loop running in `/root/rose-ash-loops/hs` (branch `loops/hs`)
-- sx-tree MCP **fixed** (was a session-stale binary issue — restart of claude in the tmux window picked it up). Loop hinted to retry **#32**, **#29** first.
-- Recent loop progress: ~1 commit/6h — easy wins drained, what's left needs focused attention.
-
-## Remaining work
-
-### Bucket-A/B/C blockers (small, in-place fixes)
-
-| # | Cluster | Tests | Effort | Blocker | Fix sketch |
-|---|---------|------:|--------|---------|------------|
-| **17** | `tell` semantics | +3 | ~1h | Implicit-default-target ambiguity. `bare add .bar` inside `tell X` should target `X` but explicit `to me` must reach the original element. | Add `beingTold` symbol distinct from `me`; bare commands compile to `beingTold-or-me`; explicit `me` always the original. |
-| **22** | window global fn fallback | +2-4 | ~1h | `foo()` where `foo` isn't SX-defined needs to fall back to `(host-global "foo")`. Three attempts failed: guard (host-level error not catchable), `env-has?` (not in HS kernel), `hs-win-call` (NativeFn not callable from CALL). | Add `symbol-bound?` predicate to HS kernel **OR** a host-call-fn primitive with arity-agnostic dispatch. |
-| **29** | `hyperscript:before:init` / `:after:init` / `:parse-error` events | +4-6 | ~30m (post sx-tree fix) | Was sx-tree MCP outage. Now unblocked — loop should retry. 4 of 6 tests need stricter parser error-rejection (out of scope; mark partial). | Edit `integration.sx` to fire DOM events at activation boundaries. |
-
-### Bucket D — medium features
-
-| # | Cluster | Tests | Effort | Status |
-|---|---------|------:|--------|--------|
-| **31** | runtime null-safety error reporting | **+15-18** | **2-4h** | **THIS SESSION'S TARGET.** Plan node fully spec'd: 5 pieces of work. |
-| **32** | MutationObserver mock + `on mutation` | +10-15 | ~2h | Was sx-tree-blocked. Now unblocked — loop hinted to retry. Multi-file: parser, compiler, runtime, runner mock, generator skip-list. |
-| **33** | cookie API | +2 (remaining) | ~30m | Partial done (+3). Remaining 2 need `hs-method-call` runtime fallback for unknown methods + `hs-for-each` recognising host-array/proxy collections. |
-| 34 | event modifier DSL | +6-8 | ~1-2h | `elsewhere`, `every`, count filters (`once`/`twice`/`3 times`/ranges), `from elsewhere`. Pending. |
-| 35 | namespaced `def` | +3 | ~30m | Pending. |
-
-### Bucket E — subsystems (design docs landed, multi-commit each)
-
-Each has a design doc with a step-by-step checklist. These are 1-2 days of focused work each, not loop-fits.
-
-| # | Subsystem | Tests | Design doc | Branch |
-|---|-----------|------:|------------|--------|
-| 36 | WebSocket + `socket` + RPC Proxy | +12-16 | `plans/designs/e36-websocket.md` | `worktree-agent-a9daf73703f520257` |
-| 37 | Tokenizer-as-API | +16-17 | `plans/designs/e37-tokenizer-api.md` | `worktree-agent-a6bb61d59cc0be8b4` |
-| 38 | SourceInfo API | +4 | `plans/designs/e38-sourceinfo.md` | `agent-e38-sourceinfo` |
-| 39 | WebWorker plugin (parser-only stub) | +1 | `plans/designs/e39-webworker.md` | `hs-design-e39-webworker` |
-| 40 | Real Fetch / non-2xx / before-fetch | +7 | `plans/designs/e40-real-fetch.md` | `worktree-agent-a94612a4283eaa5e0` |
-
-### Bucket F — generator translation gaps
-
-~25 tests SKIP'd because `tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py` bails with `return None`. Single dedicated generator-repair sit-down once Bucket D is drained. ~half-day.
-
-## Order of attack
-
-In approximate cost-per-test order:
-
-1. **Loop self-heal** (no human work) — wait for #29, #32 to land via the running loop ⏱️ ~next 1-2 hours
-2. **#31 null-safety** — biggest scoped single win, dedicated worktree agent (this session)
-3. **#33 cookie API remainder** — quick partial completion
-4. **#17 / #22 / #34 / #35** — small fiddly fixes, one sit-down each
-5. **Bucket E** — pick one subsystem at a time. **#39 (WebWorker stub) first** — single commit, smallest. Then **#38 (SourceInfo)** — 4 commits. Then the bigger three (#36, #37, #40).
-6. **Bucket F** — generator repair sweep at the end.
-
-Estimated total to 100%: ~10-15 days of focused work, parallelisable across branches.
-
-## Cluster #31 spec (full detail)
-
-The plan note from `hs-conformance-to-100.md`:
-
-> 18 tests in `runtimeErrors`. When accessing `.foo` on nil, emit a structured error with position info. One coordinated fix in the compiler emit paths for property access, function calls, set/put.
-
-**Required pieces:**
-
-1. **Generator-side `eval-hs-error` helper + recognizer** for `expect(await error("HS")).toBe("MSG")` blocks. In `tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py`.
-2. **Runtime helpers** in `lib/hyperscript/runtime.sx`:
-   - `hs-null-error!` raising `'<sel>' is null`
-   - `hs-named-target` — wraps a query result with the original selector source
-   - `hs-named-target-list` — same for list results
-3. **Compiler patches at every target-position `(query SEL)` emit** — wrap in named-target carrying the original selector source. ~17 command emit paths in `lib/hyperscript/compiler.sx`:
-   add, remove, hide, show, measure, settle, trigger, send, set, default, increment, decrement, put, toggle, transition, append, take.
-4. **Function-call null-check** at bare `(name)`, `hs-method-call`, and `host-get` chains, deriving the leftmost-uncalled-name (`'x'` / `'x.y'`) from the parse tree.
-5. **Possessive-base null-check** (`set x's y to true` → `'x' is null`).
-
-**Files in scope:**
-- `lib/hyperscript/runtime.sx` (new helpers)
-- `lib/hyperscript/compiler.sx` (~17 emit-path edits)
-- `tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py` (test recognizer)
-- `tests/hs-run-filtered.js` (if mock helpers needed)
-- `shared/static/wasm/sx/hs-runtime.sx` + `hs-compiler.sx` (WASM staging copies)
-
-**Approach:** target-named pieces incrementally — runtime helpers first (no compiler change), then compiler emit paths in batches (group similar commands), then function-call/possessive at the end. Each batch is one commit if it lands +N tests; mark partial if it only unlocks part.
-
-**Watch for:** smoke-range regressions (tests flipping pass→fail). Each commit: rerun smoke 0-195 and the `runtimeErrors` suite.
-
-## Notes for future sessions
-
-- `plans/hs-conformance-to-100.md` is the canonical cluster ledger — update it on every commit.
-- `plans/hs-conformance-scoreboard.md` is the live tally — bump `Merged:` and the bucket roll-up.
-- Loop has scope rule "never edit `spec/evaluator.sx` or broader SX kernel" — most fixes here stay in `lib/hyperscript/**`, `tests/`, generator. If a fix needs kernel work, surface to the user; don't merge silently.
-- Cluster #22's `symbol-bound?` predicate would be a kernel addition — that's a real cross-boundary scope expansion.

