18.Jan.2001
Frederic Laboureur via eMail
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PureBasic Version 2.00
Version 2.0 0f the compiler PureBasic has been released. It was completely re-written
and now is 4 to 7 times faster than before. For registered users there is an update
and a demo version for non-registered users available. The website has moved and now
is accessible under www.purebasic.com. Technical
details.
About the compiler:
- Completely rewritten !
- Now, it's 4 to 7 times faster to compile
- Faster procedure handling
- Multi-dimensioned arrays are now supported
- Residents are now saved/loaded in one file
- PowerPC code have been removed (nobody want it ?)
- Some bugs have been fixed
- The switch MC68020 have been added to the command line
About the PureLibraries:
- Rewritten the Sprite library (50% faster) and added several
commands: SaveSprites(), LoadSprites(), RemoveCookie(),
FlushSprite(), SpriteHandle(), CopySprite(), GrabSprite()
- Added 'DisableDebugger' and 'EnableDebugger' to disable the
debugger for some part within a program.
- Added the debugger support for Sprite, Joypad, Chunky and
Sound libraries.
- Added the following commands: Processor(), MMU(), FPU(),
RectsHit(), Hex(), Bin().
- Fixed some commands: ListIndex(), FontID(), DrawingFont()
About the editor:
- Added a keyboard shortcut to close the error window.
Misc (Full version only):
- SpriteGrabber (Allows to get sprites from a picture)
- OpenPureBasic (C/C++ -> PureBasic convertor)
The PureBasic web site has now moved to www.purebasic.com.
The Windows x86 version is available for free to any Amiga registered
users ! Just send us a mail to get it !/li
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