mnrvorfc there is nothing wrong with the AUR. It's just a user repository. Think of it as the creators and maintainers of QB64. The programs in that repository are experimental Windows type programs written and maintained by a group or single individual. Eventually they do end up in the Arch Repository. Another plus is that you don't have to compile the programs because the programs contain the script to automatically compile the program for you. Can this possibly lead to malware? It is possible but not probable, but is much less of a problem then downloading a free Windows program and installing it.
Smcneill
I hear you and have been there. I have used basic from the days of the first basic thru VB6. I have written many programs on Windows both for private and commercial. Most of my programs though were database programming. The programs I have written with qb64 were written without using Windows APIs. Yeah it takes a little bit more programming and planning but it will work on any OS. It's just a matter of simulating the API call with universal commands. In any case Qb64pe does what I need it to do how ever would be nice if it source was Windows only to state it so. It's not always the case.
Smcneill
I hear you and have been there. I have used basic from the days of the first basic thru VB6. I have written many programs on Windows both for private and commercial. Most of my programs though were database programming. The programs I have written with qb64 were written without using Windows APIs. Yeah it takes a little bit more programming and planning but it will work on any OS. It's just a matter of simulating the API call with universal commands. In any case Qb64pe does what I need it to do how ever would be nice if it source was Windows only to state it so. It's not always the case.