• Version 0.20 (30.3.2003)(dc.e: 26512 lines, 844058 bytes):
  
  28.7.2002 alpha0 release:
  • v0.1 in the progress output changed to v0.2 ;)
  • fixed division/modulo in ppc with constants
  • removed two enforcer hits
  • fixed three bugs in lists under PowerPC
  • fixed another very lowlevel and very long time hidden bug in PowerPC
  • lib/modules/wbbase.lib renamed to workbenchbase.lib to make it working under PowerPC
  • SUB feature does now work better under PowerPC
  • fixed bug in return-values-from-functions-called-from-expressions under PowerPC
  • fixed multiple source string conflict under PowerPC (RealStr() does now work!)
  • bugs reported and fixes made by Michel Bagmeijer
    • updated 'powerpc/powerpc' module
    • the Tan() function does now work under ppc
    • added '\%' to insert a single '%' character to a string
    • added OPTion NOWARN to avoid warnings inside the source code
    • added some examples!
  • bugs reported by Miklos Nemeth
    • global DEF x[123]:obj was compiled wrong
    • fixed x[y][z] bug
  • bugs reported by Marco Antoniazzi
    • IF 1 & 2... didn't work
  • bugs reported by Vadik Akimoff
    • static addresses can now be used in 68k assembly
    • fixed an alignment bug in 68k
  • ideas reported by Vladimir Javorski
    • added 'PowerD Progress Port' for some higher-level UI, take a look at progress.d example
  
  
  
  18.8.2002 alpha1 release:
  • added support for static local variables (currently 68k only)
  • NEW/END keywords works under PowerPC
  • fixed problem with special occasion of string ('"' was at position of 40 on a line)
  • fix: when bad cpu entered, whole source code was shown in the shell
  • removed some of useless instructions in 68k code
  • fixed exception handling under PowerPC, it made some collisions with strings
  • fixed &x using under PowerPC
  • fixed calling of PPC library functions from PPC code
  • added support for "PPC0" function calling (warp3dppc.library)
  • fixed global DEF x:obj under PowerPC
  • fixed some output assembly errors (68k and ppc)
  • if NEW x fails, "NEW" exception is called (was "MEM")
  • fixed debug file output
  • reports by Vladimir Javorski
    • added russian catalog
  • bugs reported and so made by Michel Bagmeijer
    • NEW x[y] do now work
    • added new examples
    • several modules improved
    • updated aslbase module and ppc interface
    • x2d tool improved to support pragma files
    • fixed binary data in ppc code
    • added other powerpc modules
    • fixed strptr problem in ppc code
    • fixed global variable allocation
    • NEW fixed under ppc
    • small fix in h2m
    • ddbg should now work better
  • bugs reported by Karoly Balogh
    • enforcer hit removed (empty REPEAT loop)
    • 'adr:=label' do work again
  
  
  
  13.10.2002 alpha2 release:
  • today my Amiga celebrates it's 9th birthday :)
  • removed some enforcer hits
  • global fields like DEF a[3,3] are now well allocated
  • fixed global variable fields under PowerPC
  • it's now possible to call functions without arguments defined as LPROC
  • an error message is now generated if a.b is used, and b doesn't exist as an item, but as variable
  • fixed floating point constant equation reader under PowerPC
  • fixed a,b+=func() where a and b are floats under PowerPC
  • added new keyword SELECTED to SELECT statement (see select.html)
  • fixed value returning of SELECT statement
  • in the SELECT statement from now doesn't matter on odred of CASE/DEFAULT/SELECTED keywords
  • small fix of reqtools.m module
  • & didn't work for negative numbers
  • bugs reported and so made by Michel Bagmeijer
    • fixes in docs
    • 'Compiling' changed to 'Assembling'
    • x2d tool compiles now modules
    • dmod tool improved
    • fixed the FreeXMsg() in powerpc.m module
    • fixed graphics/gfxmacros.m, intuition/imageclass.m module
    • NewM() function does now exist
    • there can now be spaces/tabs between ':' and type
    • removed alignment problem, that was added in one of last releases
    • 'yyy.xxx' won't be chenged, if there is 'xxx' macro defined
    • updated resources modules
    • added scsi/commands.m module
    • added PowerPC functions: WriteF(), ReadEStr(), OpenW(), OpenS(), CloseW(), CloseS(), Plot(), Line(), Box(), Circle(), Ellipse(), SetStdRast(), Colour()
  • bugs reported by Karoly Balogh
    • dbcc instruction can now be used in internal ASM
    • global DEF a=[1,2,3]:type do now work properly
    • inlined assembly can contain expressions like: moveq #const/2,d0
    • added namespaces support (see with.html) (now supports multiple variables)
    • inside the inline assembly You can use arguments like: (obj.item,ax) as offset usage (see: asmcode.html)
    • fixed a<<=9 bug (where the number is higher, than 8)
  • bugs reported by Marco Antoniazzi
    • global: DEF var=[[1,2]:x,[3]] and so didn't work at all
    • fixed InStr() function
  • bugs reported by Vladimir Javorski
    • DEBUGSYM option do now enable the DEBUG define
  
