PureBasic for MacOS X beta 1 unleashed !

[Fred]

Hi folks,

That's it, the first beta version for MacOS X is now available for public testing ! After several months of work, I decided to make it public so you could follow it closely. Not all the functionnalities are available, but they should be added quite soon. Here are the main features and know issues of the current version:

- Compiler based on the v3.91 core, direct PowerPC code generated, very small executable (like on linux/windows)
- Gadget, window, sprite etc.. fully supported, currently trough GTK and SDL (native Cocoa and OpenGL version are coming)
- 80% of the command set is now available
- No floats - in progress
- No modulo (%) - in progress
- Probably many little code generation bugs, feedback needed

Ok, better take a look yourself to the compiler, it's available on your personnal account. If you can test it, it would be cool. Don't post the bugs on the forum, better send me (at fred@purebasic.com) some code with the faulty code so I can test/fix it immediately.

PureBasic now support 4 plateforms (AmigaOS/Windows/Linux/MacOS X) and 3 processors (680x0, x86, PowerPC)

Enjoy !

Fred.

[GreenGiant]

Excellent news . I'm just starting uni, and was thinking of buying a mac. Only thing putting me off was the lack of a good programming language. Nice one Fred.

[Kazmirzak]

Wow! That seems to be the big surprise

I would love to test this, unfortunately there is no Mac OS around me

[Num3]

8O

Uba uba uba uba ....

A brave new world...


Congrats Fred & Team !

[PolyVector]

Damn it Fred!
I just bought a laptop w/ XP two days ago... I shoulda gotten an ibook! grrrr

Time to open up the Mac forum?

[PB]

> PureBasic now support 4 plateforms (AmigaOS/Windows/Linux/MacOS X) and 3 processors (680x0, x86, PowerPC)

That leaves just one more: Pocket PC!

[J. Baker]

WOW! 8O Gives me a reason to by a Mac now.

[spot]

yes! yes! a dream comes true.

[Edwin Knoppert]

Well done!

I don't have mac but i can imagne this is a great leap forwards for this product.

[Moonshine]

Great news, but why anyone would buy a mac is beyond me

[The_Pharao]

Congratulations Fred, you're really doing a great job!

[Beach]

Great news, but why anyone would buy a mac is beyond me

, you should take OS X for a spin sometime - you might just change your opinion.

Thanks Fred!!

[Shannara]

Heh, time to have a "OSX" forum Now all we have to get is a OSX type colinux running then everybody can be developing Or go on EBay... Time to give RealBasic a run for it's money?

[Tommeh]

Fred... You've out done yourself again, I was thinking you would do MacOS support.. but i was thinking if you were.. we were thinking of 5 months in the future.. but now!? Very well done. Pat yourself on the back

[Moonshine]

Great news, but why anyone would buy a mac is beyond me

, you should take OS X for a spin sometime - you might just change your opinion.

Ive no problem with the OS (well, I didnt like the last Mac OS I used but I cant remember which it was) but I mean Macs in general - I hate them.

Saw a road test a few weeks back - PC versus Mac. They pitted the G5 against an identical spec PC. In terms of price the PC was about £500 cheaper. The PC ran Unreal Tournament 2004 100fps faster. The PC performed a Photoshop filter about 10 seconds faster than the Mac (and Macs were supposed to be graphics machines, right?). And when dropped from a 25 foot balcony, the PC took 3 hours and £60 to repair, whereas the Mac took 3 weeks and £300 to repair.

I think I know what Id rather have