There were BWB.* variables to set some of the OPTIONs, prior to v3. It would be good to get these back as constants so a program can examine its environment. OPTION would still set the value and perform sanity checks.
We should also add some:
Current value of OPTION VERSION.
The version number of bwBASIC. Maybe present it as two things:
Textual version as seen on the splash
A 1 based integer release counter, like has become prevalent in many places like Android. Hmmm.... how many releases have there been...
There were BWB.\* variables to set some of the OPTIONs, prior to v3. It would be good to get these back as constants so a program can examine its environment. `OPTION` would still set the value and perform sanity checks.
We should also add some:
1. Current value of `OPTION VERSION`.
2. The version number of bwBASIC. Maybe present it as two things:
1. Textual version as seen on the splash
2. A 1 based integer release counter, like has become prevalent in many places like Android. Hmmm.... how many releases have there been...
@KenUnix suggested this and @ChipMaster seconded. :-D
There were BWB.* variables to set some of the OPTIONs, prior to v3. It would be good to get these back as constants so a program can examine its environment.
OPTION
would still set the value and perform sanity checks.We should also add some:
Current value of
OPTION VERSION
.The version number of bwBASIC. Maybe present it as two things:
@KenUnix suggested this and @ChipMaster seconded. :-D
Where did the BWB.*$ variables go?to Restore some of the BWB.*$ variables and add some 2 years ago