  
  
  10.11.2002 alpha3 release:
  • fixed (u)word/(u)byte shifts/rotates under PowerPC
  • fixed an old bug in PowerPC support, that made executables about 5%-10% longer!
  • added support for functions pointers in variables: DEF a:() // define the variable as a function pointer (no args here) a:=&func // assign a function address to the variable a() // launch the function addressed in variable a
  • fixed static lists containing doubles under PowerPC
  • added some examples written by Philippe van Calsteren
  • basic OOP again started to work :) (see oop.html)
  • bugs reported/fixed by Marco Antoniazzi
    • shared library support is now working better and safer!
  
  
  
  4.1.2003 alpha4 release:
  • fixed graphics/modeid module
  • fixed address reading (&glob) under PowerPC
  • fixed DEF a:() feature under PowerPC
  • fixed float constant computing under 68k
  • added ACos() function under PowerPC
  • removed some enforcer hits
  • fixed register allocation in 68k
  • added dc_68k compiler for 68k executables only
    • this version has only removed all the PowerPC related code generator stuff, so it can produce -only- the 68k executables for 68k only machines
  • bugs reported/fixed by Marco Antoniazzi
    • a>=b fixed under 68k
    • a:=b>>c fixe under ppc
  • bugs reported and so made by Michel Bagmeijer
    • added support for bcc *+10 and so
    • new examples added
    • updated some examples
    • added DoMethod68kA() function to do the job of DoMethodA() under PowerPC
  • bugs reported by sPOOKy.LN
    • cnop replaced by align opcode in assembly output
  • bugs reported by Karoly Balogh
    • fixed WITH a.b
  • bugs reported by Miklos Nemeth
    • no more ExecBase definition needed for custom libraries
    • no more messages like: unused customOpenLib etc.
  
  
  
  24.3.2003 alpha5 release:
  • fixed TDEF in binary modules
  • improved ddbg
  • fixed a small bug in internal LIBRARY generator code
  • fixed heavy ppc bug related to floats
  • fixed &double under PowerPC
  • now You can count with addresses like &a-&b
  • bugs reported and so made by Michel Bagmeijer
    • PRIVATE/S switch added to the cli
    • docs fixes
    • added tdef.html documentation
    • INC/DEC works now also under ppc
    • compiled libraried returns -1 instead of 0 when executed
    • added information about LIST/LIST OF type (see types.html)
    • updated PC a bit
    • PowerD compiled shared libraries can now use all the usual system functions
    • fixed devices/hardblocks module
    • bad 68k instruction is now recognised
  • bugs reported by Marco Antoniazzi
    • a:=b&~(1) didn't work
    • preprocessor now strip leading spaces/tabulators in macros
    • added a new C-like FOR ability
    • added preprocessing for ascii modules, can cause a small slowdown
    • fixed OBJECT loader in binary modules
    • added new keyword STOPIF, that stops the parent loop
    • fixed some docs
    • fixed devices/inputevent.m module
  • bugs reported by Simone Monsignori
    • fixed ^x:=...
  
