My project team here on HaD discussed requirements for a build Framework:

• board support code in Forth should be part of the binary release
• build, and test automation should possible for board support code
• selection of core words should be possible on a "per board" basis
• Forth code should be stored either in library folders, or in the board folder
• Uploading Forth code should be supported by an "include" feature

Thanks to the active support of all team members, and of the author of uCsim (a component of the SDCC toolchain) we're now a great deal closer to this goal.