PureBasic Changelog

What's new in PureBasic 6.10.0

Mar 29, 2024

- Added: WebView library to easily create HTML/CSS based UI !
Added: Full rework of the date library to handle years from 1601 to 9999 !
Added: Skeleton library to create custom skeleton to a mesh !
Added: SvgVectorOutput() and PdfVectorOutput() for all OS
Added: DPI-Aware support for OS X
Added: ExamineDraggedItems(), NextDraggedItem() and DraggedItemIndex() for Drag'n'drop
Added: GetGadgetItemText() support for ExplorerTreeGadget()
Added: CompareStructure(), CompareArray(), CompareList() and CompareMap() functions
Added: CustomSortList() and CustomSortArray() functions to Sort library
Added: CatchPack(), PackEntryDate()
Added: CreatePasswordHash() and VerifyPasswordHash() functions (BCrypt algorithm)
Added: DeriveCipherKey() to create a cipher key from a password (PBKDF2 algorithm)
Added: DateUTC() to get the date in UTC time
Added: ConvertDate(Date, #PB_Date_LocalTime/#PB_Date_UTC) to convert the date between UTC and localtime
Added: ScaleEntityBone(), MeshDirectAdd() and #PB_Mesh_Direct mode support to CreateMesh()
Added: AddPackDirectory(#Packer, PackedDirectoryName$) for empty directory
Added: UseDialogWebGadget(), UseDialogOpenGLGadget(), UseDialogScintillaGadget() to avoid big lib dependency by default when using dialogs.
Added: NbMaxChannels parameter for InitSound(). Range from 1 to 254.
Added: 'Encoding' optional parameter to OpenPreference() to handle properly UTF-8 files without BOM
Added: Parent window support to all requesters
Added: WebGadget based on Edge component with the #PB_Web_Edge constant (Windows only)
Added: Localhost binding for InitFastCGI()
Added: SystrayIconMenu() to automatically display a menu when clicking on the icon
Added: ListIconGaget() column alignment support
Added: Runtime warning if CreateThread() is used without ThreadSafe mode
Added: GadgetItemID() support for PanelGadget() (Windows only)
Added: #PB_Preference_NoBOM flag for CreatePreference() to create UTF-8 preference files without BOM
Added: #PB_Cipher_HMAC flag to fingerprint functions
Added: #PB_2DDrawing_NativeText support for DrawingMode()
Added: #PB_PixelFormat_NoAlpha for DrawingBufferFormat()
Added: #PB_EventType_ColumnClick for ListIconGadget()
Added: #PB_String_EscapeJSON support to EscapeString() and UnescapeString().
Added: #PB_Menu_SysTrayLook support to have better looking popup menu when used with SysTray (Windows only)
Added: #PB_EventType_Refresh support for ExplorerListGadget() (Window only)
Added: Case-insensitive subsystem support on Linux
Added: --listfunctions/constants/interfaces and --querystructure support to Windows compiler.
Updated: Unicode filename support for Windows compiler
Updated: Libvlc instead of the old xine lib on Linux to play movies
Updated: Reworked the Sound and Music library to use MiniAudio on Windows, OS X and Linux (SDL dependency is no more requiered for sounds on Linux).
Updated: SQLite version to 3.45.0
Updated: Toolchain on Windows now use VisualStudio 2022 and new MSVCRT for faster PureBasic programs and easier external libs integration.
Updated: Minimum version for Linux x86 is now Debian 12
Updated: Minimum version for Raspberry is now Debian 12 based PI OS
Changed: TextWidth(), TextHeight(), DrawText() and DrawRotatedText() now use double for X, Y coordinates.
Changed: Scintilla is now linked statically on Windows (distributing the scintilla.dll along your executable isn't needed anymore)
Changed: the SysTray lib on Linux now use AppIndicator to support modern Linux distro in GTK3
Changed: deprecated DESFingerprint() function - use the new CreatePasswordHash() instead.
Changed: ListSize() and MapSize() now properly return -1 if the list or map is freed.
Removed: --listpath on Linux/OSX (use --output to specify the output file)
Removed: Windows XP support. Minimum supported Windows version for created executables is now Windows Vista.
Removed: Some very old deprecated functions.
Fixed: A lot of libraries bugs (fixed bug list)

New in PureBasic 6.0.3 (Oct 13, 2023)

New in PureBasic 6.0.2 (May 17, 2023)

New in PureBasic 6.0.1 (Mar 11, 2023)

New in PureBasic 6.0.0 (Jun 25, 2022)