  
  
• Version 0.19 (25.6.2002)(dc.e: 24944 lines, 798513 bytes):
  
  18.11.2001 alpha1:
  • finaly added the OPT LIBRARY to generate a library, currently very limited, but it's just a beginning :) Special thanks to Marco Antoniazzi, without his help, it wouldn't be that simple :)
  
  
  
  30.11.2001 alpha2:
  • INCBIN '*file' is now allowed. (* means the path of the source code)
  • added support for local OBJECTs
  • bugfixes reported by Marco Antoniazzi
    • fixed a bug related to alignment for OPT LIBRARY
  
  
  
  9.12.2001 alpha3:
  • announced support for OOP4A project (more: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bridge/5737)
  • in some occasions (when no external references used), phxass produced executable directly without the intermediate object file, that PowerD requires
  • all the LIBRARY definition only modules did an error, fixed
  • bugfixes reported by Michel Bagmeijer
    • pr2m: some string fixed and at last translated from E to D :)
    • removed few enforcer hits
  
  
  
  12.1.2002 alpha4:
  • (partial) direct support of oop.library (oop4a project):
    • You can use: DEF obj('class') instead of: DEF obj=new('class')
    • deallocation of the class is done automaticaly on the procedure end, no need for: del(obj)
  • added german powerd.catalog by Olaf Groening (thanks!)
  • updated dmod tool to handle new binary module features
  • fixed struct and cunion saving in binary modules
  • fixed object loading from binary modules
  • number defined like a string ("xyz0") can now use also the "\j#" string extension
  • fixed global/local variable definition
  • SUB can now contain a variable/constant definition
  • IF x-- or WHILE x++ or similar do now work correctly
  • You can now use #else in conjunction with #ifdef/#ifndef and #endif
  • bugfixes reported by Michel Bagmeijer
    • no more 'OPT WB' is needed for the click-on-icon-launching, all the startup headers (except some selected) do now contain a wbmessage handler which makes it possible to launch a compiler proggy from workbench. Each header is from this reason 126 or 128 bytes longer.
    • fixed gadgets/layout.m module
  
  
  
  17.2.2002 alpha5:
  • inlined assembly (ASM/ENDASM) didn't work at all, fixed
  • PowerPC inlined assembly can now use constants (eg.: addi r3,r4,CONST)
  • added support for multi dimensional items in objects (upto 3d)
  • improved TDEF support
  • binary modules supports now OFFSET/RELOFS/ALIGN keywords in OBJECTs
  • You can now use a[][]:CHAR instead of a:PTR TO PTR TO CHAR in OBJECTs and variable DEFinitions
    • multiple pointers do now work correctly a[][]:CHAR can be accessed with c:=a[x][y] correctly
  • fixed a stack problem with functions as function arguments (68k and ppc)
  • fixed ieee Pow() function
  • added F2I() function (double to integer conversion with rounding)
  • added Rnd() and RndQ() functions for ppc
    • Rnd() doesn't produce exactly the same results as 68k function, reason: cpu differences 68k generates carry bit as unsigned operation, while ppc as signed
  • improved preprocessor, macros without arguments are now allowed: '#define macro() xyz'
  • bugfixes reported by Michel Bagmeijer
    • fixed createlib.html
    • removed some enforcer hits
    • h2m now supports structs with names defined at the end of the struct
    • modules are now OS3.9 compatible
    • updated ifunc.html
    • a small fix of fd2m
  • bugfixes reported by Miklos Nemeth
    • no more phxlnk needed, PowerD use now only the vlink
    • movea.b bug fixed
  • bugfixes reported by Kai Wolf
    • fixed a bug or newer modules message
  
  
  
  13.4.2002 alpha6:
  • You can replace (not only) powerd.lib functions just by defining them
  • fixed length arg in RealStr() function
  • fixed EStrCopy(), EStringF() functions
  • improved support of OOP4A project
    • You are allowed to use directly: var.func(args) instead of domethode(var,'func',args)
  • added ppc functions: EStringF(), RealStr(), RealEStr()
  • added/fixed all the quoted-expression functions: Eval(), MapList(), ForAll(), Exists(), SelectList()
    • 68k only!!!, ppc knows currently only Eval()
  • bugfixes reported by Marco Antoniazzi
    • IF (~x) compiled wrong
    • IF (a) AND ~(b) compiled wrong
    • NOR and NAND keywords do now work
    • added '#include' preprocessor keyword
    • fixed assembler error when EXCEPTDO without Raise() occured
  • bugfixes reported my Kai Wolf
    • fixed a bug of too many args...
  • bugfixes reported by Michel Bagmeijer
    • Rem() isn't supported anymore
    • DC can now compile also data only sources without any procedures
    • added syntax error when 'CASE something:' used. (if the colon is used)
  • bugfixes reported by Nemeth Miklos
    • added a warning when assigning a value to an array (not item of array)
  
