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unsigned types
structures byval for params and returns so it's compatible with c, libs like chipmunk, raylib, miniaudio
defaults for structures and fill

idle wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 9:51 pm structures byval for params and returns so it's compatible with c, libs like chipmunk, raylib, miniaudio

+1000, so much this. I was actually writing a reply to IceSoft's structures by pointer request as you posted this.

Returning/receiving structures by-value C ABI style would be an incredible boon for me.

In order to interface w/ some Objective-C APIs, structures must be returned in this way. At present, this means I have to manually copy results into RAX/RDX/XMM/D0~D3 registers accordingly using inline ASM/C, which is pretty arduous. Though I've built helpers to deal w/ pretty much any case now, it'd be amazing to have this feature in-built so it's less clunky/fragile.

idle wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 9:51 pm unsigned types
structures byval for params and returns so it's compatible with c, libs like chipmunk, raylib, miniaudio
defaults for structures and fill

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Procedure.vec2 VecScale(a.vec2,mag.f)  
    ;a by val , returns vec2 by val 
    define result.vec2  
    result\x  = a\x * mag
    result\y =  a\y * mag
   if mag <> 0   
      procedureReturn result 
   else 
     procedureReturn = {1.0,1.0}  ;default fill 
   endif            
EndProcedure  

mVec.vec2 = VecScale(a,0.5) 

;Defaults for structures 
structure foo 
  a.i = 123 
  b.s = "foo" 
  ar.i[10] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10} 
EndStructure 

;fill arrays like c  
dim gA.Vec2() = {1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5}

also +1 from me, those are handy

miso wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 10:21 pm

idle wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 9:51 pm unsigned types
structures byval for params and returns so it's compatible with c, libs like chipmunk, raylib, miniaudio
defaults for structures and fill

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Procedure.vec2 VecScale(a.vec2,mag.f)  
    ;a by val , returns vec2 by val 
    define result.vec2  
    result\x  = a\x * mag
    result\y =  a\y * mag
   if mag <> 0   
      procedureReturn result 
   else 
     procedureReturn = {1.0,1.0}  ;default fill 
   endif            
EndProcedure  

mVec.vec2 = VecScale(a,0.5) 

;Defaults for structures 
structure foo 
  a.i = 123 
  b.s = "foo" 
  ar.i[10] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10} 
EndStructure 

;fill arrays like c  
dim gA.Vec2() = {1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5}

also +1 from me, those are handy

Woot ! Yeah, +100 for me as well

I am a simple man:

- Procedure declarations made optional (if not in modules)
- OS-agnostic paths for the include functions, so that it doesn't matter if I use / or \ for relative paths and don't have to use too many constants for this (like in FreeBasic)

Nudgy wrote: Thu Jan 22, 2026 8:58 am I am a simple man:

- Procedure declarations made optional (if not in modules)
- OS-agnostic paths for the include functions, so that it doesn't matter if I use / or \ for relative paths and don't have to use too many constants for this (like in FreeBasic)

+1

+1 For more unsigned native variables already mentioned by some. Particularly the missing 4 and 8 bytes long ones. Unsigned long, quad.

We're getting fast strings BEFORE v7.0

skywalk wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 5:28 pm We're getting fast strings BEFORE v7.0

Why should we wait?

In the IDE, be able to set a Breakpoint by a click in the left margin and/or add the Breakpoint command to the right-click pop-up menu.

susan wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 9:20 pm In the IDE, be able to set a Breakpoint by a click in the left margin and/or add the Breakpoint command to the right-click pop-up menu.

You can. Press Alt + Left mouse button on left margin or F9

Drone wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 11:07 pm You can. Press Alt + Left mouse button on left margin or F9

I knew about F9 since it's labelled in the menu, but Alt+Left click is much easier for the way I use the IDE, thank you!

It may be worth reminding this:

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