Bug Reports

[na_th_an]

I'm trying to compile some old code, a bit spaghetti'ish, to really proof-test the compiler.

I've found that the compiler does not understand some QB stuff:

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The compiler complains with, stopping at the comma:

Code:

NEXT x, y

Also with this line, stopping at the ":" (error: expected ","):

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Code:

LINE INPUT sn$: sn$ = LCASE$(sn$)

I had to change it for:

Code:

LINE INPUT ">"; sn$: sn$ = LCASE$(sn$)

to make it work. Plus LINE INPUT throws a "?" on screen, when it shouldn't. Not a single LINE INPUT variable$ worked in the code, it needs a string literal and a ";" before the variable to work.

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QB accepted:

Code:

CLOSE

Which closed every open file. FB doesn't, it complains about "expression expected".

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I also got something you should document (I dunno if you have done it already): If your BAS filename has a "-" the assembler fails with

Code:

junk at the end of line, first unrecognized character is `-'

My BAS file was called OPA-OPA.BAS.

The ASM lines that are not working are those:

Code:

.globl fb_opa-opa_entry
.globl FB_OPA-OPA_ENTRY
fb_opa-opa_entry:
FB_OPA-OPA_ENTRY:

Error messages:

Code:

opa-opa.asm: Assembler messages:
opa-opa.asm:10: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is `-'
opa-opa.asm:11: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is `-'
opa-opa.asm:12: Error: invalid character '_' in mnemonic
opa-opa.asm:13: Error: invalid character '_' in mnemonic

I renamed the file to OPAOPA.BAS and it compiled without problems.

Awesome work! Those are just minor issues and the code was like 120 Kb and written 6 years ago... Really UGLY code.