Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some of the most common questions along with answers. This Faq is still short, but expected to grow on your input.

Question: Can I use X11-Basic as a shell ?
Answer: Yes, simply copy the xbasic executable to /usr/bin . The shell scripst then should have in their first line

#!/bin/xbasic

If you have installed X11-Basic from the RPM, the interpreter is already in /usr/bin/.

Question: Can X11-Basic generate stand-alone programs, which may run without the xbasic executable ?
Answer: Yes. You can create stand alone executable files with xbc the x11-basic pseudo compiler. X11-Basic does not translate its input into assembly. The compiler compresses the sourcecode and links it to the interpreter.

Question: May I charge for my X11-Basic programs ?
Answer: Yes, you may. But you should state clearly, that xbasic itself is available free of charge. Refer to the copyright for details.

Letzte Bearbeitung: Wed May 27 14:49:31 1998 Markus Hoffmann