QB64 v2.0.2 released! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[zaadstra]

You're quite confusing @FellippeHeitor ;-)    I've found the XP version.

I still compile for XP once in a while (yes yes...) - glad to see there is still a special XP version.
Is compilng a new release simply compiling /source/qb64.bas from the source zip?

Will this .0.1 step release be the first of more small update releases?

[FellippeHeitor]

Yeah, the XP version still made it this time, last one though.

One will still be able to download the repository ("Source Code" link in the release page) and build it themselves on XP (there'll be a setup_win.bat file), so future versions might still work there. We just won't provide a separate package any longer (since it'd have to be done manually).

If critical fixes come up before our next release cycle, there's a chance a 2.0.2 version will exist before a 2.1 version comes up.

[zaadstra]

What are improvements or less work when dropping XP support? 
Will the compiler/IDE and/or the code be smaller, faster, whatever on the higher platforms?
Less complex or old compatible code?  Just curious.

[FellippeHeitor]

QB64 will be able to access API that's no longer supported on XP/was implemented after XP. One example is _CONSOLEFONT.

[Petr]

@FellippeHeitor  Thank you for clarifying my inaccurate statement :)

[zaadstra]

I did a compare of the qb64_2.0.1_win-x86 and qb64_2.0.1_windows_xp_x86 folders, and found some small differences in libraries.

Would creating a next XP version require the new qb64.bas to be dropped into the qb64_2.0.1_windows_xp_x86 folder and then compile (with any version?) ?  I guess compiling will take quite some time.

Not that I really feel the need to, as even v1.4 perfectly does the job anyways.  Just wondering how it al works under the hood :-)

[FellippeHeitor]

⚡️👟

QB64 v2.0.2 is now officially the latest stable release, and you can get it from the official release page on GitHub: https://github.com/QB64Team/qb64/releases/latest

Here is the full changelog: https://www.qb64.org/portal/changelog-for-v2-0/

The patch fixes an issue preventing installation in macOS versions prior to Catalina, as well as the critical issue reported in this thread (all platforms): https://www.qb64.org/forum/index.php?topic=4366.msg137857#msg137857

Thank you all for your continued support!

Fellippe.

[DANILIN]

examples of qb64\programs\samples\*.bas
could be in archive
as in previous version
which included latest small graphics programs interesting

reply to respondent: there is 2018 or 2019
but now: year 2021 xor 2022

and better variant: bas +png or jpg or gif animation

[FellippeHeitor]

examples of qb64\programs\samples\*.bas
could be in archive
as in previous version
which included latest small graphics programs interesting

They're here: https://www.qb64.org/forum/index.php?topic=171.0