How BASIC is FreeBASIC?

Z!re · Post by **Z!re** » Jul 17, 2008 2:02

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Mentat · Post by **Mentat** » Jul 17, 2008 2:09

I think there's a todo list.

Tiger · Post by **Tiger** » Jul 17, 2008 3:06

I see. Thanks.

Post by **coderJeff** » Jul 17, 2008 3:55

Yeah, not very user friendly, sorry:
http://fbc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/f ... r/TODO.txt

It helps guide us (devs) when we can't think of anything else to do.

Tiger · Post by **Tiger** » Jul 17, 2008 12:39

Well, it seems the hardest cuts have been made, although I don`t know the consequences (and the purpose) of a C backend. How likely is a -lang win9x version in the near future (the main program then being compatible to XP and Vista only)? Is that foreseeable?

Post by **coderJeff** » Jul 17, 2008 13:09

The C backend has already been started and should allow fb programs (and fbc iteself) to be ported to other platforms. Currently we only have capability to generate x86 programs.

I don't know what you mean by -lang win9x? -target win9x maybe. But for now win9x and XP differences are handled with OS version checks at runtime. I use both win9x and winXP regularly for running FB programs. Other devs have Vista or Win2K or Linux.

Tiger · Post by **Tiger** » Jul 17, 2008 14:13

I meant it symbolically for not being compatible with Win9x any more like Python for example. But you answered my question. Thanks a lot.

barbershop · Post by **barbershop** » Jul 18, 2008 15:01

I love this compiler. I'm learning c++ at the moment and this is a great tool to simplify things in my opinion because the code I write in freebasic is FASST and I don't really think I'll use anythng else unless I'm using a 3d engine like irrlithct then c++ is in store because ultimately c++ is superior for rendering and speed.

barbershop

How BASIC is FreeBASIC?

leaning toward c++