Added: Apple M1 support !
Added: Raspberry support (32-bit and 64-bit) !
Added: a new C backend compiler for all PureBasic versions
Added: #PB_Compiler_Backend, #PB_Backend_C and #PB_Backend_Asm compiler constants
Added: #PB_Compiler_64Bit and #PB_Compiler_32Bit compiler constants
Added: #PB_Compiler_Optimizer which is set to #True if the optimizer is enabled
Added: support for Windows 11, OS X 11 and 12 for OSVersion()
Added: /OPTIMIZER, -z, --optimizer flag to the commandline, and a 'Use code optimizer' checkbox in IDE 'Compiler Options' to turn on C optimizations
Added: auto DPI support for Menu and ToolBar library (Windows)
Added: WebGadget() support for GTK3 on linux
Added: CreateShader(), CreateShaderMaterial(), MaterialShaderAutoParameter(), MaterialShaderParameter(), MaterialShaderTexture()
Added: optional parameter to MeshFace() to create a quad
Added: optional force vector to WorldGravity()
Added: optional position mode to ApplyEntityForce()
Added: GetEntityMesh(), CreateCubicTexture(), CreateAnimatedMaterial()
Added: new mode to CreateDataMesh(): #PB_Mesh_DiagonalShortestLength, #PB_Mesh_DiagonalClosestNormal, #PB_Mesh_DiagonalAlternate, #PB_Mesh_DiagonalRegular1, #PB_Mesh_DiagonalRegular2
Added: new structures: Vector3, Vector4
Added: predefined shaders: #PB_Material_ColorShader, #PB_Material_PerpixelShader, #PB_Material_BumpShader, #PB_Material_SkyShader, #PB_Material_WaterShader, #PB_Material_WaterShaderRTT, #PB_Material_OceanShader, #PB_Material_PointSpriteSphereShader
Added: new modes for SetMaterialAttribute(): #PB_Material_PointSprite, #PB_Material_DepthBias
Added: new optional 'Color' parameter to CreateMaterial()
Added: new optional 'SpecularColor' parameter to MaterialShininess()
Added: new optional 'v' and 'w' parameter to MeshVertexTextureCoordinate()
Added: new optional 'Lod' parameter to CreateCamera()
Added: new modes for AddMaterialLayer(): #PB_Material_ModulateX2, #PB_Material_ModulateX4, #PB_Material_AddSigned, #PB_Material_Substract, #PB_Material_BlendDiffuseAlpha, #PB_Material_BlendCurrentAlpha
Added: New contextual constant display for AutoComplete in IDE (Fr34k)
Added: 3 new triggers for custom tools in IDE: 'OpenFile - Non-PB binary file', 'OpenFile - Non-PB text file', 'OpenFile - with specific extension' (HeX0R101)
Added: New 'Replace' shortcut (CTRL+H) which opens the find dialog with replace enabled in IDE (ChrisRfr)
Updated: SetMaterialColor() can now use several colortypes at once using '|'
Updated: fasm, polink, polib and porc to lastest versions (Windows)
Updated: Movie library on OS X to support modern OS X version
Updated: Mouse library on Windows to use RawInput instead of DirectX to support HighDPI mouse
Updated: SQLite to 3.38.2
Updated: zlib to 1.12.12
Updated: libpq (PostgreSQL) to 14.2
Changed: renamed structures PB_MeshFace -> MeshFace and PB_MeshVertex -> MeshVertex
Changed: the name of the /EXE commandline flag to /OUTPUT to be more coherent (still work for backcompatibilty but not documented anymore)
Changed: the short version of /CONSTANT from '-o' to '-co' as '-o' is now used for /OUTPUT
Changed: the way the map elements are created when using passive syntax, to be more consistent
Changed: the default subsystem for screen/sprite is now OpenGL on Windows for more consistency. DirectX9 is still available as a subsystem.
Changed: enabled backface culling for sprite OpenGL subsystem to be faster and be in line with DirectX9/11
Changed: InitNetwork() is no more needed to use network functions (deprecated)
Removed: x86 version of PureBasic for OS X as it's no more supported since OS X Catalina (Minimum supported OS X is now 10.10 - released in 2014).
Removed: the 'Help' library on Linux
Removed: Nvidia CG support for OGRE as it's no more supported by Nvidia since a while
Removed: ToolBarStandardButton() as it doesn't support high DPI

New in PureBasic 5.73 (Apr 14, 2021)

New in PureBasic 5.72 (Apr 18, 2020)

New in PureBasic 5.70 (Aug 16, 2019)

New in PureBasic 5.61 (Feb 4, 2018)

New in PureBasic 5.60 (Sep 12, 2017)

New in PureBasic 5.41 (Dec 23, 2015)