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-# Ruby-on-SX: fibers + blocks + open classes on delimited continuations
-
-The headline showcase is **fibers** — Ruby's `Fiber.new { … Fiber.yield v … }` / `Fiber.resume` are textbook delimited continuations with sugar. MRI implements them by swapping C stacks; on SX they fall out of the existing `perform`/`cek-resume` machinery for free. Plus blocks/yield (lexical escape continuations, same shape as Smalltalk's non-local return), method_missing, and singleton classes.
-
-End-state goal: Ruby 2.7-flavoured subset, Enumerable mixin, fibers + threads-via-fibers (no real OS threads), method_missing-driven DSLs, ~150 hand-written + classic programs.
-
-## Scope decisions (defaults — override by editing before we spawn)
-
-- **Syntax:** Ruby 2.7. No 3.x pattern matching, no rightward assignment, no endless methods. We pick 2.7 because it's the biggest semantic surface that still parses cleanly.
-- **Conformance:** "Reads like Ruby, runs like Ruby." Slice of RubySpec (Core + Library subset), not full RubySpec.
-- **Test corpus:** custom + curated RubySpec slice. Plus classic programs: fiber-based generator, internal DSL with method_missing, mixin-based Enumerable on a custom class.
-- **Out of scope:** real threads, GIL, refinements, `binding_of_caller` from non-Ruby contexts, Encoding object beyond UTF-8/ASCII-8BIT, RubyVM::* introspection beyond bytecode-disassembly placeholder, IO subsystem beyond `puts`/`gets`/`File.read`.
-- **Symbols:** SX symbols. Strings are mutable copies; symbols are interned.
-
-## Ground rules
-
-- **Scope:** only touch `lib/ruby/**` and `plans/ruby-on-sx.md`. Don't edit `spec/`, `hosts/`, `shared/`, or any other `lib/<lang>/**`. Ruby primitives go in `lib/ruby/runtime.sx`.
-- **SX files:** use `sx-tree` MCP tools only.
-- **Commits:** one feature per commit. Keep `## Progress log` updated and tick roadmap boxes.
-
-## Architecture sketch
-
-```
-Ruby source
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/ruby/tokenizer.sx   — keywords, ops, %w[], %i[], heredocs (deferred), regex (deferred)
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/ruby/parser.sx      — AST: classes, modules, methods, blocks, calls
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/ruby/transpile.sx   — AST → SX AST (entry: rb-eval-ast)
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/ruby/runtime.sx     — class table, MOP, dispatch, fibers, primitives
-```
-
-Core mapping:
-- **Object** = SX dict `{:class :ivars :singleton-class?}`. Instance variables live in `ivars` keyed by symbol.
-- **Class** = SX dict `{:name :superclass :methods :class-methods :metaclass :includes :prepends}`. Class table is flat.
-- **Method dispatch** = lookup walks ancestor chain (prepended → class → included modules → superclass → …). Falls back to `method_missing` with a `Symbol`+args.
-- **Block** = lambda + escape continuation. `yield` invokes the block in current context. `return` from within a block invokes the enclosing-method's escape continuation.
-- **Proc** = lambda without strict arity. `Proc.new` + `proc {}`.
-- **Lambda** = lambda with strict arity + `return`-returns-from-lambda semantics.
-- **Fiber** = pair of continuations (resume-k, yield-k) wrapped in a record. `Fiber.new { … }` builds it; `Fiber.resume` invokes the resume-k; `Fiber.yield` invokes the yield-k. Built directly on `perform`/`cek-resume`.
-- **Module** = class without instance allocation. `include` puts it in the chain; `prepend` puts it earlier; `extend` puts it on the singleton.
-- **Singleton class** = lazily allocated per-object class for `def obj.foo` definitions.
-- **Symbol** = interned SX symbol. `:foo` reads as `(quote foo)` flavour.
-
-## Roadmap
-
-### Phase 1 — tokenizer + parser
-- [ ] Tokenizer: keywords (`def end class module if unless while until do return yield begin rescue ensure case when then else elsif`), identifiers (lowercase = local/method, `@` = ivar, `@@` = cvar, `$` = global, uppercase = constant), numbers (int, float, `0x` `0o` `0b`, `_` separators), strings (`"…"` interpolation, `'…'` literal, `%w[a b c]`, `%i[a b c]`), symbols `:foo` `:"…"`, operators (`+ - * / % ** == != < > <= >= <=> === =~ !~ << >> & | ^ ~ ! && || and or not`), `:: . , ; ( ) [ ] { } -> => |`, comments `#`
-- [ ] Parser: program is sequence of statements separated by newlines or `;`; method def `def name(args) … end`; class `class Foo < Bar … end`; module `module M … end`; block `do |a, b| … end` and `{ |a, b| … }`; call sugar (no parens), `obj.method`, `Mod::Const`; arg shapes (positional, default, splat `*args`, double-splat `**opts`, block `&blk`)
