Beginners using FreeBASIC and FbEdit have no "fbc.exe"

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Teabag
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Beginners using FreeBASIC and FbEdit have no "fbc.exe"

Post by Teabag »

After downloading the FreeBASIC for 32bit or 64bit PC's you have to change the Build Options in fbEdit!

Change the "Command" at the bottom of the window from "fbc -s console" to "fbcXX -s console"
where "XX" is 32 or 64 depending on your PC

It took me an hour to trace to the problem after my first installation of FreeBASIC and FbEdit
and wondering why I could not compile even the "hello.bas" example!
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Re: Beginners using FreeBASIC and FbEdit have no "fbc.exe"

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Because you have downloaded a combined 32bit and 64bit FreeBASIC version (containing both fbc32.exe and fbc64.exe).
If you download a 32bit only or 64bit only FreeBASIC version, each contains a single fbc.exe (either for 32bit or 64bit).
Teabag
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Re: Beginners using FreeBASIC and FbEdit have no "fbc.exe"

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I downloaded the 64bit only FreeBASIC version.
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Re: Beginners using FreeBASIC and FbEdit have no "fbc.exe"

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Have you dowloaded your version from this Version 1.10.1 Released page?
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