[OpenBIOS] [PATCH] Adds the get-time word to the dictionary. It returns the current time and date on the stack.

[Programmingkid]

On Oct 4, 2012, at 3:30 PM, openbios-request at openbios.org wrote:

> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:40:27 +0100
> From: Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland at ilande.co.uk>
> To: The OpenBIOS Mailinglist <openbios at openbios.org>
> Subject: Re: [OpenBIOS] [PATCH] Adds the get-time word to the
> 	dictionary. It returns the current time and date on the stack.
> Message-ID: <5060E15B.3020103 at ilande.co.uk>
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> On 23/09/12 22:57, Programmingkid wrote:
> 
>> Made a few changes to the patch. Thank you Tarl for your suggestions.
>> 
>> Signed-Off-By: John Arbuckle<programmingkidx at gmail.com>
>> 
>> ---
>>  forth/system/main.fs |   22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  1 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/forth/system/main.fs b/forth/system/main.fs
>> index 122ab1f..16d4829 100644
>> --- a/forth/system/main.fs
>> +++ b/forth/system/main.fs
>> @@ -58,3 +58,25 @@ variable DIAG-list
>> 
>>    outer-interpreter
>>  ;
>> +
>> +\ Returns the time ( -- second minute hour day month year )
>> +: get-time
>> +   " rtc" open-dev   ( device )
>> +   dup	            ( device device )
>> +
>> +   0=  if   \ if the real-time clock isn't available
>> +      drop           ( )
>> +      true           ( flag )
>> +      cr
>> +      abort" Sorry but get-time isn't available for your system. "
>> +   then
>> +
>> +   " get-time"       ( device addr len )
>> +   rot               ( addr len device )
>> +   dup               ( addr len device device )
>> +>r                ( addr len device )   ( R: device )
>> +   $call-method      ( addr len device -- second minute hour day month year )   ( R: device )
>> +   r>                 ( device )   ( R: )
>> +   close-dev         ( device -- )
>> +;
>> +
> 
> While I'm not objecting to this patch in principle, I find it quite 
> unusual that Apple would place a word with the same arguments in the 
> global namespace. In particular, I see references like this which 
> suggest it is not required: 
> http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060814075952448.
> 
> Can you give some more context as to why the get-time word in the rtc 
> node cannot be used?


I was trying out some source code I found in the book "Mac OS X Internals"  on page 320. When I typed get-time, the word was not found in the dictionary. So I thought I could make a contribution by adding this word to the dictionary. A little later I found out the word was a part of the rtc node. I figure adding this word to the dictionary might help the next person who might be reading this book and trying out some of the source code in it. 
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