crustyBASIC - a BASIC cross-compiler for retro machines
crustyBASIC is a BASIC cross-compiler for retro systems and newer. It compiles BASIC source into native machine code. It runs on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. NOTE: this is a work in progress, but is being very actively developed/improved.
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Currently supported target machines are:
- Apple ][
- Atari 8-bit (inc 5200), 2600 VCS, 7800
- Commodore 64, 128, Vic-20, Plus/4
- TRS-80 Color Computer 1/2/3
- Nintendo NES
- MSDOS 16 bit
- Windows 64 bit (Windows XP - 11)
- Linux 64 bit
- Sinclair ZX81
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Some are a little further along than others. More will be added in the future. Lots of example code is included to get you started.
- Compiles BASIC to native machine code for speed
- Options for speed vs size, carts, math libs, etc
- Flexible syntax at compile time with @REWRITE and @REWRITE_EXPR
- Modularity supported by @INCLUDE, pull in files and resources
- Portable APIs (TILE, SPRITE, FILE, GRAPHICS, CELL, IMAGE, INPUT, SOUND, etc) - write once and run multiple on systems
- Supports compiling old BASIC listings, including tokenized, even running on different systems!
Quick Start
@OPTION TARGET c64
CLS
POSITION 0, 0
PRINT "HELLO, WORLD!"
Build a runnable .prg in one shot:
crustybasic hello.cbs
Compile to assembly:
crustybasic compile hello.cbs -o hello.s
Full usage guide and language reference included as well as lots of example code. Bug reports/feature requests can be posted here in the forums or at https://github.com/bsturk/crustybasic
Download
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