OpenEuphoria

Re: 3.0.3 Release Candidate for Windows/DOS

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at RapidEuphoria.com> May 26, 2007
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Juergen Luethje wrote:
> 
> Robert Craig wrote:
> 
> > I've put together a new e30setup.exe file for 3.0.3
> > You can get it here:
> > <a
> > href="http://www.rapideuphoria.com/uploads/e30setup.exe">http://www.rapideuphoria.com/uploads/e30setup.exe</a>
> > 
> > I need a few people to test it and let me know
> > if there are any major blunders, before I move on
> > to Linux/FreeBSD, and then post an official 3.0.3 release
> > on the Web site.
> > 
> > Here's what's new.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> >   * bug fixed: Translator: get_key(), when translated/compiled with Borland
> >     or LCC required an extra keystroke after a carriage return,
> 
> I don't have LCC, but at least for Borland there was exactly the same bug 
> with wait_key(), which is also "fixed" now. I think this should be documented
> in the release notes, too.
> 
> I wrote "fixed" in quotes, because the bug fix introduced a new issue:
> I translated Euphoria's 'key.ex' with Eu 3.0.2 and Eu 3.0.3, respectively,
> and compiled with Borland.
> 'key.exe' translatd with Eu 3.0.2 shows e.g. the codes for [ESC] and for
> function keys, as expected. 'key.exe' translatd with Eu 3.0.3 does not do
> so. IMHO this is a bigger disadvantage than the required extra keystroke
> after a carriage return.

Hmm. I'll take a look at this.
Again, I only lightly tested it.
If necessary, I'll roll back this 2-line change.
Maybe Jacques can see a better solution.

Regards,
   Rob Craig
   Rapid Deployment Software
   http://www.RapidEuphoria.com