CHANGELOG
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v2.6 (2026-01-26)
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New Features:
- GadTools Gadget Integration: Full support for GadTools-based gadgets
with modern Amiga look and feel. New syntax:
GADGET id, status, label$, (x1,y1)-(x2,y2), kind [, TAG=value ...]
- Gadget Kinds: Support for BUTTON, CHECKBOX, INTEGER, STRING, LISTVIEW,
MX (mutual exclude), CYCLE, PALETTE, SCROLLER, SLIDER, TEXT, and
NUMBER gadgets.
- GADGET FONT: New syntax to set font for GadTools gadgets:
GADGET FONT name$, size
- GADGET SETATTR/GETATTR: Runtime modification and querying of gadget
attributes via tags.
- ASSERT statement: Runtime assertion checking for defensive programming.
Syntax: ASSERT expression [, "message"]
Prints "ASSERT FAILED: <message>" and exits on failure; passes through
silently when the condition is true. Implemented as an assembly-level
runtime library function (assert.s in db.lib).
- 68020 native code generation: When compiling with the -2 flag or
OPTION 2+ in source, the compiler emits native 68020 instructions
(muls.l, divs.l, divsl.l) for long multiply, divide, and modulo
instead of calling library routines (lmul, ace_ldiv, ace_lrem).
Emits "machine 68020" assembler directive for vasm.
Documentation:
- txt2guide.rb: Ruby script to auto-generate AmigaGuide documentation
from text sources (ref.txt, ace.txt).
Testing:
- GadTools test suite: New 'gtgadgets' test category for GadTools gadgets.
- Legacy gadgets tests: Separate 'legacygadgets' category for original
BOOPSI gadgets.
- Assert test suite: New 'assert' test category with ok and fail cases.
- 68020 arithmetic test: opt020 test case validating native 68020 code
generation for multiply, divide, and modulo operations.
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v2.5 (2026-01-22)
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New Features:
- AGA Screen Support (modes 7-12): Full support for AGA chipset screens
with up to 256 colors (8-bit depth).
Toolchain Changes:
- vasm/vlink replaces legacy assembler/linker: Uses vasm and vlink as
the standard toolchain instead of a68k/blink.
Bug Fixes:
- FFP/vbcc floating-point compatibility fix: Fixed FFP handling in
runtime library (sleep_for_secs and float routines) for vbcc
compatibility.
Build System:
- GNU Makefile build system: New Makefile-ace and Makefile-lib in
src/make/ replacing legacy AmigaDOS build scripts.
- Rebuilt runtime libraries: Fresh db.lib and startup.lib compiled
with the new toolchain.
Project Housekeeping:
- Directory restructured: prgs/ renamed to examples/, build scripts
moved to src/make/, test infrastructure organized under verify/.
- Test suite added: 35 test cases covering syntax, arithmetic, floats,
and control flow, run via ARexx runner on emulated Amiga.
- Documentation consolidated: Single README.md, .doc files renamed
to .txt.
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