Mean user base makes Steve cry

[a740g]

What is the advantage of LLVM/Clang/LLD/LLDB over normal Posix MingW? -- I downloaded the latest MingW64 GCC 14.2.0 a few minutes ago. It works.

MingW - GCC for Windows

Well, there are a few advantages to using LLVM/Clang/LLD/LLDB over traditional MinGW with GCC. I'll try to list as many as I can remember:

1. Native support for Windows on ARM: QB64-PE can compile and run on Windows on ARM thanks to LLVM MinGW. This was successfully implemented last year.
   
2. Cross-platform consistency: Since macOS uses LLVM/Clang as its default toolchain, using LLVM/Clang for Windows helps us catch issues that might otherwise go unnoticed. For example, the _MEM issue when $CHECKING:OFF is used was found when we switched over to Clang. This issue was there on QB64-PE macOS for the longest time and never caught. Clang is also stricter compared to GCC, which, IMO, is beneficial.
   
3. Smaller distribution size: LLVM MinGW has a much smaller payload - almost 25% smaller than the GCC-based compiler we previously bundled.
   
4. Improved compilation speed: LLVM MinGW often provides faster compile times. In some scenarios, I've experienced a 2x improvement in speed.
   

At the end of the day, if you want to use GCC/MinGW, you still can. We test QB64-PE with GCC (on Linux) and GCC/MinGW, so it is a drop-in replacement.

[TempodiBasic]

Hey friends
ZIP packed file makes me cry because 64bit version of new QB64pe is unzippable using 7zip! This program stucks at the half of the work of unzipping!
I have had to install PeaZip to get the file unzipped after several minutes!

Thanks for reading

Wow it is fantastic to import settings from previous version of QB64pe installed!

[bobalooie]

You made a mid-sentence oxymoron... "...government works..."

Pete

I did clearly question it.

[Pete]

We can hope Musk and company does something positive like fire all the ***holes. Oh wait... then we'd have NO government.  

As to Temp's point. My 7-zip barely got QB Phoenix Pi edition installed without stalling out. I may have to look into this Pea-zip you speak of. Can you install it with 7-Zip???  

Pete

[SMcNeill]

You may just need to update to a newer version of 7zip.  Try not to stick with the caveman versions.

[Pete]

But the mud-hut version isn't free.

Pete

[SMcNeill]

But the mud-hut version isn't free.

Pete

https://www.7-zip.org  <-- IT'S FREEEEEEEEEE!!

[PhilOfPerth]

Hey friends
ZIP packed file makes me cry because 64bit version of new QB64pe is unzippable using 7zip! This program stucks at the half of the work of unzipping!
I have had to install PeaZip to get the file unzipped after several minutes!

Thanks for reading

Wow it is fantastic to import settings from previous version of QB64pe installed!

I downloaded the new version without any probs with 7Zip (althugh I ceated my own problems later)
All good now.

[bplus]

Do you get the impression @PhilOfPerth is replying to some other thread?

But glad to see he has v 4.0 up and running (I think), it gives me hope

[SpriggsySpriggs]

Do you get the impression @PhilOfPerth is replying to some other thread?

No. Scrolling up, you can see Tempo's post that he is replying to.