Added: new Vector 2D library
Added: new CGI library with standard and FastCGI support
Added: Literal string escape support with the '~' operator (ex: a$ = ~"Hello\nWorld\n")
Added: EscapeString()/UnescapeString() function to allow escaping operation on any strings (variables etc.)
Added: EnumerationBinary to create bitmask enumeration automatically
Added: database parameter binding to ease request construction
Added: SetDatabaseBlob(), SetDatabaseFloat(), SetDatabaseDouble(), SetDatabaseLong()
Added: SetDatabaseQuad(), SetDatabaseString(), SetDatabaseNull()
Added: SHA2 and SHA3 (224/256/384/512-bit) support to Cipher library
Added: StringFingerprint()
Added: CRC32 support for StartFingerprint()
Added: ReceiveHTTPMemory(), IsJoint()
Added: RefreshDialog() to recalc dimension after a text change or similar
Added: "group" XML attribute for 'option' dialog gadget, to specify explicitly a group
Added: HTTPS and simple auth support for ReceiveHTTPFile() and GetHTTPHeaders()
Added: Auto redirect support for ReceiveHTTPFile() and ReceiveHTTPMemory()
Added: ASynchronous mode for ReceiveHTTPFile() and ReceiveHTTPMemory()
Added: HTTPProgress(), AbortHTTP() and FinishHTTP() to control async mode
Added: HTTPS/TLS support for SendMail()
Added: FlushPreferenceBuffers()
Added: CopyDebugOutput() to copy the debug output to the clipboard from code
Added: 7z archive creation
Added: tar (gz and bzip2) archive support for creation and decompression
Added: Full path in IDE recent files menu
Added: #PB_ProgressBar_Unknown for SetGadgetState() to indicate unknown progress
Added: #PB_UTF8/Ascii/Unicode support to ReadCharacter() and WriteCharacter()
Added: #PB_UTF8 support to URLEncoder() and URLDecoder (now the default mode)
Added: Windows 8.1/10 and OS X 10.9/10/11 support to OSVersion()
Added: #PB_Editor_xxx constants when using the 'Version' info on Windows
Added: #PB_Program_Ascii/Unicode/UTF8 support to RunProgram()
Added: linux/osx style flags for the commandline compiler on Windows to ease cross-platform scripts
Added: #PB_File_SharedWrite support to ReadFile() and CreateFile()
Added: 'IMPORTLIST' compiler interface to get all the predefined API functions
Added: #Null$ special string constant to affect a real null value to a string (to free it completely). It can be used as well for API function which sometimes accept NULL instead of a string address.
Added: #Empty$ constant
Added: #PB_ByteLength support to MemoryStringLength()
Added: #PB_Ascii, #PB_UTF8 and #PB_Unicode support to Create/Open/ReadFile() to set the default write/read mode
Added: #PB_ByteLength flag for PeekS() and #PB_UTF8 (only)
Added: CreateCone(), CameraCustomParameter(), ResizeCamera()
Added: #PB_Entity_DisableContactResponse and #PB_Entity_EnableContactResponse for SetEntityAttribute()
Added: #PB_Entity_ConeBody, #PB_Entity_PlaneBody
Added: FreeEntityBody(), FreeTerrainBody()
Added: ApplyEntityTorque(), ApplyEntityTorqueImpulse()
Added: Added 'CollisionGroup' and 'CollisionMask' parameter for RayCollide()
Added: Migration help page, to have a step by step migration guide between old on new PureBasic.
Added: User guide in german (thanks to Andre and Vera)
Updated: the Linux printer lib to use native GtkPrint instead of GnomePrint
Updated: the Windows compiler to VC++ 2013 for better code generation
Updated: SQLite to 3.8.10.2
Fixed: Zip archive support
Fixed: send mail and http request issues
Fixed: 'CONSTANTLIST' compiler interface, now string constants are returned as escaped strings.
Changed: The default GTK version is now GTK3 on Linux. A gtk2 subsystem has been added for backward compatibility.
Changed: The default string format for RunProgram() read/writestring is not UTF8 instead of Unicode
Changed: the Cipher lib to be modular (now UseMD5Fingerprint() and such commands needs to be used)
Changed: ExamineFingerprint() to StartFingerprint()
Changed: NextFingerprint() to AddFingerprintBuffer()
Changed: EntityPhysicBody() to CreateEntityBody()
Changed: TerrainPhysicBody() to CreateTerrainBody()
Changed: the SendMail() 'Asynchronous' parameter has been replaced by the #PB_Mail_Asynchronous flag.
Changed: DLLImporter has been removed and .pbl files are no more supported. New 'import library' files can be created using the '/IMPORT' switch of the pbcompiler.
Removed: RemovePackFile()
Removed: #PB_Packer_CompressedSize support for ZIP and 7z archives with PackerEntrySize()
Removed: AvailableScreenMemory()

New in PureBasic 5.22 (Jul 23, 2014)

New in PureBasic 5.21 (Jul 23, 2014)

New in PureBasic 5.20 (Jul 23, 2014)

