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{{implementation|BASIC}}'''FreeBASIC''' is a free/open source (GPL), 32-bit BASIC compiler for Microsoft Windows (32-bit), protected-mode DOS (DOS extender), the Xbox and Linux (x86), and is being ported to other platforms. |
{{implementation|BASIC}}'''FreeBASIC''' is a free/[[open source]] (GPL), 32-bit BASIC compiler for Microsoft [[Windows]] (32-bit), protected-mode DOS (DOS extender), the Xbox and [[Linux]] (x86), and is being ported to other platforms. |
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It makes use of the GNU binutils programming tools as backends and can produce console, [[QuickBasic]]-compatible graphical and GUI executables, besides dynamic and static libraries. A [[GCC]] frontend is currently being developed, which will enable compilation for many more operating systems than currently supported. |
It makes use of the GNU binutils programming tools as backends and can produce console, [[QuickBasic]]-compatible graphical and GUI executables, besides dynamic and static libraries. A [[GCC]] frontend is currently being developed, which will enable compilation for many more operating systems than currently supported. |
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Currently, software libraries like GTK+, GSL, SDL, Allegro, Lua and OpenGL can be used directly (read: No wrappers, only function and structure prototypes), and more are being added on every new release. A complete set of the Windows API headers is also included. |
Currently, software libraries like GTK+, GSL, [[:Category:SDL|SDL]], Allegro, [[Lua]] and [[OpenGL]] can be used directly (read: No wrappers, only function and structure prototypes), and more are being added on every new release. A complete set of the Windows API headers is also included. |
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The compiler, and its nearly 90,000 lines of code, was, and still is, compiled by itself (FreeBASIC is a self-hosting compiler). The first version of FreeBASIC was written in Visual Basic for DOS for that purpose. |
The compiler, and its nearly 90,000 lines of code, was, and still is, compiled by itself (FreeBASIC is a self-hosting compiler). The first version of FreeBASIC was written in [[Visual Basic]] for DOS for that purpose. |
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==Citations== |
==Citations== |