  
  
  16.6.2002 alpha7:
  • added a ddbg tool to debug Your sources!!!!! :)
    • everything located in ddbg drawer
    • currently heavily unusable and buggy
    • read the ddbg.readme first to know how the things should go
  • fixed assembler error when EXCEPTDO without Raise() occured in ppc code generator
  • fixed eight enforcer hits
  • when compiling a library, the library is placed in source's directory
  • a bit fixed line statement in error reporting
  • prohibited JUMPing to another procedure
  • renumbered warnings, now starts with 900
    • a bit updated error.html
  • fixed IF for ppc
  • fixed UWord() for 68k
  • fixed some structure scanning, added new error messages
  • debug file do at last support (not yet finished) debugger :)
  • END do now check, if allocation (NEW) was successful
  • added error message, when SUB is called and not found
  • fixed [~CONST]:x (CONSTants with single operators in lists)
  • bugfixes reported by Marco Antoniazzi
    • fixed a problem with DEF a: TYPE (the space between ':' and 'TYPE' caused a problem)
    • preprocessor didn't process correctly x:=y+/**/b(z) where b is a macro
    • fixed alignment in library generation
    • added relative path support for #include '*file'
    • added preprocessing for #included file
    • added OPT GM equivalent of GM/S argument for creation of external module
  • bugfixes reported by Nemeth Miklos
    • fixed the Store to array warning
    • fixed types in module generated when compiling a library
    • oop do work again (very limited)
    • improved startup files to make working link libs, that use SysBase instead of ExecBase
    • Added C-like CStrCmp() function
  • bugfixes reported by Michel Bagmeijer
    • added a warning when using JUMP keyword to jump out of procedure
    • added devices/newstyle.m module
    • added dutch catalog
    • fixed IF ~(x) in 68k and ppc
    • fixed IF `(x) in ppc
    • added KickVersion() for ppc
    • h2m: some improvements
    • local labels can now be same in different procedures
    • NEW a[x] do now allocate x*SIZEOF_a correctly
    • fixed some docs
  
  
  
  25.6.2002 full 0.19:
  • fixed rexx/storage module
  • fixed one enforcer hit
  • fixed a lr storing problem with ppc, caused a crash
  • debug file do now support global variables
  • bugfixes reported by Michel Bagmeijer
    • '\xDf' changed to '\xDS' to get full name of day
  • bugfixes reported by Marco Antoniazzi
    • global labels didn't compile
  
  
  
• Version 0.18 (5.11.2001)(dc.e: 23815 lines, 761307 bytes):
  
