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Posted: 15th Feb 2005 03:10
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ok this has nothign to do with the dbpro compiler
they need a compiler using stringtables like dbpro except not having to have directx and all the compiler does is call dlls and all the editor does is read keyword files

the reason this would be useful:
this would be useful for people who make dlls and such but want it to all be in a nice and neat exe therefor makign a completely limitless compiler

has this been doen already cause if so then i could really use it

also any ideas or drawbacks that i havnet thought of post here

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Posted: 15th Feb 2005 04:38
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lol, this is exactly what my Aphotic project does. Well, actually, there's more to it than just calling DLLs. There are things that need to be done internally, like math. Other than that, most of the stuff is in plugin DLLs (which don't have annoying string tables). To use a DLL as a plugin, you just need to make a declaration file, which is something like this:
[messagebox.dec]
msgboxOK;0;8
msgboxOKCancel;0;8
[EOF]

Here we tell the compiler that there are two functions in the DLL, and that they do not return any values, and they both expect 8 bytes in the stack as parameters (two string pointers, window name and text).

This will not be compiled, exactly. The Aphotic environment is a JITer, so the compiler will produce bytecode which will later on go through a binary translator, providing more portability. Thanks for making this thread, you've reminded me I have to update my sig.

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Posted: 15th Feb 2005 04:55
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wow i cant wait till u get ti done

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Posted: 15th Feb 2005 05:02
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heh, then I'm sorry but you're gonna have to wait for quite a long time. Look at my updated sig.

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Posted: 15th Feb 2005 06:26
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hwo did it go down

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Posted: 15th Feb 2005 06:44
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Well, I decided since I was making a JITer, I might as well make it a bit more usefull and fun. Here's a dev diary for it, if you want to see exactly what's going on...
http://www.ppcdesigns.com/yabbse/index.php?board=22;action=display;threadid=8

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Posted: 15th Feb 2005 08:10
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wow this is better than i thought
this uses a vm which is way good for portability
is the vm done or are u also workng on it

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Posted: 15th Feb 2005 08:19
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Working on it. The actual VM is almost done, but there are core plugins that need a lot or work. Since most of the code is stuff I've done before in WarBasic, I don't hope to hit too many surprises along the way. The problem is I work from 8am to 6pm, and study from 7pm to 11pm. This doesn't leave much time for me to work on Aphotic.

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Posted: 15th Feb 2005 10:48
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That's the basic idea I'd like to get for a compiler as well. Don't know if I'll ever get any serious work done on my interpreter until June->August(Summer Break) though.

So in the mean time, I'll just keep working on a plug-in for Aphotic. Would still like to make a basic graphics engine for you to use in Aphotic TKF15H. Start bugging me about it, and I'll get it done when you're ready for it.



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Posted: 15th Feb 2005 18:06
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Yay, I get to bug people to work! Sure I still need it. Now get back to work!!!

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