> >> - no linenumbers (yes!)
> >> - long variable names
> >> - user defined types
> >> - subroutines, procedures and functions
> >> - possibility to build and link libraries.
> >Most of tthese things are implemented in NestorPreter... Check it out!
> It's on
> >Nestor's page, url in my bookmarks...
>
> Thanks for the promotion but this is not exactly the matter... 8-)
>
> Even when using NestorPreTer, the final result is a BASIC *interpreted*
> file. What we need, is a real compiler. That is, a BASIC to assembler
> converter, because the main problem of the interpreted programs is the
speed.
To my knowledge, there are two: MCM's MCBC (mostly graphics-oriented), and
Microsoft's BASCOM (mostly text- and file-oriented).
Both are quite good, however they're still not perfect. Neither of them
supports all functions and neither of them creates stand-alone .COM
binaries.
~Grauw
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