  • added new tool x2d
  • GM=GENMODULE/K argument has been changed to GM=GENMODULE/S, now You don't have to (and can't ;) enter the module name anymore
    • this switch now adds to the generated module also the object file name
  • AC=ASMCOMMENT/S argument now works correctly
  • &x... should now work correctly in all cases
  • line numbering should be exact also with #ifdef/#endif used
  • new types defined by TDEF keyword are now recognised also in OBJECTs
  • strings that contains '\0' characters are now processed correctly
  • labels works again
  • removed bug of 'unknown error' message in ppc compiling
  • RAISE doesn't produce twiced labels in powerpc asm output anymore
  • added local data in ppc code
  • exceptions should work much better in ppc code now
  • AllocVecPooledPPC/AllocVecPooled and FreeVecPooledPPC/FreeVecPooled are now different functions, because exec's and powerpc's pools aren't compatible
  • made wrong code, when ELSEWHILEs used without ALWAYS
  • small improvements in global binaries (LONG xxx etc)
  • APROC xxx() now exits correctly with ENDPROC
  • procedures can from now contain registers as arguments (eg.: PROC xxx(a IN d0))
  • multiple return values are (at last) implemented in powerpc generator
  • completely rewritten 68k ASM code reader/writer, higher flexibility
    • added most of 68k fpu instruction
    • the argument reader is still the old one, so it may not work very well, will be fixed later
    • use only the mnemonics supported by Your processor, D still doesn't recognize it, as above ;)
  • JUMP keyword now works in ppc code
  • ops, added two forgotten instructions (jmp and jsr)
  • fixed a modulo computation in PPC code (was negative)
  • fixed a bug in constant scanner, now is possible to make spaces between operators (CONST A=B + 1 + C)
  • fixed a freezing problem with module generator and improved default values for arguments of EPROCs
  • fixed another problem related to signed/unsigned conversions
  • fixed another bug in intuition.m module (SetAttrs() wasn't defined)
  • fixed uncompilable ppc sources, when local lists were used
  • fixed loading of negative (etc) values like: 'IF a<-b' in ppc code
  • fixed negations in most cases (I hope) in ppc code
  • fixed some register overloading in ppc code
  • fixed bug in object item finding
  • fixed problems with variables defined like array of object (var:obj)
  • fixed a bug in function-as-function's-argument
  • zero shifts/rotations (<<,<|,>>,>|) doesn't produce assembling error any more
  • local list alignment fixed in ppc code
  • doesn't produce that much useless ppc code ;)
  • new (68k and ppc) functions for memory (de)allocation: NewR(), NewM() and Dispose()
  • removed the Free() function and the New() function changed in order to the above
  • improved the dmodules:asl.m module (direct tag support was missing)
  • small changes in Flare.d example, small speedup (mainly when compiled for ppc)
  • some docs improvements
  • added a library example by Marco Antoniazzi
  • bug fixes reported by Marco Antoniazzi
    • DEF a='Hi' didn't work as a global variable
    • retyping of members now works (a:=obj.member::etc.etc)
    • a:=~ %01 or similar expressions with the space between the operator and the hex/oct/bin number type produced errors
    • '*module' is now relative from the source file directory, not from compilation directory
    • You can now use also "/*" or "*/" or "//" without problems
    • added Math functions Add(), Sub(), Mul(), Div(), Mod() for 68k and ppc
    • dc didn't leaved properly when too many errors (>=100) occured, fixed
    • LOOP/ENDLOOP made just one loop in 68k only (why? ;), fixed
    • to a function like BltBitMap(s,sx,sy,d,dx,dy,w,h,$C0,-1,0), weren't loaded arguments correctly
    • labels can now be normally used as addresses
    • a bug in the dmodules:intuition.m module fixed
    • You can now use also IF ~a THEN ... and similar
    • unused global variables aren't automaticaly removed anymore
    • 'ENDSELECT value' now works as it should
    • graphics/rastport.m module fixed
    • fixed a bug in comparation of signed and unsigned values
    • global data (LONG etc) handles labels correctly
    • a bit improved def.html document
    • fixed a error in IF THEN RETURN
    • added forgotten instructions in 68k asm: rts, rtd, rte, rtr
    • ASM keyword can now be used outside the procedures
    • retyping in equations fixed
    • fixed problem with zero constant loading to some ax register
    • IF ~(...) or IF -(...) weren't compiler correctly
  • bug fixes reported by Michel 'DMX' Bagmeijer
    • Min() and Max() functions swapped
    • added some error reportings when FOR is defined wrongly (eg.: FOR x:=0 TO 10 STEP -1)
    • flare.d and raytrace.d doesn't try to open a VGA only screen anymore
    • main.html has been renamed to index.html
    • swapped GetOPen() and GetOutlinePen() in gfxmacros.m
    • added 3 new options to string extension '\xd': '\x#d' where # is 0-3
    • brackets () are now better handled, You are allowed to use (w).RPort etc.
    • fixed the h2m version string
    • h2m now supports the #undef keyword
    • removed the '\x0d' string extension, use '\xd' instead
    • added '\x4d' and '\x5d' string extensions
    • fixed one unknown error when compiling for ppc
    • added the pmulti.html
    • PowerPC's Min() and Max() functions fixed
    • fixed a printing of 'Cleaning...' string
    • fixed a '\xF' and '\xf' on 060
    • no more AslBase vs ASLBase in ppc code
    • improved opt.html and setopt.html and few more
    • some docs improved/fixed
    • added the Exp() function for ppc and EToX() function in 68k changed also to Exp()
    • if You wish to compile a module, it's not needed to enter it with the .m extension
    • some enforcer hits removed
    • fixed a stupid buggy in the intuition/gadgetclass module ;)
    • fixed a crashing bug, when reading multiple-line strings (adom.d)
  • bugs/ideas reported by Miklós Németh
    • h2m.d some reading improvements, watch the source/h2m.d
    • 'stack size' required for the compiled executable is now shown if the I=INFO/S switch argument used. It's nothing exact and have sense only with larger projects with lots of local variables/lists and recursion. It computes the stack upto to depth of 16 (procedures in procedures).
  
