PureBasic Compiler for RaspBerry Pi

[Shield]

It isn't even really about the performance. The real question is: Why would you want to
use a browser on a Pi anyway? If you need to do graphical work just use a regular computer.

My Pi is running happily under my desk 24/7 and hasn't been connected to a display once.

[holzhacker]

As I said in a previous post:

We have applications here Access Control, POS, financial control, bluetooth marketing, all made in PB. And we are having to migrate eg POS for Free Pascal (Lazarus), because we have an important client who wants to adopt the Raspberry Pi in its 135 checkouts (for energy savings, final cost, etc. - the sheet that he did convinced us - and are to exchange all PCs, as today's are older almost all Celerons)

We will not migrate everything to Pascal (Lazarus) as the executable with GUI on it are gigantic for a minimalist environment. Just for that.

The Post is not to discuss the solution that we are applying, but to suggest and encourage any donations to a PB for ARM if prompted for it to be accomplished.

[heartbone]

It isn't even really about the performance. The real question is: Why would you want to
use a browser on a Pi anyway? If you need to do graphical work just use a regular computer.

The "look at my new toy" factor?

After a long season of not being able to use the latest dysfunctional version of the Linux compiler,
I would be for this only after the huge backlog of bugs were fixed and no significant new ones were discovered.
Otherwise my fear is that, Linux will never get a properly working compiler.

In the meanwhile, check out this cool project!
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[langinagel]

I had an earlier request on PB for ARM, especially for Raspberry PI.
Still Purebasic has the claim for the smalles executable and the claim is true from my point of view.
Also the simplicity of the language is ths way to come up with applications.

And the Raspberry Pi is considered from my point of view as the next usual PC-substitute.
What do you do on your PC? Browse the web, EMail, write texts and spreadsheets, sort your pictures?
All can be done on the Raspberry Pi, no need for a 300€ PC.

I support the request. +1

[em_uk]

Me too. Would love to be able to program my own interfaces (Like emulation station etc).

+1

[holzhacker]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/15 ... ef=popular

Another "SUPER" mini computer running ARM Linux.
Meet the CHIP, the $ 9 computer.
#PERFECT For many services and products that my company produces, only lacked the PureBasic it. ; (

Navigating the Kickstarter you find other MINI initiatives computers including multiple sensors.

PB + ARM = My dream!

[Niffo]

+1 for PB on Raspberry PI

[bbanelli]

Pardon me if I am being extremely stupid and ignorant on this one, but since PB actually uses gcc, could this potentially work?

http://hertaville.com/2013/07/19/cross- ... pberry-pi/

[Tenaja]

Pardon me if I am being extremely stupid and ignorant on this one, but since PB actually uses gcc, could this potentially work?

http://hertaville.com/2013/07/19/cross- ... pberry-pi/

You made an incorrect assumption. PB outputs asm directly, and goes straight to an assembler, not another compiler. (FASM or NASM, depending on the o/s.)

...and that is exactly why the PB dev team has said it will ever output ARM asm. Too much work, probably.

[Danilo]

They added a JavaScript target (SpiderBasic), so maybe they will do a C target one day.

[bbanelli]

Pardon me if I am being extremely stupid and ignorant on this one, but since PB actually uses gcc, could this potentially work?

http://hertaville.com/2013/07/19/cross- ... pberry-pi/

You made an incorrect assumption. PB outputs asm directly, and goes straight to an assembler, not another compiler. (FASM or NASM, depending on the o/s.)

...and that is exactly why the PB dev team has said it will ever output ARM asm. Too much work, probably.

Oh! Thx for the explanation.

[Tenaja]

They added a JavaScript target (SpiderBasic), so maybe they will do a C target one day.

One could always hope. The biggest benefit would be the optimizations. The biggest drawback would be the slow compile times.

[Steve Elliott2]

I'd love to see Pure BASIC on the Pi 2

[vwidmer]

Not a PI but think it should work on it?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/32 ... ive-to-rpi