freeBASIC (a 32-bit QB-syntax compatible compiler) preview..

[Plasma]

But once it has compiled itself this limitation will be gone.

[adosorken]

I read that already, knucklehead. :evil: I was just offering an alternate (and frankly, better) solution.

[Plasma]

Then you should have realized that they already have a better solution, which is compiling the compiler with itself once it gets advanced enough. There is no need for a newer version of VB.

[adosorken]

It is more of a disadvantage to use a compiler to compile itself. It makes more sense to use an existing compiler to compile a new compiler. So the better solution is not the one they are using. But hey, what do I know, I'm just a hack, right? :roll:

[VonGodric]

Heh there uis the existing compiler: VBDos :lol:

[aetherfox]

Calm down guys,

Nek's right here, I think.

We aren't in the 70's where there weren't any options but to compile a compiler in the only existing compuiler which was compiled but compiling some compilable machine code.

Or something.

Why not use a proper, advanced and better compiler? Maybe not something in the C range, but the newer VB's are perfectly fine, and you should have almost no work to do when porting what you alred have.

But, victor...props for a very very cool project.

[Blitz]

Nope, actually vb is too bulký. It's too much and does not have the features freebasic has. VB is quite different in someways. But freebasic on the other hand is qb on steriods. 100% compatible. Besides, any real compiler should be able to compile itself. If it can't, well then it's not very useful. And vb has royalties.

[adosorken]

VB doesn't have royalties. I've been using it commercially for 4 years now and haven't ever paid a single royalty to Microsoft, nor have they asked for any (and they know I develop in both VB and VC). I don't see why VB would be considered "bulky", but hey...to each their own...

[potato]

one last question: will traditional libraries be compatible with fb? (cosmox, rellib, gslib, etc. etc.)

what if i tried my game (QB plus RelGFX pureQB routines)
?

Not complicated at all, it's ALL QB. would any regular SCreen 13 game work as is?

[Blitz]

Yes, if it doesn't do any os specific stuff. Becuase it's not the same os. It will compile fine, but it will crash cuz you're doing dos stuff in windows.