When building directly from the repo (either from a git clone or a download of the zip of the repository) the version reported is very misleading because it will not have a version label, suggesting it is actually a 'release' version when in fact it could be anything. The ./.ci/calculate-version.sh logic is already setup to delete an existing ./internal/version.txt during a detected release build, so we can just place one in the repositroy and it won't impact the versioning of CI and release builds, but will show up when building locally. Fixes: #63 |
||
---|---|---|
.ci | ||
.github/workflows | ||
internal | ||
licenses | ||
source | ||
tests | ||
.clang-format | ||
.gitignore | ||
CHANGELOG.md | ||
COPYING.txt | ||
Makefile | ||
qb64.1 | ||
README.md | ||
SAMPLES.txt | ||
setup_lnx.sh | ||
setup_osx.command | ||
setup_win.bat |
QB64
QB64 is a modern extended BASIC+OpenGL language that retains QB4.5/QBasic compatibility and compiles native binaries for Windows (XP and up), Linux and macOS.
Table of Contents
Installation
Download the appropriate package for your operating system over at https://github.com/QB64-Phoenix-Edition/QB64pe/releases/tag/v1.0alpha
Windows
Make sure to extract the package contents to a folder with full write permissions (failing to do so may result in IDE or compilation errors).
- It is advisable to to whitelist the QB64 folder in your antivirus/antimalware software *
macOS
Before using QB64 make sure to install the Xcode command line tools with:
xcode-select --install
Run ./setup_osx.command
to compile QB64 for your OS version.
Linux
Compile QB64 with ./setup_lnx.sh
.
Dependencies should be automatically installed. Required packages include OpenGL, ALSA and the GNU C++ Compiler.
Usage
Run the QB64 executable to launch the IDE, which you can use to edit your .BAS files. From there, hit F5 to compile and run your code.
To generate a binary without running it, hit F11.
Additionally, if you do not wish to use the integrated IDE and to only compile your program, you can use the following command-line calls:
qb64 -c yourfile.bas
qb64 -c yourfile.bas -o outputname.exe
Replacing -c
with -x
will compile without opening a separate compiler window.
Additional Information
More about QB64 at our wiki: https://qb64phoenix.com/qb64wiki
We have a community forum at: https://qb64phoenix.com/forum
We don't currently tweet. Sorry.
Find us on Discord: https://discord.gg/8YsAZrN3qb