Added: Module support for the compiler
Added: Runtime library
Added: Dialog library
Added: GTK3 subsystem for Linux
Added: DirectX11 subsystem for Windows (doesn't not support the 3D engine for now)
Added: Named enumeration support to allow continuing a previous enumeration
Added: JoystickName(), JoystickZ()
Added: Optional #PB_Relative flag to JoystickX/Y/Z() to have more precise values
Added: Optional pad number to JoystickX/Y/Z() to handle more complex gamepads
Added: ZoomSprite() now accepts #PB_Default as Width/Height to reset to initial sprite size
Added: 'Color' and 'Intensity' parameter to DisplayTransparentSprite()
Added: ClipSprite() now support #PB_Default for individual parameter
Added: #PB_Sprite_PixelCollision flag to CreateSprite(), LoadSprite() to enable pixel collision
Added: Zoom support to SpritePixelCollision() and SpriteCollision()
Added: OpenGL support for SpriteBlending() (warning, it just wraps OpenGL mode, so it can behave different than DirectX)
Added: 32-bit support for SpriteOutput() for DX and OpenGL
Added: #PB_EventType_Focus and #PB_EventType_LostFocus support to EditorGadget()
Added: #PB_EventType_RightClick support to ListViewGadget()
Added: #PB_EventType_Change support to PanelGadget() and DateGadget()
Added: #PB_Prototype and #PB_Module support to Defined()
Added: All Init() functions can be called more than once without issue (like InitSound(), InitNetwork() etc.)
Added: #PB_FileSystem_Force support to DeleteFile()
Added: #PB_FileSystem_NoExtension support to GetFilePart()
Added: Back color parameter to CreateImage()
Added: #PB_Entity_NbSubEntities to GetEntityAttribute()
Added: MeshIndexCount(), SetRenderQueue(), FetchEntityMaterial(), GetMeshData(), SetMeshData()
Added: CPUName(), Un/BindEvent(), Un/BindGadgetEvent(), Un/BindMenuEvent()
Added: Previous location is displayed when declaring a structure, interface, prototype or procedure twice.
Added: 2 license files to easy add the needed information when shipping PB programs (see reference documentation)
Added: Bool() is now evaluated at compile time if the whole expression is constant
Added: Debugger check for SortStructuredList() and SortList() to ensure the specified list is of correct type
Added: Linux executables created on new distribution should still work on old linux.
Added: #PB_EventType_FirstCustomValue for use with PostEvent()
Added: CameraFollow(), ExamineWorldCollisions(), NextWorldCollision(), FirstWorldCollisionEntity(), SecondWorldCollisionEntity()
Added: WorldCollisionContact(), WorldCollisionNormal(), WorldCollisionAppliedImpulse()
Added: BuildMeshTangents(), MeshVertexTangent(), CopyTexture()
Added: Pitch(), Roll(), Yaw()
Added: #PB_Gadget_RequiredSize support for GadgetWidth/Height()
Added: #PB_Entity_LinearSleeping, #PB_Entity_AngularSleeping, #PB_Entity_DeactivationTime, #PB_Entity_IsActive,
Added: #PB_Entity_AngularVelocityX/Y/Z, #PB_Entity_ScaleX/Y/Z, #PB_Entity_AngularVelocity, #PB_Entity_HasContactResponse for Get/SetEntityAttribute()
Optimized: Pixel sprite collision routines are now much faster with DirectX
Optimized: More peephole optimizations on x64 assembler output
Optimized: Faster compilation for big programs
Optimized: Linux build server have been upgraded, now using a better GCC which produce better code.
Changed: SpinGadget() EventType are now #PB_EventType_Up and #PB_EventType_Down instead of -1 and 1.
Changed: renamed ZoomSprite3D() to ZoomSprite()
Changed: renamed TransformSprite3D() to TransformSprite()
Changed: renamed RotateSprite3D() to RotateSprite()
Changed: renamed Sprite3DQuality() to SpriteQuality()
Changed: renamed Sprite3DBlending() to SpriteBlending()
Changed: renamed the whole 'Module' library to 'Music'
Changed: renamed Frame3DGadget() to FrameGadget()
Changed: renamed Frame3DGadget3D() to FrameGadget3D()
Changed: renamed #PB_Shortcut_Prior to #PB_Shortcut_PageUp and #PB_Shortcut_Next to #PB_Shortcut_PageDown
Changed: Packer plugin constant renamed to #PB_PackerPlugin_XXX
Changed: RayCollide() now returns the colliding #Entity.
Updated: WebGadget() on Windows doesn't needs ATL.dll anymore
Updated: zlib to 1.2.8
Updated: pqlib (PostgreSQL) to 9.2.4
Updated: ziplib to 0.11.1
Updated: SCNotification scintilla structure
Removed: Mozilla ActiveX support for WebGadget() on Windows as the last ActiveX version is way too old (2005)
Removed: Sprite3D library (merged with regular sprite library)
Removed: Palette library (outdated)
Removed: SetWindowCallback() on OS X, can be replaced with BindEvent()
Removed: RenderMovieFrame() and #PB_Movie_Rendered (outdated)
Removed: DisplayTranslucentSprite() -> replaced with 'Alpha' parameter for DisplayTransparentSprite()
Removed: DisplaySolidSprite() -> replaced with 'Color' parameter for DisplayTransparentSprite()
Removed: DisplayRGBFilter() -> can be replaced with a zoomed sprite with color
Removed: DisplayShadowSprite() -> can be replaced with DisplayTransparentSprite() with color
Removed: StartSpecialFX(), StopSpecialFX(), DisplayAlphaSprite(), ChangeAlphaIntensity(), UseBuffer()
Removed: Carbon subsystem on OS X, it was too old be used with new libs
Fixed: Many bugs

