--- /dev/null
+\ tag: misc useful functions
+\
+\ C bindings
+\
+\ Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Samuel Rydh
+\
+\ See the file "COPYING" for further information about
+\ the copyright and warranty status of this work.
+\
+
+\ return xt of the word just defined
+: last-xt ( -- xt )
+ latest @ na1+
+;
+
+\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\ word creation
+\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+: $is-ibuf ( size name name-len -- xt )
+ instance $buffer: drop
+ last-xt
+;
+
+: is-ibuf ( size -- xt )
+ 0 0 $is-ibuf
+;
+
+: is-ivariable ( size name len -- xt )
+ 4 -rot instance $buffer: drop
+ last-xt
+;
+
+: is-xt-func ( xt|0 wordstr len )
+ header 1 ,
+ ?dup if , then
+ ['] (semis) , reveal
+;
+
+: is-2xt-func ( xt1 xt2 wordstr len )
+ header 1 ,
+ swap , ,
+ ['] (semis) , reveal
+;
+
+: is-func-begin ( wordstr len )
+ header 1 ,
+;
+
+: is-func-end ( wordstr len )
+ ['] (semis) , reveal
+;