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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: carvedeye on January 16, 2012, 10:19:33 PM

Title: AmigaE Program ?
Post by: carvedeye on January 16, 2012, 10:19:33 PM

Hi all i was just wondering if there is any other third party software that i would need to use with this software? Do i need an SDK of some sort or does it work as a stand alone ?
all help is appreciated.

Ray

Title: Re: AmigaE Program ?
Post by: Cammy on January 17, 2012, 12:00:40 AM

Here's a link for the full and registered version of the AmigaE compiler if you haven't downloaded it already - http://aminet.net/package/dev/e/ec33a

All you need to edit and compile AmigaE code is a good text editor and the Shell.

Title: Re: AmigaE Program ?
Post by: amigadave on January 17, 2012, 02:58:32 AM

Quote from: carvedeye;676222

Hi all i was just wondering if there is any other third party software that i would need to use with this software? Do i need an SDK of some sort or does it work as a stand alone ?
all help is appreciated.

Ray

SDK's are for specific platforms and some IDE's can be used for multiple target platforms by setting different switches or flags when you run the compiler (at least that is my simplified view on the subject).

Some people are using AmigaE, or a variant of it called PortablE to write programs for several different target platforms, so which platform are you interested in writing for and if it is only the original Amiga, which version of the OS do you think you want to write your software for?  (Most programmers working on Amiga code aim for AmigaOS3.1 compatibility)

If you want to write software for OS4.x, then yes, you should download and install that SDK.  If you want to write software for MorphOS, then you would download and install the SDK for it., . . . . . etc.

Title: Re: AmigaE Program ?
Post by: carvedeye on January 18, 2012, 11:39:31 AM

Quote from: amigadave;676243

SDK's are for specific platforms and some IDE's can be used for multiple target platforms by setting different switches or flags when you run the compiler (at least that is my simplified view on the subject).

Some people are using AmigaE, or a variant of it called PortablE to write programs for several different target platforms, so which platform are you interested in writing for and if it is only the original Amiga, which version of the OS do you think you want to write your software for?  (Most programmers working on Amiga code aim for AmigaOS3.1 compatibility)

If you want to write software for OS4.x, then yes, you should download and install that SDK.  If you want to write software for MorphOS, then you would download and install the SDK for it., . . . . . etc.

I only want to make games for the amiga platform and the OS i want to write for is os 3.x

Title: Re: AmigaE Program ?
Post by: carvedeye on January 18, 2012, 11:40:18 AM

Quote from: Cammy;676233

Here's a link for the full and registered version of the AmigaE compiler if you haven't downloaded it already - http://aminet.net/package/dev/e/ec33a

All you need to edit and compile AmigaE code is a good text editor and the Shell.

Thanks cammy :)

Title: Re: AmigaE Program ?
Post by: carvedeye on January 18, 2012, 11:42:43 AM

@ Cammy what resources & web links etc.. did you learn AmigaE from? I know you taught yourself and will be grateful if you could show me some useful weblinks that can put on the learning path with this software :)

Title: Re: AmigaE Program ?
Post by: bloodline on January 18, 2012, 11:50:27 AM

Quote from: carvedeye;676398

I only want to make games for the amiga platform and the OS i want to write for is os 3.x

You might be better off with BlitzBasic 2 (or amiblitz as I believe it is now called)...

Title: Re: AmigaE Program ?
Post by: carvedeye on January 18, 2012, 12:27:49 PM

@bloodline
 
really?... i remember having blitzbasic on a cover cd but never really had any experience but i will certainly give it a go, thanks bloodline :)

Title: Re: AmigaE Program ?
Post by: bloodline on January 18, 2012, 12:56:14 PM

Quote from: carvedeye;676403

@bloodline
 
really?... i remember having blitzbasic on a cover cd but never really had any experience but i will certainly give it a go, thanks bloodline :)

It's VERY easy to learn, has real data structures, built in compiler (and debugger) and is fully OS legal... If you want to write games for the Amiga only, it's probably your best choice.

Title: Re: AmigaE Program ?
Post by: carvedeye on January 19, 2012, 07:06:16 PM

Quote from: bloodline;676405

It's VERY easy to learn, has real data structures, built in compiler (and debugger) and is fully OS legal... If you want to write games for the Amiga only, it's probably your best choice.

Thanks bloodline thats brilliant will certainly give it a go :)