-- [ ] If/while/case expressions (return values), `unless`/`until`, postfix modifiers
-- [ ] Begin/rescue/ensure/retry, raise, raise with class+message
-- [ ] Unit tests in `lib/ruby/tests/parse.sx`
-
-### Phase 2 — object model + sequential eval
-- [ ] Class table bootstrap: `BasicObject`, `Object`, `Kernel`, `Module`, `Class`, `Numeric`, `Integer`, `Float`, `String`, `Symbol`, `Array`, `Hash`, `Range`, `NilClass`, `TrueClass`, `FalseClass`, `Proc`, `Method`
-- [ ] `rb-eval-ast`: literals, variables (local, ivar, cvar, gvar, constant), assignment (single and parallel `a, b = 1, 2`, splat receive), method call, message dispatch
-- [ ] Method lookup walks ancestor chain; cache hit-class per `(class, selector)`
-- [ ] `method_missing` fallback constructing args list
-- [ ] `super` and `super(args)` — lookup in defining class's superclass
-- [ ] Singleton class allocation on first `def obj.foo` or `class << obj`
-- [ ] `nil`, `true`, `false` are singletons of their classes; tagged values aren't boxed
-- [ ] Constant lookup (lexical-then-inheritance) with `Module.nesting`
-- [ ] 60+ tests in `lib/ruby/tests/eval.sx`
-
-### Phase 3 — blocks + procs + lambdas
-- [ ] Method invocation captures escape continuation `^k` for `return`; binds it as block's escape
-- [ ] `yield` invokes implicit block
-- [ ] `block_given?`, `&blk` parameter, `&proc` arg unpacking
-- [ ] `Proc.new`, `proc { }`, `lambda { }` (or `->(x) { x }`)
-- [ ] Lambda strict arity + lambda-local `return` semantics
-- [ ] Proc lax arity (`a, b, c` unpacks Array; missing args nil)
-- [ ] `break`, `next`, `redo` — `break` is escape-from-loop-or-block; `next` is escape-from-block-iteration; `redo` re-runs current iteration
-- [ ] 30+ tests in `lib/ruby/tests/blocks.sx`
-
-### Phase 4 — fibers (THE SHOWCASE)
-- [ ] `Fiber.new { |arg| … Fiber.yield v … }` allocates a fiber record with paired continuations
-- [ ] `Fiber.resume(args…)` resumes the fiber, returning the value passed to `Fiber.yield`
-- [ ] `Fiber.yield(v)` from inside the fiber suspends and returns control to the resumer
-- [ ] `Fiber.current` from inside the fiber
-- [ ] `Fiber#alive?`, `Fiber#raise` (deferred)
-- [ ] `Fiber.transfer` — symmetric coroutines (resume from any side)
-- [ ] Classic programs in `lib/ruby/tests/programs/`:
-  - [ ] `generator.rb` — pull-style infinite enumerator built on fibers
-  - [ ] `producer-consumer.rb` — bounded buffer with `Fiber.transfer`
-  - [ ] `tree-walk.rb` — recursive tree walker that yields each node, driven by `Fiber.resume`
-- [ ] `lib/ruby/conformance.sh` + runner, `scoreboard.json` + `scoreboard.md`
-
-### Phase 5 — modules + mixins + metaprogramming
-- [ ] `include M` — appends M's methods after class methods in chain
-- [ ] `prepend M` — prepends M before class methods
-- [ ] `extend M` — adds M to singleton class
-- [ ] `Module#ancestors`, `Module#included_modules`
-- [ ] `define_method`, `class_eval`, `instance_eval`, `module_eval`
-- [ ] `respond_to?`, `respond_to_missing?`, `method_missing`
-- [ ] `Object#send`, `Object#public_send`, `Object#__send__`
-- [ ] `Module#method_added`, `singleton_method_added` hooks
-- [ ] Hooks: `included`, `extended`, `inherited`, `prepended`
-- [ ] Internal-DSL classic program: `lib/ruby/tests/programs/dsl.rb`
-
-### Phase 6 — stdlib drive
-- [ ] `Enumerable` mixin: `each` (abstract), `map`, `select`/`filter`, `reject`, `reduce`/`inject`, `each_with_index`, `each_with_object`, `take`, `drop`, `take_while`, `drop_while`, `find`/`detect`, `find_index`, `any?`, `all?`, `none?`, `one?`, `count`, `min`, `max`, `min_by`, `max_by`, `sort`, `sort_by`, `group_by`, `partition`, `chunk`, `each_cons`, `each_slice`, `flat_map`, `lazy`
-- [ ] `Comparable` mixin: `<=>`, `<`, `<=`, `>`, `>=`, `==`, `between?`, `clamp`
-- [ ] `Array`: indexing, slicing, `push`/`pop`/`shift`/`unshift`, `concat`, `flatten`, `compact`, `uniq`, `sort`, `reverse`, `zip`, `dig`, `pack`/`unpack` (deferred)
-- [ ] `Hash`: `[]`, `[]=`, `delete`, `merge`, `each_pair`, `keys`, `values`, `to_a`, `dig`, `fetch`, default values, default proc
-- [ ] `Range`: `each`, `step`, `cover?`, `include?`, `size`, `min`, `max`
-- [ ] `String`: indexing, slicing, `split`, `gsub` (string-arg version, regex deferred), `sub`, `upcase`, `downcase`, `strip`, `chomp`, `chars`, `bytes`, `to_i`, `to_f`, `to_sym`, `*`, `+`, `<<`, format with `%`
-- [ ] `Integer`: `times`, `upto`, `downto`, `step`, `digits`, `gcd`, `lcm`
-- [ ] Drive corpus to 200+ green
-
-## Progress log
-
-_Newest first._
-
-- _(none yet)_
-
-## Blockers
-
-- _(none yet)_

