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  • Re: Commodore 64, Blitz! Basic compiler, help requested

    From krslam@krslam@NOSPAMnetscape.net to enzo on Monday, July 07, 2003 19:10:10
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.cbm

    You just LOAD the compiler then type RUN. You'll be prompted for the name
    of the file to be compiled (which IIRC has to be on device 8). When
    finished, the compiled program will be placed on the disk. You just load
    and run the compiled program like any other BASIC program.

    -Ron


    enzo wrote:

    Hihi

    I'm using a Commodore 64C with 1570 and an old 386 laptop running
    64HDD, on this I'm trying to write a file manager to replace the
    somewhat buggy and limited 64xplor it comes with, bit like X-Tree
    Gold or Norton Commander - Trouble is that BASIC is far too slow for
    my liking and 6510 assembler isn't something I've used in the last 15
    years so I thought I'd use a BASIC compiler.

    I downloaded blitz!, loaded it and I get a program with a single
    hidden line reading BLITZ! when I list it (and presumably a SYS call
    or something since nothing after line 0 is executed unless you jump to
    it directly)

    I was wondering if someone who remembers could fill me in on how to
    compile, load and save Blitz! programs since I downloaded it thinking
    it was the C64 version of the Spectrum Blast compiler and it isn't,
    also my attempts to guess the commands met with little success,
    someone said I need to use compiler directives but without an idea of
    what they are I'm a bit stuck -_-

    If anyone could help I'd appreciate them emailing enzo@fusionchat.net
    as well as posting here since I rarely use usenet (haven't since 1997
    or so in fact :p)

    Thanks :)

    --
    Enzo

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  • From enzo@enzo@fusionchat.net to comp.sys.cbm on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 09:18:30
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.cbm

    Hihi

    On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 19:10:10 GMT, krslam@NOSPAMnetscape.net wrote:

    You just LOAD the compiler then type RUN. You'll be prompted for the name
    of the file to be compiled (which IIRC has to be on device 8). When >finished, the compiled program will be placed on the disk. You just load
    and run the compiled program like any other BASIC program.

    Ahh, must have a bad image then -_-

    It just goes to a ready prompt when I run it

    Same one you get from Run/Restore, ah well, I shall continue hunting
    :p

    --
    Enzo

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  • From r_u_sure@r_u_sure@mybluelight.com (Paul Rosenzweig) to comp.sys.cbm on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 14:54:37
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    enzo <enzo@fusionchat.net> wrote in message news:<levigv43il5nsb789pifl5n6bqc8dtaggq@4ax.com>...
    Hihi

    I downloaded blitz!, loaded it and I get a program with
    a single hidden line reading BLITZ! when I list it
    (and presumably a SYS call or something since nothing
    after line 0 is executed unless you jump to it directly)



    There is a compiler in BLITZPAK.ZIP at:

    http://www.q-link.cc/c64utila.shtml

    I was able to compile a BASIC program using this compiler. I just
    loaded the compiler, ran it like a BASIC program and followed the
    compiler prompts. Because it doesn't make much sense to compile this particular program, I can't tell if this compiler significantly
    accelerates program execution. The compiler meets much of your
    description, but it behaves like a compiler that I have toyed with
    from PUBLIC DOMAIN SELECT. I don't think it's an ABACUS product.

    After you UNZIP the files, you may need to dissolve an .ARC
    file. OMEAQ can do the job and can be downloaded from:

    http://www.q-link.cc/c64utilb.shtml
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