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SdlBasic is a multiplatform interpreter forBASIC, using theSDL libraries.[1] Its interpreter core is based onwxBasic.[2] The interpreter can be very useful for people who are familiar with ANSI-BASIC interpreters and are curious or needing SDL library features on their coding development. Using the IDE it is possible to create an executable.[3] This implementation helped inspire the RCBasic development environment released under thezlib license,[4] with an attempt also made at producing an AllegroBASIC for the similarAllegro library.[5]
SdlBasic development started at December 2002, when its author, Vroby (Roberto Viola), got an idea on using SDL libraries on wxBasic core, instead of wxWidgets libraries.
There were major releases in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2012.[6] Prior to 2005 any text editor was used to write program code. In 2005 an IDE was added. In 2012 the package was split into the IDE and the interpreter, although the IDE could be used to run code. Main download site is SourceForge.
The support site (online documentation and forum) has moved and has changed maintainer. Now to be found at the link added below, on altervista.org. The original author still contributes to the forum.
On May 22, 2008, SDLBasic was ported to the SonyPlayStation Portable.[7] It allows you to play games and use applications coded in SDLBasic. Recently[vague] someone[vague] on the qj forums released an update version 0.7 which included video output on the slim.
SdlBasic isopen source and is freely available under the terms of theGNU General Public Licence.
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Special Thanks to the sdlBasic community and the retrogamecoding and BP community.