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-# Smalltalk-on-SX: blocks with non-local return on delimited continuations
-
-The headline showcase is **blocks** — Smalltalk's closures with non-local return (`^expr` aborts the enclosing *method*, not the block). Every other Smalltalk on top of a host VM (RSqueak on PyPy, GemStone on C, Maxine on Java) reinvents non-local return on whatever stack discipline the host gives them. On SX it's a one-liner: a block holds a captured continuation; `^` just invokes it. Message-passing OO falls out cheaply on top of the existing component / dispatch machinery.
-
-End-state goal: ANSI-ish Smalltalk-80 subset, SUnit working, ~200 hand-written tests + a vendored slice of the Pharo kernel tests, classic corpus (eight queens, quicksort, mandelbrot, Conway's Life).
-
-## Scope decisions (defaults — override by editing before we spawn)
-
-- **Syntax:** Pharo / Squeak chunk format (`!` separators, `Object subclass: #Foo …`). No fileIn/fileOut images — text source only.
-- **Conformance:** ANSI X3J20 *as a target*, not bug-for-bug Squeak. "Reads like Smalltalk, runs like Smalltalk."
-- **Test corpus:** SUnit ported to SX-Smalltalk + custom programs + a curated slice of Pharo `Kernel-Tests` / `Collections-Tests`.
-- **Image:** out of scope. Source-only. No `become:` between sessions, no snapshotting.
-- **Reflection:** `class`, `respondsTo:`, `perform:`, `doesNotUnderstand:` in. `become:` (object-identity swap) **in** — it's a good CEK exercise. Method modification at runtime in.
-- **GUI / Morphic / threads:** out entirely.
-
-## Ground rules
-
-- **Scope:** only touch `lib/smalltalk/**` and `plans/smalltalk-on-sx.md`. Don't edit `spec/`, `hosts/`, `shared/`, or any other `lib/<lang>/**`. Smalltalk primitives go in `lib/smalltalk/runtime.sx`.
-- **SX files:** use `sx-tree` MCP tools only.
-- **Commits:** one feature per commit. Keep `## Progress log` updated and tick roadmap boxes.
-
-## Architecture sketch
-
-```
-Smalltalk source
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/smalltalk/tokenizer.sx  — selectors, keywords, literals, $c, #sym, #(…), $'…'
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/smalltalk/parser.sx     — AST: classes, methods, blocks, cascades, sends
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/smalltalk/transpile.sx  — AST → SX AST (entry: smalltalk-eval-ast)
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/smalltalk/runtime.sx    — class table, MOP, dispatch, primitives
-```
-
-Core mapping:
-- **Class** = SX dict `{:name :superclass :ivars :methods :class-methods :metaclass}`. Class table is a flat dict keyed by class name.
-- **Object** = SX dict `{:class :ivars}` — `ivars` keyed by symbol. Tagged ints / floats / strings / symbols are not boxed; their class is looked up by SX type.
-- **Method** = SX lambda closing over a `self` binding + temps. Body wrapped in a delimited continuation so `^` can escape.
-- **Message send** = `(st-send receiver selector args)` — does class-table lookup, walks superclass chain, falls back to `doesNotUnderstand:` with a `Message` object.
-- **Block** `[:x | … ^v … ]` = lambda + captured `^k` (the method-return continuation). Invoking `^` calls `k`; outer block invocation past method return raises `BlockContext>>cannotReturn:`.
-- **Cascade** `r m1; m2; m3` = `(let ((tmp r)) (st-send tmp 'm1 ()) (st-send tmp 'm2 ()) (st-send tmp 'm3 ()))`.
-- **`ifTrue:ifFalse:` / `whileTrue:`** = ordinary block sends; the runtime intrinsifies them in the JIT path so they compile to native branches (Tier 1 of bytecode expansion already covers this pattern).
-- **`become:`** = swap two object identities everywhere — in SX this is a heap walk, but we restrict to `oneWayBecome:` (cheap: rewrite class field) by default.
-
-## Roadmap
-
-### Phase 1 — tokenizer + parser
-- [ ] Tokenizer: identifiers, keywords (`foo:`), binary selectors (`+`, `==`, `,`, `->`, `~=` etc.), numbers (radix `16r1F`, scaled `1.5s2`), strings `'…''…'`, characters `$c`, symbols `#foo` `#'foo bar'` `#+`, byte arrays `#[1 2 3]`, literal arrays `#(1 #foo 'x')`, comments `"…"`
-- [ ] Parser: chunk format (`! !` separators), class definitions (`Object subclass: #X instanceVariableNames: '…' classVariableNames: '…' …`), method definitions (`extend: #Foo with: 'bar ^self'`), pragmas `<primitive: 1>`, blocks `[:a :b | | t1 t2 | …]`, cascades, message precedence (unary > binary > keyword)
-- [ ] Unit tests in `lib/smalltalk/tests/parse.sx`
-
-### Phase 2 — object model + sequential eval
-- [ ] Class table + bootstrap: `Object`, `Behavior`, `Class`, `Metaclass`, `UndefinedObject`, `Boolean`/`True`/`False`, `Number`/`Integer`/`Float`, `String`, `Symbol`, `Array`, `Block`
-- [ ] `smalltalk-eval-ast`: literals, variable reference, assignment, message send, cascade, sequence, return
-- [ ] Method lookup: walk class → superclass; cache hit-class on `(class, selector)`
-- [ ] `doesNotUnderstand:` fallback constructing `Message` object
-- [ ] `super` send (lookup starts at superclass of *defining* class, not receiver class)
-- [ ] 30+ tests in `lib/smalltalk/tests/eval.sx`
-
-### Phase 3 — blocks + non-local return (THE SHOWCASE)
-- [ ] Method invocation captures a `^k` (the return continuation) and binds it as the block's escape
-- [ ] `^expr` from inside a block invokes that captured `^k`
-- [ ] `BlockContext>>value`, `value:`, `value:value:`, …, `valueWithArguments:`
-- [ ] `whileTrue:` / `whileTrue` / `whileFalse:` / `whileFalse` as ordinary block sends — runtime intrinsifies the loop in the bytecode JIT
-- [ ] `ifTrue:` / `ifFalse:` / `ifTrue:ifFalse:` as block sends, similarly intrinsified
-- [ ] Escape past returned-from method raises `BlockContext>>cannotReturn:`
-- [ ] Classic programs in `lib/smalltalk/tests/programs/`:
-  - [ ] `eight-queens.st`
-  - [ ] `quicksort.st`
-  - [ ] `mandelbrot.st`
-  - [ ] `life.st` (Conway's Life, glider gun)
-  - [ ] `fibonacci.st` (recursive + memoised)
-- [ ] `lib/smalltalk/conformance.sh` + runner, `scoreboard.json` + `scoreboard.md`
-
-### Phase 4 — reflection + MOP
-- [ ] `Object>>class`, `class>>name`, `class>>superclass`, `class>>methodDict`, `class>>selectors`
-- [ ] `Object>>perform:` / `perform:with:` / `perform:withArguments:`
-- [ ] `Object>>respondsTo:`, `Object>>isKindOf:`, `Object>>isMemberOf:`
-- [ ] `Behavior>>compile:` — runtime method addition
-- [ ] `Object>>becomeForward:` (one-way become; rewrites the class field of `aReceiver`)
-- [ ] Exceptions: `Exception`, `Error`, `signal`, `signal:`, `on:do:`, `ensure:`, `ifCurtailed:` — built on top of SX `handler-bind`/`raise`
-
-### Phase 5 — collections + numeric tower
-- [ ] `SequenceableCollection`/`OrderedCollection`/`Array`/`String`/`Symbol`
-- [ ] `HashedCollection`/`Set`/`Dictionary`/`IdentityDictionary`
-- [ ] `Stream` hierarchy: `ReadStream`/`WriteStream`/`ReadWriteStream`
-- [ ] `Number` tower: `SmallInteger`/`LargePositiveInteger`/`Float`/`Fraction`
-- [ ] `String>>format:`, `printOn:` for everything
-
-### Phase 6 — SUnit + corpus to 200+
-- [ ] Port SUnit (TestCase, TestSuite, TestResult) — written in SX-Smalltalk, runs in itself
-- [ ] Vendor a slice of Pharo `Kernel-Tests` and `Collections-Tests`
-- [ ] Drive the scoreboard up: aim for 200+ green tests
-- [ ] Stretch: ANSI Smalltalk validator subset
-
-### Phase 7 — speed (optional)
-- [ ] Method-dictionary inline caching (already in CEK as a primitive; just wire selector cache)
-- [ ] Block intrinsification beyond `whileTrue:` / `ifTrue:`
-- [ ] Compare against GNU Smalltalk on the corpus
-
-## Progress log
-
-_Newest first. Agent appends on every commit._
-
-- _(none yet)_
-
-## Blockers
-
-_Shared-file issues that need someone else to fix. Minimal repro only._
-
-- _(none yet)_

