12-12-2010, 08:51 AM
Well, that would be nice, and a bit hard at first!
The major lack of the compiler, at this moment is sound.
This aims to be a multiarchitecture compiler (e.g. Amstrad and MSX also use Z80). In fact it's so focused in 48K Spectrum, that 128K is not always compatible. :oops:
To address all of the above, the compiler will, in the near future, become a multiplatform one. So ZX Spectrum 48K, ZX Spectrum 128K, MSX and Amstrad will be different plataforms. Even the "Sinclair Basic dialect" might vary (e.g. BEEP, PLOT, etc... are commands in ZX, but don't even exist in the other). Since this is an extended dialect based on FreeBasic (which is somewhat based in VBasic, BTW), this will be the common languaje for every platform. That is:
DO LOOP UNTIL WHILE etc... will be available on every platform.
BEEP, PLOT, DRAW or SCREEN$ might not.
The (incomplete) wiki will flag every command telling which architectures are they available.
The major lack of the compiler, at this moment is sound.
This aims to be a multiarchitecture compiler (e.g. Amstrad and MSX also use Z80). In fact it's so focused in 48K Spectrum, that 128K is not always compatible. :oops:
To address all of the above, the compiler will, in the near future, become a multiplatform one. So ZX Spectrum 48K, ZX Spectrum 128K, MSX and Amstrad will be different plataforms. Even the "Sinclair Basic dialect" might vary (e.g. BEEP, PLOT, etc... are commands in ZX, but don't even exist in the other). Since this is an extended dialect based on FreeBasic (which is somewhat based in VBasic, BTW), this will be the common languaje for every platform. That is:
DO LOOP UNTIL WHILE etc... will be available on every platform.
BEEP, PLOT, DRAW or SCREEN$ might not.
The (incomplete) wiki will flag every command telling which architectures are they available.