02.May.2026
Manfred Bergmann (ANF)
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(Amiga) BASIC compiler: ACE 3.0.1
Manfred Bergmann has released an update for his AmigaBASIC compatible compiler "ACE", which includes the following changes:
- Variable-Sized Arrays (#119): DIM arr(n) now accepts variables and
expressions for array dimensions, not just compile-time constants.
Variable-dimension arrays are heap-allocated at runtime via ALLOC
with a header storing dimension sizes for multi-dimensional indexing.
Constant-sized arrays remain BSS-allocated as before.
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68000 Compiler Target: ACE compiler is now built for 68000, allowing
it to run on any Amiga (previously required 68020).
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Dual Runtime Libraries: Runtime libs ship as both 68020 (default,
in lib/) and 68000 (in lib/68000/, requires vc.lib). The bas script
auto-detects OPTION 2- in source and links the matching variant.
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68000 Builds of Tools: yap and parseusing now compiled with
OPTION 2- for 68000 compatibility. Added 68000 version of vlink.
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YAP Macro Limit Increased: Raised maximum macro count to 2048.
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SuperOptimizer v2.28: Updated SuperOptimizer with new documentation
(SuperOptimizer guide).
- Math Libraries Always Opened at Startup: Fixed crash when an
EXTERNAL module used float or trig operations that the main program
did not reference. The compiler previously only opened
mathieeesingbas / mathtrans when the main program XREF'd those
library bases, but module XREFs are resolved at link time. Both
libraries are now opened unconditionally during startup.
- Variable-sized arrays documented in ref.txt, ace.txt, and
quickref.txt.
- New SuperOptimizer guide.
Direct Download: ace-basic.lha (3.9 MB) (cg)
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