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-# Tcl-on-SX: uplevel/upvar = stack-walking delcc, everything-is-a-string
-
-The headline showcase is **uplevel/upvar** — Tcl's superpower for defining your own control structures. `uplevel` evaluates a script in the *caller's* stack frame; `upvar` aliases a variable in the caller. On a normal language host this requires deep VM cooperation; on SX it falls out of the env-chain made first-class via captured continuations. Plus the *Dodekalogue* (12 rules), command-substitution everywhere, and "everything is a string" homoiconicity.
-
-End-state goal: Tcl 8.6-flavoured subset, the Dodekalogue parser, namespaces, `try`/`catch`/`return -code`, `coroutine` (built on fibers), classic programs that show off uplevel-driven DSLs, ~150 hand-written tests.
-
-## Scope decisions (defaults — override by editing before we spawn)
-
-- **Syntax:** Tcl 8.6 surface. The 12-rule Dodekalogue. Brace-quoted scripts deferred-evaluate; double-quoted ones substitute.
-- **Conformance:** "Reads like Tcl, runs like Tcl." Slice of Tcl's own test suite, not full TCT.
-- **Test corpus:** custom + curated `tcl-tests/` slice. Plus classic programs: define-your-own `for-each-line`, expression-language compiler-in-Tcl, fiber-based event loop.
-- **Out of scope:** Tk, sockets beyond a stub, threads (mapped to `coroutine` only), `package require` of binary loadables, `dde`/`registry` Windows shims, full `clock format` locale support.
-- **Channels:** `puts` and `gets` on `stdout`/`stdin`/`stderr`; `open` on regular files; no async I/O beyond what `coroutine` gives.
-
-## Ground rules
-
-- **Scope:** only touch `lib/tcl/**` and `plans/tcl-on-sx.md`. Don't edit `spec/`, `hosts/`, `shared/`, or any other `lib/<lang>/**`. Tcl primitives go in `lib/tcl/runtime.sx`.
-- **SX files:** use `sx-tree` MCP tools only.
-- **Commits:** one feature per commit. Keep `## Progress log` updated and tick roadmap boxes.
-
-## Architecture sketch
-
-```
-Tcl source
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/tcl/tokenizer.sx   — the Dodekalogue: words, [..], ${..}, "..", {..}, ;, \n, \, #
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/tcl/parser.sx      — list-of-words AST (script = list of commands; command = list of words)
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/tcl/transpile.sx   — AST → SX AST (entry: tcl-eval-script)
-    │
-    ▼
-lib/tcl/runtime.sx     — env stack, command table, uplevel/upvar, coroutines, BIFs
-```
-
-Core mapping:
-- **Value** = string. Internally we cache a "shimmer" representation (list, dict, integer, double) for performance, but every value can be re-stringified.
-- **Variable** = entry in current frame's env. Frames form a stack; level-0 is the global frame.
-- **Command** = entry in command table; first word of any list dispatches into it. User-defined via `proc`. Built-ins are SX functions registered in the table.
-- **Frame** = `{:locals (dict) :level n :parent frame}`. Each `proc` call pushes a frame; commands run in current frame.
-- **`uplevel #N script`** = walk frame chain to absolute level N (or relative if no `#`); evaluate script in that frame's env.
-- **`upvar [#N] varname localname`** = bind `localname` in the current frame as an alias to `varname` in the level-N frame (env-chain delegate).
-- **`return -code N`** = control flow as integers: 0=ok, 1=error, 2=return, 3=break, 4=continue. `catch` traps any non-zero; `try` adds named handlers.
-- **`coroutine`** = fiber on top of `perform`/`cek-resume`. `yield`/`yieldto` suspend; calling the coroutine command resumes.
-- **List / dict** = list-shaped string ("element1 element2 …") with a cached parsed form. Modifications dirty the string cache.
-
-## Roadmap
-
-### Phase 1 — tokenizer + parser (the Dodekalogue)
-- [x] Tokenizer applying the 12 rules:
-  1. Commands separated by `;` or newlines
-  2. Words separated by whitespace within a command
-  3. Double-quoted words: `\` escapes + `[…]` + `${…}` + `$var` substitution
-  4. Brace-quoted words: literal, no substitution; brace count must balance
-  5. Argument expansion: `{*}list`
-  6. Command substitution: `[script]` evaluates script, takes its return value
-  7. Variable substitution: `$name`, `${name}`, `$arr(idx)`, `$arr($i)`
-  8. Backslash substitution: `\n`, `\t`, `\\`, `\xNN`, `\uNNNN`, `\<newline>` continues
-  9. Comments: `#` only at the start of a command
-  10. Order of substitution is left-to-right, single-pass
-  11. Substitutions don't recurse — substituted text is not re-parsed
