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Chronology of the ""FreeBASIC"" project.
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{{fbdoc item="section" value="Chronology"}}
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**2004 September**
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- Project started by Andre Victor T. Vicentini, written in VBDOS
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**2004 October 22**
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- Project Registered on ""SourceForge.net""
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**2016 January 31**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 1.05.0 release
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- Bugfixes
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**2004 November ???**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" compiles itself, becoming a self hosting compiler.
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**2015 October 1**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 1.04.0 release
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- new data type "boolean"
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- Bugfixes
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**2004 November 30**
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- Version 0.01 released
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**2014 December 28**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 1.01.0 release
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- started additionally providing "win32-mingworg" packages
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- Bugfixes
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**2004 December ???**
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- Version 0.02 released
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**2014 September 24**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 1.00.0 release, 10 years after project start
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- 64-bit support (Windows and Linux, needs GCC)
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- Smaller DOS binaries (0.90 regression)
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- Many bugfixes
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**2004 December 2**
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- Version 0.03 released
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**2013 July 17**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.90.1 release
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- Bugfixes
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**2004 December ???**
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- Version 0.04 released
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**2013 June 24**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.90 release
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- Many bugfixes (critical miscompilations, ""Win32"" graphics, DOS keyboard and file I/O, ...)
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- OOP enhancements
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- **-gen GCC** is mature now
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**2004 December ???**
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- Version 0.05 released
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**2013 May**
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- Awaiting ""FreeBASIC"" 0.25 release, version number bumped to 0.90, releasing test versions of all packages ("RC" versions)
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**2004 December 7**
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- Version 0.06 released
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**2012 August 20**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.24 release
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- Bugfixes, OOP enhancements
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**2004 December 9**
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- Version 0.07 released
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**2011 August 7**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.23 release
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- Just a few bugfixes, still no inheritance
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**2004 December 15**
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- Version 0.08 released
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**2011 June** to **July**
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- Switch ""FreeBASIC"" source code management from Subversion to Git. All the history was imported into a new Git repository; the old SVN repository still exists on ""SourceForge"", but is no longer used.
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**2004 December 31**
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- Version 0.09 released
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- Linux port added by [[LilloWiki|Angelo Mottola]]
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**2011 May 8** to **June 1**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.22 full release uploaded
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- "Maybe the last FB release without inheritance?" - the inheritance feature previously committed into a separate branch is NOT included
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- Many small improvements
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- There were several subminor updates to the released files because of packaging issues
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**2005 January 8**
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- Version 0.10 released
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**2011 March 29**
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- New branch of ""FreeBASIC"" committed into SVN at ""SourceForge"" by Victor, implementing inheritance
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**2005 January 31**
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- Version 0.11 released
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- Improved ""GFXLib2"" by [[LilloWiki|Angelo Mottola]] replaced the original SDL-based gfxlib by Sterling Christensen
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- DOS port added by [[DrV|Daniel R. Verkamp]]
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**2010 August 11**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.21.1 full release uploaded
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- Only a few minor bugfixes
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**2005 March 4**
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- Version 0.12 released
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**2010 July 23**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.21 full release uploaded (almost 2 years after 0.20)
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- Many improvements, **-gen GCC** enabled (but not documented)
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**2005 April 14**
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- Version 0.13 released
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**2010 March**
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- **dkl** joined the developer team
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**2005 July 27**
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- Version 0.14 released
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- Full debugging support
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- Function overloading
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**2009 December**
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- A large patch set about the **-gen GCC** feature was committed by Victor, and this feature (having been around in the source long before) got enabled in the SVN versions and could be tested by the community now
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**2005 December 6**
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- Version 0.15 released
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- Support for Unicode strings
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- Complete ""WinAPI"" headers
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**2009 July**
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- SVN versions for DOS available again (included updates are mostly from 2008)
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**2006 June 11 - 19**
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- Version 0.16 released
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- Namespaces
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- Implicit scope blocks
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**2009**
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- Some developers left, very little development (mostly compiler core), no releases
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**2006 July 15**
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- FBHELP "help viewer" 0.1 released, some bugs present, fixing in following months
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**2008 September to 2008 December**
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- Development continues (core + main library + graphics), no releases, testing by SVN versions (not for DOS)
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**2006 July 30**
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- First 0.17 "testing" version
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- addition of ##[[KeyPgPpmacro|macro]]## support, which would be later used in the compiler itself
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**2008 August 11**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.20 full release uploaded.
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- Many bugfixes
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- Re-allowed GOSUB&RETURN in -lang fblite
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- Some graphics enhancements, SSE, GET, ...
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**2006 August 1**
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- DOS graphics bug fixed (worked never before), "unofficial" patch provided
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**2008 August 10**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.18.6: unexpected bugfix release, only ""Win32"" gfx related bugs (fix not complete)
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**2006 September - December**
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- Heavy changes in ""FreeBASIC"", neither "stable" nor "testing" releases
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- introduced [[CompilerDialects|compiler dialects]] //qb//, //deprecated//, and //fb//, along with a new //-lang// compiler switch (no //fblite// dialect yet)
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- beginnings of OOP
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- Introduction of the BFD library from the GNU binutils, providing additional link-time information in libraries.
