+ push [.length]
+
+ next
+
+read_string_buffer:
+ push rsi
+
+ ;; We borrow READ_STRING's buffer. They won't mind.
+ mov [READ_STRING.length], 0
+
+.read_char:
+ mov rbx, [input_buffer]
+ mov al, [rbx]
+ cmp al, '"'
+ je .done
+
+ mov rdx, READ_STRING.buffer
+ add rdx, [READ_STRING.length]
+ mov [rdx], al
+ inc [READ_STRING.length]
+
+ inc [input_buffer]
+ dec [input_buffer_length]
+
+ jmp .read_char
+
+.done:
+ pop rsi
+
+ ;; Skip closing "
+ inc [input_buffer]
+ dec [input_buffer_length]
+
+ push READ_STRING.buffer
+ push [READ_STRING.length]
+
+ next
+
+;; CREATE inserts a new header in the dictionary, and updates LATEST so that it
+;; points to the header. To compile a word, the user can then call ',' to
+;; continue to append data after the header.
+;;
+;; It takes the name of the word as a string (address length) on the stack.
+forth_asm CREATE, 'CREATE'
+ pop rcx ; Word string length
+ pop rdx ; Word string pointer
+
+ mov rdi, [here] ; rdi = Address at which to insert this entry
+ mov rax, [latest_entry] ; rax = Address of the previous entry
+ mov [rdi], rax ; Insert link to previous entry
+ mov [latest_entry], rdi ; Update LATEST to point to this word
+
+ add rdi, 8
+ mov [rdi], byte 0 ; Insert immediate flag
+
+ add rdi, 1
+ mov [rdi], byte cl ; Insert length
+
+ ;; Insert word string
+ add rdi, 1
+
+ push rsi
+ mov rsi, rdx ; rsi = Word string pointer
+ rep movsb
+ pop rsi
+
+ ;; Update HERE
+ mov [here], rdi
+
+ next
+
+forth_asm TICK, "'"
+ lodsq