Linux editor

[MrTAToad]

I was wondering whether anyone has thought about doing a GLBasic editor for Linux.

To save doing everything from scratch, I think the easiest way would be to create a custom wizard in Code::Blocks along with a custom lexer setup.

The only downside is how to get it to handle a GLBasic projects...

[Kuron]

I was wondering whether anyone has thought about doing a GLBasic editor for Linux.

I have thought about it, but it would not be a lot of help without a Linux-based compiler, would it?

I currently use Microsoft Small Basic in the classroom, and I have been been working on a Linux IDE for Small Basic because one of my students only has a Linux-based netbook at home.  This way he has no excuse for not doing his homework

[MrTAToad]

It could either use GCC directly (after using GPC) or call the C compiler than GLBasic uses...

It would be handy especially as there is/will be a dedicated Mac IDE

Would make it more appealing to the average Linux user...

If you need any testing with your IDE, I may be able to help!

[Kuron]

It could either use GCC directly (after using GPC) or call the C compiler than GLBasic uses...

Unfortunately, GLB only ships with a Windows-based compiler.  There is simply nothing that can be called from a Linux app, is there?

Wouldn't you have to write a hybrid app so that the Linux editor called GLB under Wine in which case you might as well use GLB's editor?

[MrTAToad]

Probably need to do it the same way Windows does - creates a cywin drive and compiles using that with the Linux libraries

[Kuron]

That would be beyond my pay grade.  I am very much a Linux newbie.

[MrTAToad]

Yes, that part would present a slight challenge

[MrTAToad]

The average Linux user :

• Knows how to switch the computer on and off
• Doesn't need to jot down passwords onto easily viewable bits of paper
• Knows how to update Linux
• Isn't afraid of using GUI nor the Terminal
• Can install packages without help

I think that should define it

[Kitty Hello]

I can make a linux GPC quite easily. I did one for Mac - it's pretty much a console program without any special flavour.
I think it would be really easy to compile on Linux. The only problem might be the project handling. But code::blocks can do that, can't it? I have no idea if a lexer/parser would be possible to make.

[ketil]

Why not make such an editor in QT4 using QT creator (maybe even use the opensource QT Creator as an foundation).
QT-script for plugins 

You could compile the editor to all QT supported OSes.

[MrTAToad]

Never used QT, myself...

[Cliff3D]

Personally, I'd have thought making an editor in GLBasic would be amusing - if only to show where GLBasic could do with extending? It could mean that the result is exactly as cross-platform-compatible as GLBasic is, if the compiler portion can be compiled for all the platforms as well. An amusing thought for someone like me who has previously enjoyed tinkering with a version of FORTH which was written in its predecessor.

[Kuron]

Personally, I'd have thought making an editor in GLBasic would be amusing

A text editor was one of the very first things I wrote with GLB many, many years ago.  IIRC, I had the source on my old GLB tutorial site.

[MrTAToad]

Would you be able to get a (basic) Linux version of GPC going ?  I'm writing a (linux) editor (using DDgui), and aside from needing to find an XML system that works better than mine, it would be handy to see if I can get the Linux program to compile on Linux, for Linux...

It wont be able to do a lot of things, like code folding, code completion etc - the idea is to be able to load, save, compile and run on Linux.

[ketil]

Would you be able to get a (basic) Linux version of GPC going ?  I'm writing a (linux) editor (using DDgui), and aside from needing to find an XML system that works better than mine, it would be handy to see if I can get the Linux program to compile on Linux, for Linux...

It wont be able to do a lot of things, like code folding, code completion etc - the idea is to be able to load, save, compile and run on Linux.

There are some XML libraries for FreeBasic (www.freebasic.net).
Those should be quick to port.