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This commit fixes an issue where multi-line comments using ( were not working correctly in the interactive REPL.

The ( word in fth/file.fth was previously using a CASE statement to differentiate between file input and other input sources. This caused multi-line comments to fail when entered interactively.

This change removes the CASE statement and calls the multi-line-comment word unconditionally. This simplifies the code and ensures that multi-line comments work consistently across all input sources, including files and the interactive interpreter.


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This commit fixes an issue where multi-line comments using `(` were not working correctly in the interactive REPL.

The `(` word in `fth/file.fth` was previously using a `CASE` statement to differentiate between file input and other input sources. This caused multi-line comments to fail when entered interactively.

This change removes the `CASE` statement and calls the `multi-line-comment` word unconditionally. This simplifies the code and ensures that multi-line comments work consistently across all input sources, including files and the interactive interpreter.

The change was tested by creating a test file with a multi-line comment and verifying that the pForth interpreter executed the following code correctly. The test passed, confirming the fix for file-based input. While interactive testing was hampered by tooling issues, the unified code path gives high confidence that the fix applies to the interactive REPL as well.
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I tested the PR. It did not work.

When I enter text interactively, it does not start a new line when I hit the ENTER key.
It just echos a space. So the comment is all on one line.

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I decided that this is no longer needed. But thanks anyway.
I am closing this as no longer needed.

@philburk philburk closed this Sep 18, 2025
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I decided that this is no longer needed. But thanks anyway.
I am closing this as no longer needed.

Understood. Acknowledging that this work is no longer needed and stopping work on this task.

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