07-13-2025, 01:19 AM
one would think qb64 phoenix could handle such a simple program.
sadly progress must be made. "bionic beaver" was easily seven years or more ago. "focal fossa" which was the next lts, became eol a short time ago this year.
you might want to try the "official" qb64 instead. especially if your computer can't handle a linux distribution. that was put out in 2022 or later.
however if you insist on phoenix edition. it is advised you upgrade your system to ubuntu 22.04 lts in the least. that's still supported until springtime 2027.
this is because since about phoenix edition 3.4. many changes were made. especially toward images and sound. new routines were included. while old ones were swapped out. i'm not sure but there was a library. that was able to handle only wav, ogg and mp3 playback. it was eventually left behind. in favor of another library which supported a lot many more audio and music formats. also supported the ability to render audio for a midi file using a soundfont.
sadly progress must be made. "bionic beaver" was easily seven years or more ago. "focal fossa" which was the next lts, became eol a short time ago this year.
you might want to try the "official" qb64 instead. especially if your computer can't handle a linux distribution. that was put out in 2022 or later.
however if you insist on phoenix edition. it is advised you upgrade your system to ubuntu 22.04 lts in the least. that's still supported until springtime 2027.
this is because since about phoenix edition 3.4. many changes were made. especially toward images and sound. new routines were included. while old ones were swapped out. i'm not sure but there was a library. that was able to handle only wav, ogg and mp3 playback. it was eventually left behind. in favor of another library which supported a lot many more audio and music formats. also supported the ability to render audio for a midi file using a soundfont.