-  12. The result of any substitution is the value, not a new script
-- [x] Parser: script = list of commands; command = list of words; word = literal string + list of substitutions
-- [x] Unit tests in `lib/tcl/tests/parse.sx`
-
-### Phase 2 — sequential eval + core commands
-- [ ] `tcl-eval-script`: walk command list, dispatch each first-word into command table
-- [ ] Core commands: `set`, `unset`, `incr`, `append`, `lappend`, `puts`, `gets`, `expr`, `if`, `while`, `for`, `foreach`, `switch`, `break`, `continue`, `return`, `error`, `eval`, `subst`, `format`, `scan`
-- [ ] `expr` is its own mini-language — operator precedence, function calls (`sin`, `sqrt`, `pow`, `abs`, `int`, `double`), variable substitution, command substitution
-- [ ] String commands: `string length`, `string index`, `string range`, `string compare`, `string match`, `string toupper`, `string tolower`, `string trim`, `string map`, `string repeat`, `string first`, `string last`, `string is`, `string cat`
-- [ ] List commands: `list`, `lindex`, `lrange`, `llength`, `lreverse`, `lsearch`, `lsort`, `lsort -integer/-real/-dictionary`, `lreplace`, `linsert`, `concat`, `split`, `join`
-- [ ] Dict commands: `dict create`, `dict get`, `dict set`, `dict unset`, `dict exists`, `dict keys`, `dict values`, `dict size`, `dict for`, `dict update`, `dict merge`
-- [ ] 60+ tests in `lib/tcl/tests/eval.sx`
-
-### Phase 3 — proc + uplevel + upvar (THE SHOWCASE)
-- [ ] `proc name args body` — register user-defined command; args supports defaults `{name default}` and rest `args`
-- [ ] Frame stack: each proc call pushes a frame with locals dict; pop on return
-- [ ] `uplevel ?level? script` — evaluate `script` in level-N frame's env; default level is 1 (caller). `#0` is global, `#1` is relative-1
-- [ ] `upvar ?level? otherVar localVar ?…?` — alias localVar to a variable in level-N frame; reads/writes go through the alias
-- [ ] `info level`, `info level N`, `info frame`, `info vars`, `info locals`, `info globals`, `info commands`, `info procs`, `info args`, `info body`
-- [ ] `global var ?…?` — alias to global frame (sugar for `upvar #0 var var`)
-- [ ] `variable name ?value?` — namespace-scoped global
-- [ ] Classic programs in `lib/tcl/tests/programs/`:
-  - [ ] `for-each-line.tcl` — define your own loop construct using `uplevel`
-  - [ ] `assert.tcl` — assertion macro that reports caller's line
-  - [ ] `with-temp-var.tcl` — scoped variable rebind via `upvar`
-- [ ] `lib/tcl/conformance.sh` + runner, `scoreboard.json` + `scoreboard.md`
-
-### Phase 4 — control flow + error handling
-- [ ] `return -code (ok|error|return|break|continue|N) -errorinfo … -errorcode … -level N value`
-- [ ] `catch script ?resultVar? ?optionsVar?` — runs script, returns code; sets resultVar to return value/message; optionsVar to the dict
-- [ ] `try script ?on code var body ...? ?trap pattern var body...? ?finally body?`
-- [ ] `throw type message`
-- [ ] `error message ?info? ?code?`
-- [ ] Stack-trace with `errorInfo` / `errorCode`
-- [ ] 30+ tests in `lib/tcl/tests/error.sx`
-
-### Phase 5 — namespaces + ensembles
-- [ ] `namespace eval ns body`, `namespace current`, `namespace which`, `namespace import`, `namespace export`, `namespace forget`, `namespace delete`
-- [ ] Qualified names: `::ns::cmd`, `::ns::var`
-- [ ] Ensembles: `namespace ensemble create -map { sub1 cmd1 sub2 cmd2 }`
-- [ ] `namespace path` for resolution chain
-- [ ] `proc` and `variable` work inside namespaces
-
-### Phase 6 — coroutines + drive corpus
-- [ ] `coroutine name cmd ?args…?` — start a coroutine; future calls to `name` resume it
-- [ ] `yield ?value?` — suspend, return value to resumer
-- [ ] `yieldto cmd ?args…?` — symmetric transfer
-- [ ] `coroutine` semantics built on fibers (same delcc primitive as Ruby fibers)
-- [ ] Classic programs: `event-loop.tcl` — cooperative scheduler with multiple coroutines
-- [ ] System: `clock seconds`, `clock format`, `clock scan` (subset)
-- [ ] File I/O: `open`, `close`, `read`, `gets`, `puts -nonewline`, `flush`, `eof`, `seek`, `tell`
-- [ ] Drive corpus to 150+ green
-- [ ] Idiom corpus — `lib/tcl/tests/idioms.sx` covering classic Welch/Jones idioms
-
-## Progress log
-
-_Newest first._
-
-- 2026-04-25: Phase 1 parser — `lib/tcl/parser.sx`, word-simple?/word-literal helpers, 67 tests green, commit 6ee05259
-- 2026-04-25: Phase 1 tokenizer (Dodekalogue) — `lib/tcl/tokenizer.sx`, 52 tests green, commit 666e29d5
-
-## Blockers
-
-- _(none yet)_

