QB64-PE/CHANGELOG.md

QB64 development build - Changelog

New features

All platforms

• _Source is now also set to _Console when $Console:Only is used.
• Quick reference for commands is now shown in the status bar when syntax errors are detected.
• New $Debug metacommand, with added breakpoint/step abilities to the IDE.

Windows

• Automatically embeds a manifest file when compiling an exe with $VersionInfo, so that Common Controls v6.0 gets linked at runtime.
• Adds the %TEMP%, Program Files and Program Files (x86) directories to _Dir$() folder specifications.

Fixes

All platforms

• Improved wiki parser.
• Contextual menu would crash when right-clicking a series of high-ascii characters.
• Fixes an issue with passing an array as a Sub/Function argument (missing parenthesis now properly detected).
• Fixes Clear making $Console mode invalid.
• Fixes a syntax highlighter issue regarding scientific notation.
• Fixes an issue in Windows Vista and up with incorrect resolution returned on a scaled desktop.
• Fixes Const parser (no string functions allowed).
• Explicitly sets x87 fpu to extended precision mode.
• Removes 255 character limit for Input/Line Input with strings.
• Fixes Data commands failing to compile in some circumstances.
• $NoPrefix, Option _Explicit and Option _ExplicitArray can now be placed anywhere in a program, no longer having to be the first statement.

Windows

• Allows $CONSOLE:ONLY programs to return _WindowHandle.
• Saving a file to the root of a drive would display double backslashes in the Recent Files list.

Linux

• xmessage added to dependency list (setup script).
• Fixes InKey$ acting too slow.
• Fix compilation error with DATA statements on gcc 11.