[OpenBIOS] Help with patch

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On Oct 9, 2016, at 9:30 PM, Tarl Neustaedter wrote:

> On 2016-Oct-9 20:57 , Programmingkid wrote:
>> I want to place vga related code in the vga.fs file, but it just  
>> doesn't compile. Here are some of the errors I see:
>>
>> Error:  File /Users/john/Desktop/openbios/drivers/vga.fs, Line  
>> 234.  (Output Position = 1166).  Word  find-device  is not in  
>> dictionary.
>> Error:  File /Users/john/Desktop/openbios/drivers/vga.fs, Line  
>> 235.  (Output Position = 1179).  Word  active-package  is not in  
>> dictionary.
>>
>> Is there a way to fix this error?
>
>
> Those are words in the Forth dictionary, not available to FCode. A  
> hack
> way to get at them would be to add:
>
> " find-device" execute
>
> That's considered the moral equivalent of a goto. FCode (which is what
> you find in device drivers), should not be calling find-device or
> active-package. If you are calling them from FCode, you're generally
> doing something wrong - there should never be a reason to access these
> methods from device-specific drivers. In the 1275 spec, you'll notice
> the find-device method doesn't have the "F" indicating it's an FCode.

Thank you very much for your comment. If you have seen my patch, what  
would
you suggest I do in order to access properties from nodes? I was told  
the patch
is required to place its code in drivers/vga.fs.