PC-BASIC release 2.0.7

[robhagemans]

For desktop use, use one of the installers here.
For Python use, install with pip install pcbasic.

With this release, the 2.0 branch of PC-BASIC is now in maintenance mode.
New development will take place on a new 2.1 branch, which will drop support for deprecated features and old Python and OS versions.

Please note:

• The Mac package is only ad-hoc codesigned. If you have problems with the install, please ensure you have convinced your Mac's Gatekeeper to allow installation of such software.
• When installing with apt on Ubuntu, please ensure you have enabled the "universe" repository where the dependencies of this package reside.
• The .rpm package has been discontinued, I've not been able to make it work.

Selected improvements

• Fixes issues Bug fix for when reading raw exernal text files with sequencial input mode "I" #218, Crash on fixed-point PRINT USING of small floats #219, Crash attempting to save a program as binary with text-encoding #212, Crash in DRAW statement on type mismatch in linked variable #208
• Fixes an issue with screen updates on Windows (issue PC-BASIC 2 graphics do not update between PSET calls #166, mark 2)
• Fixes various compatibility issues with WINDOWed graphics
• Fixes issues with redirection of printer output and standard input
• Enables 12 function keys through KEY 30, 31 in syntax=advanced (BASICA), use syntax=gwbasic to disable
• Improves test coverage
• Improves crash reporting

SHA-256 hashes

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e295374656965f8d24ca34765bbce4b7762133f4ef94ac9bb58b3396f4b9b46c  PC-BASIC-2.0.7.msi
586fd172fbe08cb1f4a05c980177abba3e983229c538b9e531f958719a4f90e7  pcbasic-2.0.7-py2.py3-none-any.whl
34d0236064ea7a4a2962cacd5e668812cf360b3d8aa18009f94dfb61027355ec  pcbasic-2.0.7.tar.gz
985e9e1193e835936ccbbf847980839975f601ccc60b5755a8c075015067c044  python3-pcbasic_2.0.7_all.deb

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This discussion was created from the release PC-BASIC release 2.0.7.

[toml12953]

I've installed PC-BASIC 2.07 in Windows but how do I run it? Typing pcbasic at a command prompt can't find the file and does nothing.

[robhagemans]

If you I stalled the Windows package, it'll be in your start menu so you can just click it. On the command prompt you may need to type the full location which may depend on your local setup - try looking in C:\Program Files (x86)\PC-BASIC 2.0 or similarly named locations.

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