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hello
I know that this sounds too old ...
but i really need if exist puppy linux 4.2 with preinstalled FreeBasic compiler.
thanks in advance

Try one of those binary packages. Install it and later save your data on CD. Next time when you will boot that CD freebasic will be ready to work.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/fbc/fi ... ies-Linux/

Thanks
But there is no puppy there just big distros like Ubuntu etc
I am wondering is there any puppy version with preinstalled FreeBasic compiler?

Those two are for every 32bit linux:
FreeBASIC-1.08.1-linux-x86.tar.xz
FreeBASIC-1.08.1-linux-x86.tar.gz

tar.xz and tar.gz are universal packages.

AstonX wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:19 pm

I am wondering is there any puppy version with preinstalled FreeBasic compiler?

I'm afraid not. No basic pre-installed. In devx.sfs should be bacon (basic to c converter/compiler).

OK
on this page :
https://sourceforge.net/projects/old412forever/files/

there are few old puppy derivates and i read somewhere that version 4.2 have
preinstalled FreeBasic

i download both i found there but unfortunatelly they refuse to boot on my wm on win7

So it looks that only solution would be remastering ?
is that right ?

let say this way ...
i am not very experienced with that ..
but i know and tested one thing
Old Saluki Puppy 0.23 work out of box in any wm or qemu ,
so what if I put it on USB stick as ISO ,...can i then add one of this package into that USB stick to be permanent
i mean as part of distro?

AstonX wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:41 pm

i download both i found there but unfortunatelly they refuse to boot on my wm on win7

Why you want to boot it from vm? If you have CD-rom you can burn that iso on CD and boot it directly. Later install FreeBasic and when Puppy ask you if you want make save file choose yes and later save to CD. Puppy's CD is multisession CD it could save your data on the same CD with booted system.

You can program in W7 directly or try cross-compiling - compiling on W7 for Linux:
https://documentation.help/FreeBASIC/De ... iling.html

I don't want to use any CD burn ,i waste to much time in the past on CD roms .
It is easier and better put it on USB stick then boot.
and today insisit on CD roms ..well i don't know what to say .

So make bootable USB from this iso and boot it, install freebasic and make save file on that usb. Puppy in next boot will have freebasic ready to codding.

Hi @Aston, I hope this is helpful.

@puppy_apprentice provides a helpful strategy.

I am NOT familiar with the product you seek, YET, I can't help but feel forum member @williams2's post here would be useful in your pursuit. Just change the name to your product's source download.

OK
I will try that way ...

you never heard for FreeBasic....maybe you know fpc ..freePascal compiler
no unfortunatelly is not useful because he talking about python3

https://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtop ... 89#p265007

https://easyos.org/install/how-to-write ... drive.html

http://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/ ... ter/2.6.2/

devx http://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/ ... an/buster/

I use version 1.07.1 of this compiler in Fossapup for small tasks. First you need to find out which version will work in version 4.2. Hardly anyone checked.

I think you just forgot or confused the two BASICs. The old Puppy did not have FreeBASIC, but Gambas. Now Gambas is big (GTK3, QT5, Wayland) and therefore disappeared.

so that old 4.2 dont have built in freebasic than gambas ..oh that sucks
by the way all versions i downoaded not boot in wm

It looks that only way for me to use old Saluki023rc and remaster it with FreeBasic compiler.

I hope that i will add or install it on USB then install FBC compiler on it

You can make .sfs package too:
viewtopic.php?p=2279&i=1
if you don't want to install anything and don't want to use save file/dir.
But freebasic should be working without installation to. Unpack it whatever you want in root.

thanks
ok i will try

OK
I put Saluki puppy into USB and boot then i found on my win partition frebasic.tzc
which is file used by tinyCore (10mB) it looks that is not posibble to unpack or decompress it ?
i want add it to /root
so can I use binary varsion ?

It is probably .tcz and not .tzc.
Uextract supports extracting almost anything, included .tcz files.
UExtract-4.4 - A Universal/Utter/Ultimate/Uhatever Extractor

oh ..one program more
if work win binary then there is no need but probably is a good program

Ok
as i said before i download binary and add it to distro then sudo install.sh and
voila FB is installed in /usr/local
well then i figure that i dont have and editor ...
ok i will use one from fb forum

heck i figured that i cannot login to may cambium router with old Opera
so which one to downlad for Saluki...midori or pale moon?