New in PureBasic 5.11 (Mar 20, 2013)

New in PureBasic 5.10 (Feb 15, 2013)

Added: Form designer is now integrated to the IDE !
Added: Fully reworked Packer library with ZIP, BriefLZ, 7z (unpacker only), LZMA and JCALG1.
Added: full IPv6 support to the network library.
Added: System library: ComputerName(), UserName(), MemoryStatus(), CountCPUs()
Added: Line continuation feature, with the following operands: ',' '|' '+' And Or Xor
Added: Constant string comparisons are now handled at compile time, allowing use in CompilerIf for example.
Added: CocoaMessage() for OS X
Added: 'Check syntax' to only compile the code without build/running an executable
Added: Array/List/Map parameter support to Interface methods
Added: Support for dynamic array/list/map support in structure/interface in Residents.
Added: #PB_Character, #PB_Unicode, #PB_Ascii and #PB_Integer flag support to FillMemory()
Added: #PB_RegularExpression_NoCase support to CreateRegularExpression()
Added: EncodeImage() with PNG, JPEG and JPEG2000 support
Added: #PB_Memory_NoClear support to Re/AllocateMemory()
Added: ImageFormat()
Added: #PB_Editor_WordWrap to EditorGadget()
Added: Multicharacter comparison in StringField()
Added: NbOccurrences parameter for ReplaceString()
Added: PostEvent(), EventData()
Added: return value to SetCurrentDirectory()
Added: #PB_String_NoCase mode parameter to FindString()
Added: #PB_Preference_NoSpace and #PB_Preference_GroupSeparator flags for preferences
Added: DatabaseColumnIndex()
Added: #PB_Cipher_URL and #PB_Cipher_NoPadding for Base64Encoder()
Added: URL compatibility to Base64Decoder()
Added: SetGadgetItemImage() for all gadget supporting item gadget image
Added: #PB_Gadget_ScreenCoordinate and #PB_Gadget_WindowCoordinate flag for GadgetX/Y()
Added: #PB_File_SharedRead (no effect on Linux/OSX), #PB_File_SharedWrite (no effect on Linux/OSX)
Added: #PB_File_Append and #PB_File_NoBuffering for OpenFile(), ReadFile() and CreateFile()
Added: #PB_Event_RightClick, #PB_Event_LeftClick and #PB_Event_LeftDoubleClick events
Added: Optional title parameter to OpenConsole()
Added: #PB_ScrollArea_ScrollStep added for ScrollAreaGadget()
Added: #PB_Ignore for ResizeImage()
Added: Bind a specific IP to CreateNetworkServer()
Added: Timeout, LocalIP$ and LocalPort parameter to OpenNetworkConnection()
Added: #PB_NetworkEvent_Disconnect support for NetworkClientEvent()
Added: #PB_Unicode, #PB_Ascii and #PB_UTF8 support to SendNetworkString()
Added: #PB_String_MaximumLength attribute for StringGadget()
Added: #PB_Event_DeactivateWindow support
Added: #PB_EventType_Change support for EditorGadget()
Added: #PB_Relative/#PB_Absolute flag for FileSeek()
Added: 'Offset' and 'Length' parameters to SHA1/MD5/CRC32FileFingerprint()
Added: GetSoundPosition(), SetSoundPosition(), SoundLength(), PauseSound(), ResumeSound()
Added: SoundStatus(), GetSoundFrequency()
Added: #PB_All support for SoundVolume()
Added: SetGadgetItemState() support for ExplorerListGadget()
Added: InputRequester add close
Added: InputRequester() added #PB_InputRequester_Password flag
Added: Random() added optional minimum value
Added: SetGadgetItemText() for ListIconGadget(): handling of chr(10) as in AddGadgetItem()
Added: made OpenWindowedScreen() stretch parameters optional
Added: ScreenWidth(), ScreenHeight(), ScreenDepth()
Added: SMTP AUTH support to mail library
