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I've found chatgpt better than copilot at generating pure basic code. copilot kept on failing with syntax errors.

I'm a novice with AI but would a llm trained on pure basic specifically work better than general coding LLMs?

I'm aware of these two plugins:
PureBasic Extension last updated 2018
PureBasic language last updated 2018
Both of them don't appear to work in 2025. Are there any other Purebasic plugins?

How do I compile and debug from VsCode? I imagine I tell VsCode to use the purebasic command line compiler ...

excellent that works.

thanks

My compiler is located
/Applications/PureBasic.app/Contents/Resources/compilers/pbcompiler
and has been added to my path.


When I try and compile from the command line I get this error
PureBasic 6.21 - C Backend (MacOS X - arm64) Free
Loading external modules...
Error: The 'PUREBASIC_HOME' env ...

When I hover over a function such as OpenScreen I don't get any information about the function. I'm sure this happened previously in the editor, did I somehow turn if off and how do I turn it back on ?
PureBasic 6.21 on Mac.

thanks

Ahhh, thank you.

Not sure how I got to that old documentation.

I'm trying to run this example code

If InitSound() = 0
MessageRequester("Error", "Sound system not available.") : End
EndIf

FileName$ = OpenFileRequester("","","Modules (*.mod, *.xm, *.it)|*.mod;*.xm", 0)
If FileName$
If LoadModule(0, FileName$)
PlayModule(0)
MessageRequester("PureBasic ...

Same code , different version (PureBasic 6.11 LTS - C Backend (MacOS X - arm64)) of Purebasic and it works.

I think it a bug fixed here https://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?t=83613

As yes, the local pure basic help file is correct for my os, thanks.

I'm using PureBasic 6.11 LTS - C Backend (MacOS X - arm64).

If I run
$ ./PureBasic --help

I get the following information:
Usage: purebasic [options] files...

Options:
-v or --version Display version information and quit
-h or --help Display commandline help

Launching the IDE:
-p or ...

Hi,
Is it possible to use a different ide which then calls Purebasic for compilation and debugging ?

I'm used to using Visual Code on Mac.

I saw this post https://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?p=619926#p619926 but I'm not sure what a liner is/does also the post appears to be Windows only ...

Very nice, reminds me of a windows screensaver.

Why does ShowCursor_(0) not work on Mac?

Now that you mention it, I can see the procedure in a compiled library but I don't see where it's imported.

thanks for your help!

I'm attempting to run some code found on the internet on a MacBook Air M2 with Purebasic 6.11 LTS.

The code was written in 2023 for PureBasic 5.73 LTS
InitSound()
UsePNGImageDecoder()
Global yoff=40

Global xmax=640-16,ymax=128+12,ymin=52+4

KK_Window(640,480)
......


When attempting to compile ...

Many thanks Fred, I got it working!