Lasic Alpha Happy New Year Preview

[Trond]

We are still waiting for PB 4 and a few hours ago when I gave up the hope that there would a happy new year surprise I decided I should make SUBs in my own language and release a test version. While the cat is away and so on...

But it's limited how good SUBs you can implement in one and a half hour, so don't expect too much! It doesn't actually create executables yet, only assembly code that is ready to be assembled into an object file that is ready to be linked. Fasm and the gnu linker are supplied together with the absolutely necessary for link file kernel32.lib.

It features a more or less fancy ide which you have to use unless you like to type one-liners. The ide is located in the folder called ... ide!

You will be disappointed to know that there is no ouput function yet. (For output of variables)

The syntax is loosely BASIC as you can see from the example files, however there are some exceptions like: The global variables are valid inside subs unless a local variable shadows it (and there aren't any local variables, not even parameters, as of yet).

The generated assembly code is copied to the clipboard.

Download: http://iseip.home.online.no/c6.zip

Please report any bugs with the generated assembly code, lack of error messages or hard to understand error messages.

Two pages are missing in the ide's preferences, this is known.

[rsts]

looks nice so far.

I think I'll wait for the version where Fangles adds a sqlite database

cheers

[Fangbeast]

looks nice so far.

I think I'll wait for the version where Fangles adds a sqlite database

cheers

What on earth are you talking about??? rsts, you are my sort of crazy, welcome to the family:)

[va!n]

@Trond:
First a happy new year to you... nice work... btw, this causes a small error...

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DIM a AS INTEGER                   
a = -6*2
 
cl_1:                           ; <-- Error
 
IF a = -12
  a = 13
ELSE
  a = 3
ENDIF

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DIM a AS INTEGER

a = -6*2

IF a = -12 AND b = 2         ; <-- Error because variable b isnt init...
  a = 13
ELSE
  a = 3
ENDIF

DIM a AS INTEGER <-- Btw, i like this way to define the type

[Trond]

@Trond:
First a happy new year to you... nice work... btw, this causes a small error...

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DIM a AS INTEGER                   
a = -6*2
 
cl_1:                           ; <-- Error
 
IF a = -12
  a = 13
ELSE
  a = 3
ENDIF

Code: Select all

DIM a AS INTEGER

a = -6*2

IF a = -12 AND b = 2         ; <-- Error because variable b isnt init...
  a = 13
ELSE
  a = 3
ENDIF

DIM a AS INTEGER <-- Btw, i like this way to define the type

Labels aren't implemented yet (as you saw) and declaration of variables is required.

[va!n]

ok, i wanted just help by reporting some points... even if its a alpha... keep on your work! i believe it could be a very nice one!

[Trond]

Everyone, please PM me if you are interested in testing a rewritten version before the next release. (You need to know at least some asm.) The generated code is much better now (often beats PB) and there are three (3) more types, including floats.

[Trond]

New test release. It now generates executables and has output functions so you can check the result of computations without knowing asm. (DebugL for ints and DebugF for floats.) It also includes a small speed test which calculates fibonacci numbers.

Download: http://home.no.net/tsg1zzn/c12.zip
Forum: http://lasic.frac.dk/forum/

[remi_meier]

Now this is impressive!

[Trond]

Thanks!

(And just a little hint: The redirection code at http://www.recursivemess.ch.vu/ doesn't work in Opera.)

[remi_meier]

Heh, cool, worked before. I sent a bug report to Opera

[Trond]

I implemented local variables.
Download: http://home.no.net/tsg1zzn/c13.zip
Forum: http://lasic.frac.dk/forum/

[Killswitch]

Nice work!