Added: optional parameters to RemoveMailRecipient(), ability to remove all recipients
Added: ReadString(#File [, Flags [, Length]]) : length and #PB_File_IgnoreEOL support
Added: #PB_Window_InnerCoordinate support to WindowX/Y()
Added: #PB_Window_FrameCoordinate support to WindowWidth()/Height()
Added: #PB_Image_Raised support to ImageGadget()
Added: Support for FreeXXX(#PB_All) for all free commands
Added: #PB_Compiler_LineNumbering, #PB_Compiler_InlineAssembly, #PB_Compiler_EnableExplicit
Added: #PB_Compiler_ExecutableFormat, #PB_Compiler_IsIncludeFile
Added: #PB_Compiler_IsMainFile, #PB_Compiler_Filename
Added: Bool() compiler operator. Boolean operations are now forbidden without Bool().
Added: MacroExpandedCount internal keyword
Added: UndefineMacro
Added: Now XIncludeFile also take in account the main file, to avoid double inclusion
Added: TypeOf() for variable, structure and fields
Added: Defined(Label, #PB_Label) support
Added: CompilerElseIf
Added: Local labels
Added: Define now behave like Global and accept Dim(), NewMap() and NewList() on the same line
Added: 'Align' keyword support for structure, with a special #PB_Structure_AlignC value
Added: autocast of numeric values when string are involved, allowing to concatenate string and numeric in constants
Added: 'CONSTANTLIST' to Compiler interface
Added: editing history recording in the IDE to recover previous code states and for crash recovery
Added: AffectedDatabaseRows(), CheckDatabaseNull() to database library
Added: new Text3D library
Added: 'Mode' optional parameter to all ...Yaw/Roll/Pitch() functions
Added: 'Type' and 'Mode' optional parameter to CreateMesh()
Added: RayCast(), MouseRayCast(), NormalX(), NormalY(), NormalZ(), ScaleNode()
Added: UpdateMesh(), EnableManualEntityBoneControl(), MoveEntityBone(), RotateEntityBone(), MeshIndex()
Added: 'Type' optional parameter to AddSubMesh()
Added: 'Type' parameter to FinishMesh()
Added: GetMaterialColor(), GetMaterialAttribute(), ConvertLocalToWorldPosition(), ConvertWorldToLocalPosition()
Added: MaterialCullingMode(), FetchOrientation(), SetOrientation(), GetX(), GetY(), GetZ(), GetW(), GetLightColor()
Added: AttachEntityObject(): bone name can be empty, so the object is added directly to the entity
Changed: renamed SoundFrequency() to SetSoundFrequency()
Changed: renamed AddMeshVertex() to MeshVertexPosition()
Changed: renamed LightColor() to SetLightColor()
Changed: removed all MaterialXXXXColor() replaced by SetMaterialColor()
Changed: removed all XXXXLocate() replaced by #PB_Absolute flag for MoveXXXX() commands
Changed: removed ResizeEntity(), replaced by #PB_Absolute flag for ScaleEntity() command, same for ScaleNode()
Changed: replaced #PB_Sort_ with #PB_ to avoid possible errors
Changed: disallow native type for pointers
Changed: StrF/D(), trailing zeros are now automatically removed if no decimals are specified
Updated: OGRE core has been updated to 1.8.2
Updated: SQLite updated to 3.7.15.2
Updated: User-guide: new chapters about dynamic numbering and handling multiple windows added by spikey
Removed: SendNetworkFile(), ReceiveNetworkFile(), #PB_NetworkEvent_File to avoid possible security hole
Removed: DirectX7 and NT4 subsystem on Windows
Removed: SDL subsystem on Linux
Removed: PowerPC version for OS X
Optimized: FindString() is up to twice as fast
Fixed: Many bugs

