like the QBX, or maybe Visbasic DOS
That'd be pretty cool - and since DOS has no GUI, and only text mode would be used, you could very well write the IDE in FreeBASIC itself with no serious complications. :-)
Leider, I'm working on my own (non-text mode) GUI right now, although this does sound like an interesting idea.
I remember a fairly good text editor that could be used as an IDE. It had a very short name, maybe "b"? I can't remember. It was fairly good, had syntax highlighting and could be configured to call the compiler.
Rhide, the one which is most widely used for DJGPP, could also be adapted for FBDOS. Or emacs.
But something in the fashion of the good ol' QB ide (or the VBDOS one which, IMHO, is way better) would rock.
My FIDO IDE was expanded to support MSDOS, but as it's a Windows-based IDE, it's not quite what y'all are looking for...plus I've shelved FIDO until FBXL is generating code.
AHH! I was really looking forward to FIDO...
FBXL will be a lot cooler to have first pluse as a tool it's more valuble to the community.
Quote:AHH! I was really looking forward to FIDO...
Well, I know a lot of people were but frankly, FIDO is one of those projects that really drained me and required way more free time than I have, not to mention a more powerful compiler (like FBXL!). Frankly, an IDE is NOT an easy program to make. An IDE is much more than a syntax-highlighting text editor that can spawn an external compiler. You have to be able to run the program without ever leaving the editor, and that's truly a difficult task to pull off, plus you need to be able to step through code, step out of code, track variable usage, and all kinds of other details. FBXL is not an IDE, it's a visual editor/compiler.
A DOS-based IDE would be supreme.
But I challenge someone to make one with even half the capabilities of QB's IDE. It's going to be far, FAR harder than you'd expect.
So, is anybody making an IDE for FreeBASIC now other than VonGodric? I thought there was another group out there somewhere... I might have to start one if I ever finish all of the other stuff I'm working on now...
EDIT: grrr... FBXL won't be open source? :x
MysticShadow is making one, and it's looking incredible so far.
where to find the IDE of MysticShadow?