PortablE r2 released

ChrisH · 04 July 2008, 10:07

A new version of PortablE has been released. PortablE is an AmigaE compiler, written from scratch in E, and able to compile itself. It supports Amiga OS3, OS4, AROS & MorphOS.

The main changes for this release are:
* Programs can now be compiled on an OS4 machine, thanks to support for GCC v4 & NewLib.
* Programs can now be run from Workbench, and "wbmessage" is supported.
* Shell return codes are now support, by returning a value from main().
* Added a Run Time Type Information (RTTI) system for classes.
* Fixed several bugs, including an OS4-specific one.

If you want to find out more, or wish to download it, then please visit it's home page:
cshandley.co.uk/portable

ChrisH · 04 July 2008, 10:09

A bit more information on PortablE:

It attempts to improve on the AmigaE language, and also to make it portable across various OSes. Backwards compatibility was not a top priority, although I feel it is pretty good now.

PortablE is not a traditional compiler, because it doesn't output machine code, or even assembler, but rather it translates your code into another language (not just C++) for a chosen OS (not just AmigaOS). You would then be expected to give the output code to a 'real' compiler.

When PortablE is generating the target code, it tries to preserve most of the formatting & layout of the (original) source code. The aim here is that someone could edit the target code instead, and perhaps even use it instead of the source code.

04 July 2008, 10:07	#1
ChrisH Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Posts: 18	PortablE r2 released A new version of PortablE has been released. PortablE is an AmigaE compiler, written from scratch in E, and able to compile itself. It supports Amiga OS3, OS4, AROS & MorphOS. The main changes for this release are: * Programs can now be compiled on an OS4 machine, thanks to support for GCC v4 & NewLib. * Programs can now be run from Workbench, and "wbmessage" is supported. * Shell return codes are now support, by returning a value from main(). * Added a Run Time Type Information (RTTI) system for classes. * Fixed several bugs, including an OS4-specific one. If you want to find out more, or wish to download it, then please visit it's home page: cshandley.co.uk/portable

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04 July 2008, 10:09	#2
ChrisH Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Posts: 18	A bit more information on PortablE: It attempts to improve on the AmigaE language, and also to make it portable across various OSes. Backwards compatibility was not a top priority, although I feel it is pretty good now. PortablE is not a traditional compiler, because it doesn't output machine code, or even assembler, but rather it translates your code into another language (not just C++) for a chosen OS (not just AmigaOS). You would then be expected to give the output code to a 'real' compiler. When PortablE is generating the target code, it tries to preserve most of the formatting & layout of the (original) source code. The aim here is that someone could edit the target code instead, and perhaps even use it instead of the source code.

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