New in PureBasic 5.00 (Nov 12, 2012)

Added: Cocoa support on OS X (now the default toolkit)
Added: 64-bit version of PureBasic for OS X
Added: Brand new Form Designer, for Windows, Linux and OS X
Added: Carbon subsystem for PowerPC and x86 version of PureBasic
Added: Multi-dimensional arrays in structure support
Added: InitScintilla() on Linux and OS X avoid compilation issues
Added: #PB_Window_NoActivate flag to OpenWindow() and HideWindow()
Added: #PB_EventType_RightClick support ScintillaGadget()
Added: Favorites section to the explorer tool (IDE)
Added: Trigger for custom tools when a new source file is created (IDE)
Added: SetWindowCallback() support to OS X to have callback events
Added: partial thread-safety to GTK (Linux)
Added: SpritePixelCollision() support for OS X and Linux
Updated: Scintilla updated to 3.2.2
Updated: Expat updated to 2.1.0
Updated: libjpeg updated to 8.0d
Updated: libpng updated to 1.5.12
Updated: Ogre to 1.8.0, bullet to 2.80, hydrax to 0.5.4, CEGUI to 0.7.7
Updated: ModPlug lib update to 0.8.8.4
Updated: Use of VC++ 2010 to compile Windows libraries (32-bit and 64-bit), resulting of better optimized code
Updated: French documentation has been greatly updated/enhanced, thanks to Jean R. VIALE.
Changed: SetModulePosition() is now in milliseconds, no more in pattern
Fixed: Many bugs
3D Engine:
Added: EntityAnimation library
Added: NodeAnimation library
Added: VertexAnimation library
Added: Spline library
Added: CG Tookit support for the 3D engine (both DirectX and OpenGL), trough InitEngine3D()
Added: optional 'Mode' parameter to InitEngine3D()
Added: 'PickMask' parameter to MousePick() and CreateEntity()
Added: RenderWorld() now returns 'TimeSinceLastFrame', in milliseconds
Added: SkyBox() and SkyDome() now supports Fog()
Added: 'Color' and 'TextureSize' parameters to WorldShadows()
Added: #PB_World_UnderWater and #PB_World_WaterGodRays flags to CreateWater()
Added: RayPick(), CameraViewWidth(), CameraViewHeight(), CameraViewX(), CameraViewY(), CameraDirection()
Added: CameraDirectionX/Y/Z(), SetCameraFixedYawAxis()
Added: optional 'IsActive' parameter to render to texture for CreateCamera()
Added: ScaleMaterial(), MaterialFog(), ReloadMaterial(), ResetMaterial(), NodeFixedYawAxis()
Added: optional 'TextureCoordinateIndex' parameter to AddMaterialLayer()
Added: #PB_Material_Anisotropic support to MaterialFilteringMode()
Added: #PB_Default support as #Material to set the default settings for materials.
Added: #PB_Material_Wireframe, #PB_Material_Point and #PB_Material_Solid to MaterialShadingMode()
Added: SoundListenerLocate()
Added: Optional DirectionX/Y/Z parameter to NodeLookAt()
Added: optional 'Mode' parameter to MoveLight(), MoveEntity() and MoveNode()
Added: CreateTexture() now handle alpha textures as well
Added: #PB_Entity_Wireframe, #PB_Entity_Solid, #PB_Entity_Point, #PB_Entity_DisplaySkeleton to EntityRenderMode()
Added: FreeEntityJoints(), AttachEntityObject(), DetachEntityObject(), EntityBoneX/Y/Z()
Added: EntityBonePitch(), EntityBoneRoll(), EntityBoneYaw(), EntityFixedYawAxis()
Added: DirectionX/Y/Z optional parameters to EntityLookAt()
Added: EntityVelocity(), EntityAngularFactor(), EntityLinearFactor(), EntityCustomParameter(), EntityParentNode()
Added: EntityBoundingBoxX/Y/Z(), DisableEntityBody()
Added: #PB_Entity_VelocityX/Y/Z, #PB_Entity_MassCenterX/Y/Z, #PB_Entity_MaxVelocity to Get/SetEntityAttribute()
Added: LightAttenuation(), LightX/Y/Z(), LightDirection(), LightDirectionX/Y/Z()
Added: RotateLight(), LightPitch(), LightYaw(), LightRoll()
Added: GetScriptParticle(), CreateRenderTexture(), UpdateRenderTexture(), SaveRenderTexture()
Added: CreateCubeMapTexture(), EntityCubeMapTexture()
Added: HideEffect() now handle ribbon as well
Added: EffectID(), RibbonEffectWidth(), AttachRibbonEffect(), DetachRibbonEffect(), CreateLensFlareEffect()
Added: LensFlareEffectColor(), EnableHingeJointAngularMotor()
Added: Joint parameter for ConeTwistJoint(), HingeJoint(), PointJoint(), SliderJoint()
Added: #PB_HingeJoint_LowerLimit and #PB_HingeJoint_UpperLimit to Get/SetJointAttribute()
Added: Optional 'Pitch', 'Yaw', 'Roll' parameters to AddStaticGeometryEntity()
Added: FreeTerrain(), SetupTerrains(), CreateTerrain(), TerrainPhysicBody(), DefineTerrainTile()
Added: AddTerrainTexture(), BuildTerrain(), TerrainLocate(), TerrainHeight(), TerrainTileHeightAtPosition()
Added: TerrainTilePointX/Y(), TerrainTileSize(), GetTerrainTileHeightAtPoint(), SetTerrainTileHeightAtPoint()
Added: UpdateTerrain(), TerrainTileLayerMapSize(), GetTerrainTileLayerBlend(), SetTerrainTileLayerBlend()
Added: UpdateTerrainTileLayerBlend(), TerrainMousePick(), SaveTerrain(), TerrainRenderMode()
Added: special key handling to InputEvent3D()
Changed: CameraLookAt() doesn't change the direction anymore
Changed: Attach/DetachNodeObject() removed the 'type' object
Changed: 'InitialWidth' parameter has been removed for CreateRibbonEffect()
Removed: AnimateEntity() (replaced with Start/StopEntityAnimation())
Removed: #PB_Entity_Wireframe, #PB_Entity_Point and #PB_Entity_Solid to EntityRenderMode()
Removed: CheckEntityCollision(), NextWorldCollision(), FirstWorldCollisionEntity(), SecondWorldCollisionEntity()

