PortablE r5 released (now runs on MorphOS)

ChrisH · 27 November 2009, 12:27

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 Windows, Amiga OS3, OS4, AROS & MorphOS.

This release has focused on optimising PortablE, although other things were also done:

* Experimental MorphOS support (for C++), including MOS executables! MUI seems to work.

* Modules provided by others for AHI, CD_Play, FreeDB, MPEGA & some MUI bits.

* PortablE is up to 65% faster than before.

* PortablE's memory usage has been halved! Now similar to GCC's.

* MUI programs with custom classes can now be compiled by AmiDevCpp for OS3.

* Added emulation of AmigaE's ! (floating-point) operator to the compatibility mode.

* FastNew is implemented using an enhanced TLSF algorithm, greatly reducing memory usage.

* Programs produced by PortablE run faster, and PEGCC produces smaller executables.

* Lists are now truely stack-allocated, rather than being dynamically faked.

* Implemented the missing string formatting codes (\l, \r, \z, [w] & (x,y)) for C++.

* For speed, multi-threading support is now disabled unless you use OPT MULTITHREADED.

* Directory scanning is now much more robust on Windows.

* Improved documentation; clickable links, added bold/etc & special characters now visible.

* More examples of portable code.

* Various bug fixes.

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

MagerValp · 27 November 2009, 13:59

Very cool. I wonder if it has a chance of running on my A4000 now that I have an 060 and 80 MB of ram

Samurai_Crow · 27 November 2009, 18:42

I think it should. It used to require 128 Megs of RAM but Chris said the memory requirements have been cut in half.

ChrisH · 28 November 2009, 10:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagerValp

Very cool. I wonder if it has a chance of running on my A4000 now that I have an 060 and 80 MB of ram

I have not tested it on a real Classic Amiga, so I don't know. Give it a try!

PortablE is quite demanding by 68k Amiga standards, so at least it is likely to be slow (although probably still faster than GCC).

ChrisH · 28 November 2009, 10:44

OK, I did some tests on WinUAE, and running PortablE on the "clock.e" example was VERY borderline whether it would work or not on just 80MB of RAM. You would need more than 62MB of memory free when you start it.

Note that you also need g++ (GCC) installed to actually compile the resulting .cpp (C++) file. I did not test that, but I guess it is also quite memory hungry on 68k Amigas...?

ChrisH · 28 November 2009, 15:37

I have now released PortablE r5a, which should fix the installer not working on MorphOS. Sorry for the inconvenience.

27 November 2009, 12:27	#1
ChrisH Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Posts: 18	PortablE r5 released (now runs on MorphOS) 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 Windows, Amiga OS3, OS4, AROS & MorphOS. This release has focused on optimising PortablE, although other things were also done: * Experimental MorphOS support (for C++), including MOS executables! MUI seems to work. * Modules provided by others for AHI, CD_Play, FreeDB, MPEGA & some MUI bits. * PortablE is up to 65% faster than before. * PortablE's memory usage has been halved! Now similar to GCC's. * MUI programs with custom classes can now be compiled by AmiDevCpp for OS3. * Added emulation of AmigaE's ! (floating-point) operator to the compatibility mode. * FastNew is implemented using an enhanced TLSF algorithm, greatly reducing memory usage. * Programs produced by PortablE run faster, and PEGCC produces smaller executables. * Lists are now truely stack-allocated, rather than being dynamically faked. * Implemented the missing string formatting codes (\l, \r, \z, [w] & (x,y)) for C++. * For speed, multi-threading support is now disabled unless you use OPT MULTITHREADED. * Directory scanning is now much more robust on Windows. * Improved documentation; clickable links, added bold/etc & special characters now visible. * More examples of portable code. * Various bug fixes. If you want to find out more, or wish to download it, then please visit it's home page: http://cshandley.co.uk/portable

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27 November 2009, 13:59	#2
MagerValp Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Göteborg / Sweden Posts: 237	Very cool. I wonder if it has a chance of running on my A4000 now that I have an 060 and 80 MB of ram

27 November 2009, 18:42	#3
Samurai_Crow Total Chaos forever! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Waterville, MN, USA Age: 49 Posts: 2,186	I think it should. It used to require 128 Megs of RAM but Chris said the memory requirements have been cut in half.

28 November 2009, 10:44	#5
ChrisH Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Posts: 18	OK, I did some tests on WinUAE, and running PortablE on the "clock.e" example was VERY borderline whether it would work or not on just 80MB of RAM. You would need more than 62MB of memory free when you start it. Note that you also need g++ (GCC) installed to actually compile the resulting .cpp (C++) file. I did not test that, but I guess it is also quite memory hungry on 68k Amigas...?

28 November 2009, 15:37	#6
ChrisH Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Posts: 18	I have now released PortablE r5a, which should fix the installer not working on MorphOS. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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