  
  
• Version 0.17 (8.5.2001)(dc.e: 22057 lines, 694035 bytes):
  
  • Added inlined PowerPC assembly (ASM/ENDASM)
    • all standard mnemonics supported
    • most of extended mnemonics supported
    • easy usage of local/global variables directly in the assembly code via special mnemonics (lw, sw, etc.)
  • new feature TDEF for definition of custom types (like C's typedef)
    • binary modules support it ofcourse too
  • finally added UNIONs to binary modules!!!
  • improved OBJECT support
    • You can now define internal objects with OBJECT and ENDOBJECT keywords
    • You can use [ and ]:name instead of OBJECT name and ENDOBJECT keywords inside the object
    • Added OFFSET and RELOFS keywords and a new feature to setup the item positions in the object
    • Added ALIGN keyword
    • Improved unions, each can be now followed with OF keyword like the OBJECT keyword itself
    • Added C alike unions
  • CASE can now handle equations (CASE a+1 TO b-1,10,11)
  • added support for empty arguments (like: func(,1,,3), or: [1,2,,3,,]:list)
  • now prints all unused procedures
  • improved AmigaE support:
    • AmigaE support is enabled by '.e' extension in source name
    • all variables/objects and it's items names are converted to lower case
    • all constants are converted to upper case
    • I can't recomend to write bigger E projects in D, but if You need it You can switch to original AmigaE or CreativE...
  • powerd.lib news
    • BitSize(0) now returns 0 instead of 1
    • WriteF() function added
    • StrCmpNC() (case free string compare) function added
    • lots of powerpc native assembly functions added
    • and some less important improvements
  • modules news
    • graphics/gfxbase.m should work
  • minor changes in handling 68k library functions in the ppc native code.
    • all the modules in the dmodules: directory (not in it's subdirectories) must now have it's own link library in d:lib/modules directory. Take a look at new LIBGEN=LG/K cli argument, which will generate for You all the 68k function launchers for the ppc.
  • removed NOPP argument
  • bug fixes
    • FOR a:=0 TO -1 made one loop, fixed
    • BitSize(0) now returns 0 instead of 1
    • removed infinite loop when object item wasn't found
    • OPT NOHEAD didn't produce executable file, only the object file
    • if expressions were build only from constants and all of them were integers, the result was computed also as an integer, also if the destination was float (DEFD a=1/2), fixed, thanks to Maciej Po³yga!
    • post and pre decrementation/incrementation can be now combined (++a--)
    • definition of local constants can contain also global constants
    • fixed a bug in static list definition
    • fixed bug in PowerPC optimizations (blr,blr)
    • fixed bug in FOR loop
    • fixed problem with stack in ppc code
    • fixed lots of another ppc related problems
    • UNTILN now works
    • compiler reports if two or more procedures with the same name appeared
    • division by zero when compiling a module fixed
    • sources can now end with a comment (/* */) without ending linefeed
    • x[]++:=y now works (but ++x[]:=y still doesn't, sorry)
    • no more error reporting, when JUMPing to a local label
    • items after UNIONs has now correct offset (very long standed bug)
    • binary modules containing objects was saved incorrectly (althought was working), such modules doesn't need to be recompiler, but I recomend it :)
    • GM=GENMODULE/K argument now does always correct return types
    • fixed some sign extensions in functions in powerd_ppc.m module
    • fixed external procedure definitions in binary modules, the binary modules containing external procedures definitions (all in dmodules:lib) are changed
    • fixed a bug in global data definition for PowerPC code
    • removed optimization which caused a bug if SUB was used
    • known enforcer hits removed
    • and several more or less important fixes
  
  
  
• Version 0.16 (31.12.2000)(dc.e: really exactly 20000 lines :) , 622424 bytes):
  
