New beta release 1.2.7r2021

[LCD]

Okay, LCD was right. I''ve fixed up another important bug related to string parameters management.
Download, please, latest version which is 1.2.7r2035 from here: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.boriel.com/files/zxb">http://www.boriel.com/files/zxb</a><!-- m -->

Please, test and tell me. :roll:

Okay boriel, I'm downloading it now, but it is very late now. I will test it tomorrow later.

PS: Since v1.2.7, every released is tested against 100+ tests automatically prior to being released here. Please don't think I just throw new releases "as is" and leave all the heavy testing to you:!: :wink: Everytime someone discovers a bug, I create a new test to make the compiler fail. Then fix it. And finally apply all the previous test + the new one added before announcing it in the forum. So the number of tests is growing (the more the better, it's supposed ).

That was just a joke about the bugs in Strings :lol: . I know that you have tests, but we, the users, are elected to find bugs not covered by the tests . Our projects we are working on, are excellent way to find these bugs, because they are different from your tests and sometime cover unexpected way to code something. You should also know that your Compiler is my favourite retro-dedicated program for the PC. I hope, the Zacate notebooks are available soon, to make me a mobile retro crossdevelopment workstation.

Also, LCD suggested me to create an .MSI to allow multiple installations of different ZXB versions. I think this would be hard, but there's a workaround: a ZIPped .exe version which does not require installation. So you can uncompress the .exe version of the compiler in a subdirectory. This will be uploaded soon.

This will do the job too, and allow to test the latest compiler without changing between versions, if the latest version has a critical bug.

Meanwhile, remember that the .py version can be used this way, and does not require any installation, just a Python interpreter installed. ;-)

I know and installed python, but somehow it was not possible to compile anything. Maybe a Win7 32 problem. I will try on my WinXP system later too.