PBXB64 Release Notes
====================

Version: V15
Compiler version: 0.50.0-V15
Release date: 2026-07-29
Target: Windows 10/11 x64


WHAT IS NEW IN V15
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- Added and expanded COBOL, FORTH, Logo, Rust, and SPR frontend support.
- Added Logo turtle graphics and the BASIC `TURTLE` command.
- Added embedded SPR lines in PB/BASIC source using the !! prefix.
- Added the SPR `VIP.` command for importing numeric and string BASIC globals.
- Expanded PB/BASIC language, runtime, graphics, math, and H-Lib coverage.
- Completed the documented typed H-Lib hash and tree variants for PB/BASIC
  and the public C interface.
- Added safe string ownership, cloning, iteration, and versioned persistence
  for typed H-Lib hash containers, including compatible legacy restores.
- Aligned quadtree coordinates with the documented x, y, width, height form.
- Improved WSTRING assignment, comparison, concatenation, DATA, console,
  file-output, function-call, and H-Lib container interoperability.
- Updated the English and German help files to cover the V15 feature set.
- Replaced repetitive generated samples with a curated programming-handbook
  collection for every supported frontend.
- Updated the PB/BASIC include collection and C frontend headers.
- Improved compiler, runtime, linker, and diagnostic reliability.


RELEASE QUALIFICATION
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The V15 release matrix completed with 3,547 of 3,547 registered validation
cases passing and no expected or unexpected failures.


SUPPORTED FRONTENDS
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PB/BASIC, B64, C, x64 ASM, COBOL, FORTH, Logo, PILOT, Rust, and SPR.

B64 and PILOT are stable compatibility frontends. The C, COBOL, FORTH, Logo,
Rust, and SPR frontends implement the documented V15 subsets; they do not claim
complete compatibility with the full external language standards.


PACKAGE CONTENTS
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  PBXB64.exe          Command-line compiler
  PBX-Editor.exe      Source editor
  PBXB64_Help_EN.chm  English help
  PBXB64_Help_DE.chm  German help
  Editor_Help.chm     Editor help
  Examples\           Curated examples for all supported frontends
  Includes\           PB/BASIC include files
  c17_headers\        C frontend headers


COMPATIBILITY NOTES
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- V15 does not claim complete PowerBASIC 11 or hosted C17 compatibility.
- Programs should be checked against the commands and forms documented in the
  supplied V15 help.
- Commands documented as V14-only are retained in the help for migration
  guidance but are not available in V15.


INSTALLATION
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Extract the complete archive to a writable folder. No external compiler,
linker, installer, or registry change is required. See INSTALL.txt for examples
and signature-verification instructions.


SUPPORT
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E-mail: info@it-berater.org
Web:    https://smart-ai-robot.com

Copyright (c) 2026 Theo Gottwald.
