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Raspberry BASIC => Interpreters => BBC BASIC => Topic started by: Richard Russell on July 03, 2024, 04:40:13 PM

Title: BBC BASIC for SDL 2.0 version 1.40a released
Post by: Richard Russell on July 03, 2024, 04:40:13 PM

I have released version 1.40a of BBC BASIC for SDL 2.0 - the cross-platform programming language for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Raspberry Pi OS, Android, iOS and in-browser.  The changes in this version are as follows:

• Environment
  
  Added a 64-bit Windows binary for direct downloading (it was always possible to build it from source).
  
  
• BASIC Interpreter / Run Time Engine
  
  Integer arrays are now guaranteed to be 32-bit aligned, even if created on the heap.
  
  Minor improvements to outline and filled circle plotting and flood fill.
  
  
• IDEs and Utilities
  
  Fixed compiler.bbc incorrectly crunching the TOP pseudo-keyword.
  
  Improved the accessibility of touchide.bbc on an Amazon Fire TV Stick.
  
  
• Libraries
  
  Modified aagfxlib.bbc to improve B?zier curves and arcs which have arrow endcap(s).
  
  Modified pdflib.bbc to support multiple-page PDFs (with thanks to Svein Svensson).
  
  
• Example Programs
  
  Added truchet.bbc and vampire.bbc in examples/graphics.
  
  Restored functionality lost from sheet.bbc when it was originally ported from BB4W.
  

This version may be downloaded, for all the supported platforms, from the usual location (https://www.bbcbasic.co.uk/bbcsdl/) (the Android and iOS editions should be installed from the appropriate App Store).  The GitHub repository (https://github.com/rtrussell/BBCSDL) has also been updated.