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Sid Sinister
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Posted: 20th Jul 2006 04:20
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Since DB doesn't run on linux I was wondering what was the recommended BASIC language program for a Fedora Core system? And while where at it, whats the best C++ program for linux? Thanks... I'm quite a noob at this whole linux thing . Getting it installed was... interesting . But give me a break, I was trying to dual boot on two different drives!
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indi
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Posted: 20th Jul 2006 07:53
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c and c++ compilers are virtually native to the os when it comes to linux / unix

http://gcc.gnu.org/

you can compile c and cpp stuff on the command line.


as for a basic language,i wouldnt recommend one.

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Posted: 20th Jul 2006 09:06
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gap #3284-no good basics for linux

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Mikey P
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Posted: 20th Jul 2006 09:34
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Although I've never tried it, there is actualy GNU Liberty Basic, no idea if it's any good though:

http://lbpp.sourceforge.net/

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 20th Jul 2006 10:09
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Theres PureBasic and BlitzMax - the later is geared more towards games, has only 2D stuff (the GUI has to be brought as an extra).

Come to the last Unofficial DBPro Convention (http://convention.logicstudios.net/)
Dont do anything I wouldn't do. But if you do, take pictures.
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Killswitch
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Posted: 20th Jul 2006 17:04
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I'd recommend PureBasic - you buy a single licence and are allowed to download versions for Windows, Linux and OS X - Amiga OS was supported but is no longer updated.

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Sid Sinister
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Yea, I saw a bunch of stuff for C/C++ already. I downloaded Kbasic and tried it. It's like Visual Basic only using the Basic coding and something they call "New basic." But luckly there is a old basic option. Really weird but nice GUI and stuff.

I might just go ahead and get a perl or phython language. I saw there was a ruby language too on fedora, what ever that is.

Or it might just be time to try (for the forth time) to learn C++. I just can't grasp it.

I'll check out Purebasic and blitzmax, but from the sound of it BASIC just isn't going to work on linux.
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TKF15H
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Posted: 20th Jul 2006 19:03
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For apps there's HBasic and RealBasic, both of which are free. I've installed both but never used either of them.

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Quote: "I'd recommend PureBasic"

Cant agree there - there's many areas which are very limiting - joystick support for one. However, if your just developing GUI based stuff then PureBasic is much better.

Come to the last Unofficial DBPro Convention (http://convention.logicstudios.net/)
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Killswitch
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Posted: 21st Jul 2006 00:00
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Oh yeah, for game development PB isn't the best - for anything it else it's far, far superior to almost everything . </bias>

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Posted: 21st Jul 2006 00:39
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anyone know if theres a cross-platform/OS basic that is able to compile with a few modifications from linux to windows to amiga to mac and such?

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TKF15H
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Posted: 21st Jul 2006 01:02
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As I said earlier, RealBasic.

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the_winch
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Quote: "anyone know if theres a cross-platform/OS basic that is able to compile with a few modifications from linux to windows to amiga to mac and such?"


Why stick with basic? There are plenty of free cross platform languages that are easy enough to use.

By way of demonstration, he emitted a batlike squeak that was indeed bothersome.
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Posted: 21st Jul 2006 19:52 Edited at: 21st Jul 2006 19:52
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VB.NET using the mono VM on linux?

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Kenjar
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Posted: 22nd Jul 2006 13:45
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Stop messing around with BASIC and learn C if you're seriously interested in linux.

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