  • added currently limited PowerPC support!!!
  • added quoted expressions
  • improved equation generator, now creates much better and safer code
    • multiple conditions are now also allowed (a
    • now work stuff like a,b,c+=test() correctly
    • completely changed stack usage
    • added NEXTIF keyword
    • new tool pc - PowerD Project Compiler v0.4, it simplifies multiple source compilation
    • improved Val() and RealVal() functions
    • all errors/warnings are now written also into file 't:powerd.err.log' file
    • added support for multiple names per object
    • highly improved static list writing routine, much more flexible
    • improved some parts of documentation to be more lucid
    • improved LIBRARY definition, now allows You to define also PPC functions in library
    • LONG <label> now works
    • new option WB added to allow to start Your proggies also from wb directly (via icon)
      • added wbstartup.o
      • added EXEICON option
    • new SUB feature added
    • added cli switch DF=DELFILES/S which enables deleting of #?.ass and #?.o files when executable file is succefuly generated
    • added hash table for macro finding what improves speed of preprocessing pass upto 20 times
    • added hash table for object finding what improves speed of working pass a lot
    • added large data model, now is possible to compile files that produces executables longer then 32 kilos
    • local constants works again
    • added some new warnings and error messages
    • improved multiple value returning, now doesn't require definition for longs, but warns!
    • improved preprocessor comment handling, line numbers on errors should be again exact
    • recursive comments works again
    • item names in object's definitions can now start also with numbers
    • comments in macros are now better handled/removed
    • added new functions to powerd.lib
      • new string functions: LoChar(), HiChar(), VStringF(), VEStringF()
      • new miscelaneous functions: Double(), Float(), PutDouble(), PutFloat(), ReByte(), ReWord(), ReUByte(), ReUWord()
      • new quoted expression functions: Even(), Exists(), ForAll(), MapList()
    • shortest functions from powerd.lib are rewritten to be inlined
    • added and improved some examples
    • added support for C-like constants (ie: 0x10 or 0b110011)
    • added rtgmaster.library and chunky.lib support
      • chunky.lib contains several functions to work with 8/24/32bit chunky graphics
      • added two examples of rtg and chunky usage
    • added module cache, extreme speedup of module loading
      • added dcache tool to show and/or flush the cache
    • object oriented programming is temporarily removed because of many improvements, sorry, hope it will work in 0.17
    • fixed several bugs
      • several bugs in inline assembly
      • preprocessor's keywords didn't work, except #define
      • binary module loading/saving, recursive module now works
      • very old and stupid bug in RealStr() and RealEStr() functions
      • BitSize() now returns correct bit field size also if it is one bit wide
      • Bounds() function fixed
      • ELSEIFN and ELSEWHILEN now works
      • modulo (a\b) now works correctly in all cases
      • lists in lists are now handled correctly
      • backslash ('\') in strings now works
      • CASE xxx TO yyy works again
      • multi-dimensional arrays (x[i,j,k]) now works
      • multi-level pointers (x[i][j][k]) now works
      • x[] is now correctly x[0]
      • and more... [and probably some new added :P]
    • added ALIGN keyword to allow better alignment of object items
    • REPROC feature changed and improved
    • improved local variables, now allows also local static variables (SDEF)
    • added ASMPPC/ENDASM for ppc routines in 68k code.
    • improved function reading, You are now allowed to use code like here:
      • x().a:=1, where x() is a function that returns a pointer to object, which contains an item called a.
      • x()[3]:=2, where x() is a function, that returns a pointer to a list.
    
    
    
  • Version 0.15 (8.5.2000)(dc.e: 14387 lines, 453366 bytes):
    
    • added localization support (currently very limited, czech only)
    • maximal length of single string expanded from 256 characters to 1024 characters
    • improved preprocessor (thanx to Miklos Nemeth for bug-reports)
      • added #include,#undefine, #* (where * is a number) keywords
      • added DEBUG macro when DEBUGSYM option active
      • preprocessor now removes comments => faster Reading pass
      • high speedup - much more eficient macro reading
      • removed many and many bugs and enforcer hits
    • improved object reading:
      • new member separator "/" for multiple members with same type
    • stack lists changed to static lists, like in AmigaE => faster (in some cases shorter)
      • also constant-only equations are now recognized => shorter code
    • inline assembler (ASM) now works much better
    • again added dmod - powerd binary module viewer
    • added New() and Free() functions
    • You are now able to use SELECT <const>;CASE func() etc.
    • removed bugs in:
      • string optimizations
      • function calling
      • inline lists
      • powerd.lib, some functions rewritten to be faster and/or shorter
      • global lists now works also with non objects
      • heavy bug in SELECT with arrays
      • and many other
    • as You can see, documentation in HTML :)
      • This is highly undone, I'm heavily working on it, but currently not all parts are rewritten. Thanks to Richard Korber for his great GuideML V1.5 converter.
    