scripts/sx-loops-down.sh

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$CLEAN" = "1" ]; then
   cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
-  for lang in lua prolog forth erlang haskell js hs smalltalk common-lisp apl ruby tcl; do
+  for lang in lua prolog forth erlang haskell js hs; do
     wt="$WORKTREE_BASE/$lang"
     if [ -d "$wt" ]; then
       git worktree remove --force "$wt" 2>/dev/null || rm -rf "$wt"
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ if [ "$CLEAN" = "1" ]; then
   done
   git worktree prune
   echo "Worktree branches (loops/<lang>) are preserved. Delete manually if desired:"
-  echo "  git branch -D loops/lua loops/prolog loops/forth loops/erlang loops/haskell loops/js loops/hs loops/smalltalk loops/common-lisp loops/apl loops/ruby loops/tcl"
+  echo "  git branch -D loops/lua loops/prolog loops/forth loops/erlang loops/haskell loops/js loops/hs"
 fi

scripts/sx-loops-up.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Spawn 12 claude sessions in tmux, one per language loop.
+# Spawn 7 claude sessions in tmux, one per language loop.
 # Each runs in its own git worktree rooted at /root/rose-ash-loops/<lang>,
 # on branch loops/<lang>. No two loops share a working tree, so there's
 # zero risk of file collisions between languages.
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 # After the script prints done:
 #   tmux a -t sx-loops
-#   Ctrl-B + <window-number> to switch (0=lua ... 11=tcl)
+#   Ctrl-B + <window-number> to switch (0=lua ... 6=hs)
 #   Ctrl-B + d to detach (loops keep running, SSH-safe)
 #
 # Stop: ./scripts/sx-loops-down.sh
@@ -38,13 +38,8 @@ declare -A BRIEFING=(
   [haskell]=haskell-loop.md
   [js]=loop.md
   [hs]=hs-loop.md
-  [smalltalk]=smalltalk-loop.md
-  [common-lisp]=common-lisp-loop.md
-  [apl]=apl-loop.md
-  [ruby]=ruby-loop.md
-  [tcl]=tcl-loop.md
 )
-ORDER=(lua prolog forth erlang haskell js hs smalltalk common-lisp apl ruby tcl)
+ORDER=(lua prolog forth erlang haskell js hs)
 
 mkdir -p "$WORKTREE_BASE"
 
@@ -65,13 +60,13 @@ for lang in "${ORDER[@]}"; do
   fi
 done
 
-# Create tmux session with one window per language, each cwd in its worktree
+# Create tmux session with 7 windows, each cwd in its worktree
 tmux new-session -d -s "$SESSION" -n "${ORDER[0]}" -c "$WORKTREE_BASE/${ORDER[0]}"
 for lang in "${ORDER[@]:1}"; do
   tmux new-window -t "$SESSION" -n "$lang" -c "$WORKTREE_BASE/$lang"
 done
 
-echo "Starting ${#ORDER[@]} claude sessions..."
+echo "Starting 7 claude sessions..."
 for lang in "${ORDER[@]}"; do
   tmux send-keys -t "$SESSION:$lang" "claude" C-m
 done
@@ -94,10 +89,10 @@ for lang in "${ORDER[@]}"; do
 done
 
 echo ""
-echo "Done. ${#ORDER[@]} loops started in tmux session '$SESSION', each in its own worktree."
+echo "Done. 7 loops started in tmux session '$SESSION', each in its own worktree."
 echo ""
 echo "  Attach:    tmux a -t $SESSION"
-echo "  Switch:    Ctrl-B <0..11>  (0=lua 1=prolog 2=forth 3=erlang 4=haskell 5=js 6=hs 7=smalltalk 8=common-lisp 9=apl 10=ruby 11=tcl)"
+echo "  Switch:    Ctrl-B <0..6>  (0=lua 1=prolog 2=forth 3=erlang 4=haskell 5=js 6=hs)"
 echo "  List:      Ctrl-B w"
 echo "  Detach:    Ctrl-B d"
 echo "  Stop:      ./scripts/sx-loops-down.sh"

spec/tests/test-hyperscript-behavioral.sx

@@ -88,27 +88,6 @@
                 (raise _e))))
           (handler me-val))))))
 