New in PureBasic 4.61 (May 23, 2012)

New in PureBasic 4.51 (Sep 2, 2011)

New in PureBasic 4.50 (Jun 10, 2010)

New in PureBasic 4.41 (Mar 24, 2010)

New in PureBasic 4.40 (Mar 24, 2010)

Added: Native Linux x64 support
Added: Build-in Map library for hash tables
Added: 'Threaded' Keyword for thread-local variables
Added: Structure assignment copies the structure (a.point = b.point)
Added: ClearStructure()
Added: AESEncoder(), AESDecoder(), StartAESCipher(), AddCipherBuffer(), FinishCipher()
Added: Dylib support for OS X
Added: Joystick library for OS X
Added: Systray library for OS X
Added: Trim/LTrim/RTrim() got an optional character to trim
Added: #PB_Function, #PB_OSFunction, #PB_Map to Defined()
Added: ReverseString(), InsertString(), RemoveString()
Added: Blob support to databases
Added: UsePostgreSQLDatabase(): native PostgreSQL support
Added: Peephole optimizer to 64 bit versions to produce better code
Added: '.a' (ascii) and '.u' (unicode) native type to provide native unsigned byte and word
Added: FileBuffersSize() #PB_Default support change the buffersize to the next opened files
Added: #PB_URL_Protocol to Get/SetURLPart()
Added: #PB_Shadow_TextureAdditive
Added: FTPDirectoryEntryRaw(), FillMemory()
Added: Global, Protected, Threaded, Shared and Static accepts a type to affect variables declarations
Added: AddWindowTimer(), RemoveWindowTimer(), EventTimer()
Added: #PB_Window_Tool to create tool windows
Added: ShortcutGadget(), StatusBarProgress()
Added: StatusBarImage() now supports normal images (not just icons)
Added: #PB_Checkbox_ThreeState flag to create a 3 state checkbox
Added: CreateImageMenu(), CreatePopupImageMenu() for OSX
Added: Full alphachannel support for all GUI elements that display images
Added: Full alphachannel support for Image lib
Added: New drawing modes for 2DDrawing in ImageOutput()
Added: LinearGradient(), BoxedGradient(), CircularGradient(), EllipsicalGradient(), ConicalGradient()
Added: CustomGradient(), GradientColor(), ResetGradientColors(), CustomFilterCallback()
Added: DrawAlphaImage() for all outputs on all OS
Added: DrawAlphaImage() has a new transparency parameter and can be used to draw non-alpha images part transparent
Added: QuickDraw subsystem for WindowOutput() on OSX
Added: Sprite/ScreenOutput for OpenGL (all OS)
Added: DrawingFont() works for SDL output
Added: OutputWidth(), OutputHeight(), OutputDepth() for 2DDrawing
Added: GrabDrawingImage(), DrawRotatedText(), RGBA(), Alpha(), AlphaBlend()
Added: #PB_PixelFormat_ReversedY for pixel buffers that are stored upside-down (Windows ImageOutput or OpenGl)
Added: #PB_OS_Windows_7, #PB_OS_MacOSX_10_6 for OSVersion()
Updated: OGRE to 1.6.2, sqlite 3.6.14.2, PCRE to 7.9
Changed: Call(C)Function(Fast) parameters have been changed from 'Any' to 'Integer'.
Changed: OpenScreen() now accepts FlipMode and RefreshRate
Changed: FlipBuffers() doesn't take an optional parameter anymore
Removed: #PB_Image_DisplayFormat is now deprecated (value set to 24 to have 24bit as default)
Removed: SetRefreshRate() has been removed, the parameter is in OpenScreen() now
Fixed: Image Decoders are now threadsafe
Fixed: Quite some bugs in libraries and in the compiler
PureBasic IDE:
Added: Full project management
Added: Highlight matching keyword for keyword under cursor (tied to BraceMatching color setting)
Added: Edit->Goto matching keyword
Added: PB_TOOL_Preferences Environment variable for IDE tools
Added: Theme management to customize menu icons
Added: New 'Silk' theme based on the Iconsset by Mark James
Added: Autocomplete scans implicit variable declaration and respects scope
Added: Structure item autocomplete
Changed: moved encoding/newline setting from compiler options to file menu
PureBasic Debugger:
Optimized: greatly improved VariableViewer update speeds
Added: progressbar display if VariableViewer update takes long
Added: column sort capability to VariableViewer (Windows only)