    
    
  • Version 0.14 (2.4.2000)(dc.e: 13185 lines, 409393 bytes):
    
    • removed FPU OPTion/argument
      • improved CPU/MACHINE OPTion/argument
      • improved #?.o/#?.lib file recognition, no more fpu/ieee problems
    • in 0.13: macros couldn't be used
    • removed small bug in constants in binary modules
    • preprocessor is now completely global => new PreProcessong pass added
    • removed bug in constant conversion (eg: DEFD q=10 had to be used as DEFD q=10.0 before)
    • removed also other bugs and some enforcer hits
    
    
    
  • Version 0.13 (5.3.2000)(dc.e: 12688 lines, 395821 bytes):
    
    • added REPROC/DREPROC feature
    • added RAISE feature
      • Raise() moved to powerd.lib
    • improved retyping
    • removed many bugs
      • unsigned word and unsigned byte storing
    • Generating pass renamed to Reading pass :)
    • nearly all types changed, so old binary modules won't work, use new or ascii :(
      • improved multi-dimensional arrays and pointers
    • added generated assembler source description in this document. (highly undone)
    • swap (:=:) can be now used also for different types
    • whole asm-writer has been rewritten, now allows much faster and better optimizations
      • many new optimizations (currently are all optimizations always on)
      • about 100 kB of code rewritten
    • added some new functions to powerd.lib:
      • DupStr(), DupEStr(), NewStr(), RemStr(), DupStrPooled(), DupEStrPooled(), NewEStrPooled(), RemStrPooled(), RemEStrPooled(), NewStrPooled()
    • in many cases improved register handling
    • improved finding routines (it can now find what it couldn't find before :)
      • it should never more try to find on illegal addressed, now about 40% faster!
    • object oriented programming should now work better
    • if two or more same arguments/variables, an error appear
    • return values preset to zeros, so not su much dull messages :) (but still some)
    • changed string and list order, now it has same order as in dsource
    • renumbered errors
    • nonfpu floats are currently not completed, complete version will be released asap!
      • also powerd_ieee.lib not completed, sorry
    • about 40 kB shorter !!!
    • dmod not included, I had not enough time to complete it, sorry
    
    
    
  • Version 0.12 (4.2.2000)(dc.e: 12345 lines, 396396 bytes):
    
    • removed bug in optimizations
    • removed some bugs in docs :)
      • powerd.lib functions added into index of this document
      • some new things added into index
    • added few new functions (intuition, graphics, pools):
      • OpenW(), CloseW(), OpenS(), CloseS(), SetStdRast()
      • Plot(), Line(), Box(), Circle(), Ellipse(), Colour(), SetColour()
      • AllocVecPooled(), FreeVecPooled(), SizePooled()
    • removed some bugs in binary modules
      • saved binary modules has now slightly different format
      • added EDEFs and #defines
      • added dmod tool, to show binary modules
    • improved macros, now You can use #ifdef, #ifndef, #else and #endif
    • proprocessor can from now convert: xxx:=.yyy to xxx:=xxx.yyy
      • this slightly slowed down generate pass, because preprocessor is now called always
    • I rewrote many functions to don't use stack, but registers = shorter and faster from powerd.lib
    • Even() and Odd() flipped :)
    • local e-strings now works again
    • improved asm string writer, now You can use eg: '\0\0\0\0', to allocate 4 bytes long string of zeros
    • main code reader routine is rewritten to be faster
    • added Syntax Error (sorry :)
      • I finally added description of some errors in this document, very incomplete
      • this error currently quits powerd
    • added many new string extensions
    • removed some enforcer hits
    
    
    
  • Version 0.11 (17.1.2000)(dc.e: 11066 lines, 361271 bytes):
    
    • added ¸ (ascii 184) decimal number separator
    • improved LOOP x where x can be now constant/number
    • added binary module support (still very limited)
      • added MODULE OPTion
    • improved procedure/function finding routines, up to 28 times faster
    • added few new functions:
      • UByte(), UWord(), ULong(), HiBit(), LoHit(), BitCount(),BitSize()
    • improved startup files, arg variable now work
      • added startup_dosarg.m module and DOSARGONLY OPTion to allow arg variable with dos opening only
    • inlined IF now work better
    • added one new example
    • no more linker error like line too long or similar
    • removed some bugs in modules and added ExecBase variable
    • removed some other bugs
    
    
    
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