-;; Evaluate a hyperscript expression, catch the first error raised, and
-;; return its message string. Used by runtimeErrors tests.
-;; Returns nil if no error is raised (test would then fail equality).
-(define eval-hs-error
-  (fn (src)
-    (let ((sx (hs-to-sx (hs-compile src))))
-      (let ((handler (eval-expr-cek
-              (list (quote fn) (list (quote me))
-                (list (quote let) (list (list (quote it) nil) (list (quote event) nil)) sx)))))
-        (guard
-          (_e
-            (true
-              (if
-                (string? _e)
-                _e
-                (if
-                  (and (list? _e) (= (first _e) "hs-return"))
-                  nil
-                  (str _e)))))
-          (begin (handler nil) nil))))))
-
 ;; ── add (19 tests) ──
 (defsuite "hs-upstream-add"
   (deftest "can add a value to a set"
@@ -2174,75 +2153,41 @@
 ;; ── core/runtimeErrors (18 tests) ──
 (defsuite "hs-upstream-core/runtimeErrors"
   (deftest "reports basic function invocation null errors properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "x()") "'x' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "x.y()") "'x' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "x.y.z()") "'x.y' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports basic function invocation null errors properly"))
   (deftest "reports basic function invocation null errors properly w/ of"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "z() of y of x") "'z' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports basic function invocation null errors properly w/ of"))
   (deftest "reports basic function invocation null errors properly w/ possessives"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "x's y()") "'x' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "x's y's z()") "'x's y' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports basic function invocation null errors properly w/ possessives"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on add command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "add .foo to #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "add @foo to #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "add {display:none} to #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on add command properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on decrement command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "decrement #doesntExist's innerHTML") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on decrement command properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on default command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "default #doesntExist's innerHTML to 'foo'") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on default command properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on hide command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "hide #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on hide command properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on increment command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "increment #doesntExist's innerHTML") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on increment command properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on measure command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "measure #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on measure command properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on put command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "put 'foo' into #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "put 'foo' into #doesntExist's innerHTML") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "put 'foo' into #doesntExist.innerHTML") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "put 'foo' before #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "put 'foo' after #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "put 'foo' at the start of #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "put 'foo' at the end of #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on put command properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on remove command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "remove .foo from #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "remove @foo from #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "remove #doesntExist from #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on remove command properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on send command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "send 'foo' to #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on send command properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on sets properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "set x's y to true") "'x' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "set x's @y to true") "'x' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on sets properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on settle command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "settle #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on settle command properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on show command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "show #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on show command properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on toggle command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "toggle .foo on #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "toggle between .foo and .bar on #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "toggle @foo on #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on toggle command properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on transition command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "transition #doesntExist's *visibility to 0") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on transition command properly"))
   (deftest "reports null errors on trigger command properly"
-    (assert= (eval-hs-error "trigger 'foo' on #doesntExist") "'#doesntExist' is null")
-  )
+    (error "SKIP (untranslated): reports null errors on trigger command properly"))
 )
 
 ;; ── core/scoping (20 tests) ──

tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py

@@ -2333,25 +2333,6 @@ def generate_eval_only_test(test, idx):
         hs_expr = extract_hs_expr(m.group(2))
         assertions.append(f'    (assert-throws (eval-hs "{hs_expr}"))')
 
-    # Pattern 4: eval-hs-error — expect(await error("expr")).toBe("msg")
-    # These test that running HS raises an error with a specific message string.
-    for m in re.finditer(
-        r'(?:const\s+\w+\s*=\s*)?(?:await\s+)?error\((["\x27`])(.+?)\1\)'
-        r'(?:[^;]|\n)*?(?:expect\([^)]*\)\.toBe\(([^)]+)\)|\.toBe\(([^)]+)\))',
-        body, re.DOTALL
-    ):
-        hs_expr = extract_hs_expr(m.group(2))
-        expected_raw = (m.group(3) or m.group(4) or '').strip()
-        # Strip only the outermost JS string delimiter (double or single quote)
-        # without touching inner quotes inside the string value.
-        if len(expected_raw) >= 2 and expected_raw[0] == expected_raw[-1] and expected_raw[0] in ('"', "'"):
-            inner = expected_raw[1:-1]
-            expected_sx = '"' + inner.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace('"', '\\"') + '"'
-        else:
-            expected_sx = js_val_to_sx(expected_raw)
-        hs_escaped = hs_expr.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace('"', '\\"')
-        assertions.append(f'    (assert= (eval-hs-error "{hs_escaped}") {expected_sx})')
-
     if not assertions:
         return None  # Can't convert this body pattern
 
@@ -2711,27 +2692,6 @@ output.append('                (nth _e 1)')
 output.append('                (raise _e))))')
 output.append('          (handler me-val))))))')
 output.append('')
-output.append(';; Evaluate a hyperscript expression, catch the first error raised, and')
-output.append(';; return its message string. Used by runtimeErrors tests.')
-output.append(';; Returns nil if no error is raised (test would then fail equality).')
-output.append('(define eval-hs-error')
-output.append('  (fn (src)')
-output.append('    (let ((sx (hs-to-sx (hs-compile src))))')
-output.append('      (let ((handler (eval-expr-cek')
-output.append('              (list (quote fn) (list (quote me))')
-output.append('                (list (quote let) (list (list (quote it) nil) (list (quote event) nil)) sx)))))')
-output.append('        (guard')
-output.append('          (_e')
-output.append('            (true')
-output.append('              (if')
-output.append('                (string? _e)')
-output.append('                _e')
-output.append('                (if')
-output.append('                  (and (list? _e) (= (first _e) "hs-return"))')
-output.append('                  nil')
-output.append('                  (str _e)))))')
-output.append('          (begin (handler nil) nil))))))')
-output.append('')
 
 # Group by category
 categories = OrderedDict()