Blitzmax for Pandora

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smilertoo (Posted 2008) [#1]

Is there any chance of a version of blitzmax for the new pandora handheld? It has the advantage over others of being totally open source and doesnt require hacking to program on it.

Arowx (Posted 2008) [#2]

Well based on my limited understanding of things the BlitzMax language uses MinGW and fasm to build executables, which I believe target the x86 Intel/AMD chipset used in most PC's, whreas the Pandora is an ARM based system? If there is a way to use FASM (Flat Assembler) and MinGW on an ARM based platform then it should be technically possible as Pandora is a Linux based platform with OpenGL support. However the devil is always in the detail! ;o)

smilertoo (Posted 2008) [#3]

Well bmax already supports x86 and PowerPC. All it needs is for the linux version to support the ARM processor.

GaryV (Posted 2008) [#4]

I don't own GLBasic, but I read their forums. They plan support for Pandora.

iprice (Posted 2008) [#5]

I use GLBasic. It already offers PC, GP2X, OSX and LINUX compiling already and Gernot (the main programmer) has promised compiling of apps for Wiz and Pandora, although the language itself is actually pc only. It's a pretty cool little language and compares more favourably than Blitz3D. BMax apps on Pandora would be incredibly cool.