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# Revision 5.1  91/09/05  18:23:46  edml
# Version 4.2 of EdML
# This version does not yet work on machines with large pointers
# (e.g. DECmips / SGI) - conficts between ASSIGNED/ZERO/MARKBIT macros
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# Revision 4.8  91/05/17  13:55:28  rjg
# MIPSEL port
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# Revision 4.7  90/12/20  15:31:23  rjg
# Archimedes port
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# Revision 4.6  90/10/29  14:29:33  rjg
# Branches for ajg native code 4.6.*
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# Revision 4.5  90/07/05  13:35:07  rjg
# Incorporated EMAS mods
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# Revision 4.4  90/07/04  11:10:37  rjg
# Readline version 4.1.00
# New bytecode OpPrompt 
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# Revision 4.3  90/06/18  11:14:35  rjg
# interp.c - inbuilt texts
# io.c - famread tidied
# system.h - 4.0.3
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# Revision 4.2  90/02/05  12:02:14  rjg
# Exception traceback, arrays using UPRecN, ReRaise bytecode
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# Revision 4.1  90/01/22  19:10:54  rjg
# FAM version 4.0.01, incorporated new exceptions Match, Bind etc.
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4.1: Version 4.0 of fam
     Incorporated new exceptions Abs Neg Match and Bind, latter replacing
     old Varstruct exception.  


4.2: see compiler version 1.8
     Incorporated exception traceback, ?\ flagged by a null handle
     New bytecode for reraise (end of exception handling)
     Arrays produce UPRecN objects.

4.3: revision 4.0.3
     changes to: interp.c
	built in text for function composition cleaned (previously no
	function name literal -> errors on exception tracing)
        bootstrapped in compiler version 1.9.1.2

     io.c: famread now returns requested number of bytes to non-ttys
	(previously terminated on \n)

     system.h: version no.

4.4: revision 4.1.0
     Incorporated GNU Readline for interactive input (line editing).
     Files changed:  Makefile bcodes.h globva?s.h interp.c io.h io.c system.h

     A new i/o function famintread (interactive fam read) only used
     for interactive editing was added.  A new byte code to set the prompt
     was also added.

4.5: revision 4.1.1
     Incorporated mods for EMAS compilation 

4.6: branches

4.7: revision 4.1.2
     Archimedes port included changes to MAKE stuff
     Files changed: fam.c interp.c io.c store.h system.[ch]

4.8: revision 4.1.3
     Mipsel port
     system.h store.h

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Native Code additions:

Extensive changes: all files affected

Heap format also changed.