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**2008 April 18**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.18.5 full release uploaded.
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- Bugfix release. Linux: packaging, ""Win32"": graphics, DOS: GDB
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**2006 November**
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- Started providing CVS versions of FB, Win and Linux, later also DOS
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**2008 March 27**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.18.4 full release uploaded.
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- INSTRREV added
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- Many bug fixes in various areas
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- More OOP, finalizing dialect split into //-lang fb// and //-lang qb//, added //-lang fblite//
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- Fixed Linux packages
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- Fixed old shell/path/spawn trouble in DOS
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**2006 December 08**
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- FBHELP "help viewer" 0.5 released, pretty mature now
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**2007 December 29**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.18.3 full release uploaded.
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- Various bug fixes (graphics, threading)
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- QB compatibility mode further restricted compared to FB mode, and improved compatibility to QB
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- Experimental serial port driver for DOS added
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**2007 January - April**
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- Types (structures) allow member functions, operator overloading, properties, constructors and destructors.
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- Graphics library has capabilities for screen control, events, and alpha blending.
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- Built-in support for 64 bit file operations.
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**2007 October 12**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.18.2 full release uploaded.
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- many, many bug fixes
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- MILESTONE: PCOPY in text mode added ( dos/window only )
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- QB Compatibility improvements for RND, SCREEN, ERASE
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- Changed default field alignment to 4 bytes on DOS and Linux such that the BFD in binutils-2.17 compatibility problems should **finally** be resolved for DOS and Linux users.
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**2007 May 2**
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- The next 0.17 "testing" version, very much new.
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- Shortly after this release, the version number in CVS was increased to 0.18, but before any full release of 0.17 had been made.
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**2007 August 16**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.18.1 full release uploaded.
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- No ground breaking additions, only minor fixes compared to previous version 0.17.
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- Strings and UDT's are passed BYREF with other data types being passed BYVAL.
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**2007 June 7**
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- The ""FreeBASIC"" source code moved from CVS to SVN.
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**2007 May 14**
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- Version 0.17 released, similar to previous testing releases, but complete with installers.
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- First full release with graphics working (almost) with DOS target also
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- The major change in this full release compared to version 0.16, was that all procedure parameters now defaulted to passing BYVAL.
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**2007 June 7**
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- The ""FreeBASIC"" source code moved from CVS to SVN.
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**2007 May 2**
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- The next 0.17 "testing" version, very much new.
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- Shortly after this release, the version number in CVS was increased to 0.18, but before any full release of 0.17 had been made.
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**2007 August 16**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.18.1 full release uploaded.
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- No ground breaking additions, only minor fixes compared to previous version 0.17.
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- Strings and UDT's are passed BYREF with other data types being passed BYVAL.
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**2007 January - April**
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- Types (structures) allow member functions, operator overloading, properties, constructors and destructors.
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- Graphics library has capabilities for screen control, events, and alpha blending.
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- Built-in support for 64 bit file operations.
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**2007 October 12**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.18.2 full release uploaded.
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- many, many bug fixes
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- MILESTONE: PCOPY in text mode added ( dos/window only )
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- QB Compatibility improvements for RND, SCREEN, ERASE
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- Changed default field alignment to 4 bytes on DOS and Linux such that the BFD in binutils-2.17 compatibility problems should **finally** be resolved for DOS and Linux users.
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**2006 December 08**
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- FBHELP "help viewer" 0.5 released, pretty mature now
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**2007 December 29**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.18.3 full release uploaded.
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- Various bug fixes (graphics, threading)
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- QB compatibility mode further restricted compared to FB mode, and improved compatibility to QB
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- Experimental serial port driver for DOS added
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**2006 November**
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- Started providing CVS versions of FB, Win and Linux, later also DOS
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**2008 March 27**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.18.4 full release uploaded.
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- INSTRREV added
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- Many bug fixes in various areas
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- More OOP, finalizing dialect split into //-lang fb// and //-lang qb//, added //-lang fblite//
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- Fixed Linux packages
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- Fixed old shell/path/spawn trouble in DOS
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**2006 September - December**
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- Heavy changes in ""FreeBASIC"", neither "stable" nor "testing" releases
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- introduced [[CompilerDialects|compiler dialects]] //qb//, //deprecated//, and //fb//, along with a new //-lang// compiler switch (no //fblite// dialect yet)
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- beginnings of OOP
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- Introduction of the BFD library from the GNU binutils, providing additional link-time information in libraries.
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**2008 April 18**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.18.5 full release uploaded.
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- Bugfix release. Linux: packaging, ""Win32"": graphics, DOS: GDB
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**2006 August 1**
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- DOS graphics bug fixed (worked never before), "unofficial" patch provided
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**2008 August 10**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.18.6: unexpected bugfix release, only ""Win32"" gfx related bugs (fix not complete)
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**2006 July 30**
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- First 0.17 "testing" version
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- addition of ##[[KeyPgPpmacro|macro]]## support, which would be later used in the compiler itself
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**2008 August 11**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.20 full release uploaded.
