04 July 2008, 10:07 | #1 |
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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 |
04 July 2008, 10:09 | #2 |
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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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