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- Many bugfixes
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- Re-allowed GOSUB&RETURN in -lang fblite
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- Some graphics enhancements, SSE, GET, ...
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**2006 July 15**
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- FBHELP "help viewer" 0.1 released, some bugs present, fixing in following months
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**2008 September to 2008 December**
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- Development continues (core + main library + graphics), no releases, testing by SVN versions (not for DOS)
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**2006 June 11 - 19**
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- Version 0.16 released
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- Namespaces
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- Implicit scope blocks
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**2009**
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- Some developers left, very little development (mostly compiler core), no releases
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**2005 December 6**
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- Version 0.15 released
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- Support for Unicode strings
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- Complete ""WinAPI"" headers
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**2009 July**
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- SVN versions for DOS available again (included updates are mostly from 2008)
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**2005 July 27**
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- Version 0.14 released
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- Full debugging support
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- Function overloading
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**2009 December**
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- A large patch set about the **-gen GCC** feature was committed by Victor, and this feature (having been around in the source long before) got enabled in the SVN versions and could be tested by the community now
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**2005 April 14**
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- Version 0.13 released
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**2010 March**
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- **dkl** joined the developer team
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**2005 March 4**
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- Version 0.12 released
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**2010 July 23**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.21 full release uploaded (almost 2 years after 0.20)
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- Many improvements, **-gen GCC** enabled (but not documented)
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**2005 January 31**
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- Version 0.11 released
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- Improved ""GFXLib2"" by [[LilloWiki|Angelo Mottola]] replaced the original SDL-based gfxlib by Sterling Christensen
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- DOS port added by [[DrV|Daniel R. Verkamp]]
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**2010 August 11**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.21.1 full release uploaded
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- Only a few minor bugfixes
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**2005 January 8**
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- Version 0.10 released
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**2011 March 29**
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- New branch of ""FreeBASIC"" committed into SVN at ""SourceForge"" by Victor, implementing inheritance
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**2004 December 31**
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- Version 0.09 released
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- Linux port added by [[LilloWiki|Angelo Mottola]]
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**2011 May 8** to **June 1**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.22 full release uploaded
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- "Maybe the last FB release without inheritance?" - the inheritance feature previously committed into a separate branch is NOT included
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- Many small improvements
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- There were several subminor updates to the released files because of packaging issues
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**2004 December 15**
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- Version 0.08 released
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**2011 June** to **July**
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- Switch ""FreeBASIC"" source code management from Subversion to Git. All the history was imported into a new Git repository; the old SVN repository still exists on ""SourceForge"", but is no longer used.
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**2004 December 9**
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- Version 0.07 released
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**2011 August 7**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.23 release
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- Just a few bugfixes, still no inheritance
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**2004 December 7**
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- Version 0.06 released
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**2012 August 20**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.24 release
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- Bugfixes, OOP enhancements
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**2004 December ???**
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- Version 0.05 released
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**2013 May**
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- Awaiting ""FreeBASIC"" 0.25 release, version number bumped to 0.90, releasing test versions of all packages ("RC" versions)
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**2004 December ???**
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- Version 0.04 released
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**2013 June 24**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.90 release
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- Many bugfixes (critical miscompilations, ""Win32"" graphics, DOS keyboard and file I/O, ...)
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- OOP enhancements
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- **-gen GCC** is mature now
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**2004 December 2**
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- Version 0.03 released
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**2013 July 17**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 0.90.1 release
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- Bugfixes
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**2004 December ???**
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- Version 0.02 released
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**2014 September 24**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 1.00.0 release, 10 years after project start
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- 64-bit support (Windows and Linux, needs GCC)
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- Smaller DOS binaries (0.90 regression)
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- Many bugfixes
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**2004 November 30**
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- Version 0.01 released
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**2014 December 28**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 1.01.0 release
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- started additionally providing "win32-mingworg" packages
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- Bugfixes
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**2004 November ???**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" compiles itself, becoming a self hosting compiler.
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**2004 October 22**
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- Project Registered on ""SourceForge.net""
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**2004 September**
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- Project started by Andre Victor T. Vicentini, written in VBDOS
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**2015 October 1**
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- ""FreeBASIC"" 1.04.0 release
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- new data type "boolean"
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- Bugfixes
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‎doc/manual/cache/CompilerWelcome.wakka‎

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""FreeBASIC"" is a beta release compiler and development is ongoing. With each full update, many features are added, and bugs from previous releases are fixed. To see the latest version available, visit [[https://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=1|the News section on the forum]].
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Minimum hardware is listed on the //[[CompilerRequirements|Requirements]]// page. Visit our //[[CompilerRequirements|Installation]]// page for setting up ""FreeBASIC"" on your computer.
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Minimum hardware is listed on the //[[CompilerRequirements|Requirements]]// page. Visit our //[[CompilerInstalling|Installation]]// page for setting up ""FreeBASIC"" on your computer.
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{{fbdoc item="section" value="Running"}}
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""FreeBASIC"" is a compiler and as such is not packaged with an IDE (Integrated Development Editor), although there are a few IDE's available. For information on using ""FreeBASIC"" without an IDE, see //[[CompilerRunning|Running]]//.

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