Compiler Directives

CompilerIf <constant expression>
  ...
[CompilerElseIf]
  ...
[CompilerElse]
  ...
CompilerEndIf

If the <constant expression> result is true, the code inside the CompilerIf will be compiled, else it will be totally ignored. It's useful when building multi-OSes programs to customize some programs part by using OS specific functions. The And and Or Keywords can be used in <constant expression> to combine multiple conditions.

Example

  CompilerIf #PB_Compiler_OS = #PB_OS_Linux And #PB_Compiler_Processor = #PB_Processor_x86
    ; some Linux and x86 specific code.
  CompilerEndIf

CompilerSelect <numeric constant>
  CompilerCase <numeric constant>
    ...
  [CompilerDefault]
    ...
CompilerEndSelect

Works like a regular Select : EndSelect except that only one numeric value is allowed per case. It will tell the compiler which code should be compiled. It's useful when building multi-OSes programs to customize some programs part by using OS specific functions.

Example

  CompilerSelect #PB_Compiler_OS
    CompilerCase #PB_OS_MacOS
      ; some Mac OS X specific code
    CompilerCase #PB_OS_Linux
      ; some Linux specific code
  CompilerEndSelect

CompilerError <string constant>

Generates an error, as if it was a syntax error and display the associated message. It can be useful when doing specialized routines, or to inform a source code is not available on an particular OS.

Example

  CompilerIf #PB_Compiler_OS = #PB_OS_Linux
    CompilerError "Linux isn't supported, sorry."
  CompilerElse
    CompilerError "OS supported, you can now comment me."
  CompilerEndIf

EnableExplicit
DisableExplicit

Enables or disables the explicit mode. When enabled, all the variables which are not explicitly declared with Define, Global, Protected or Static are not accepted and the compiler will raise an error. It can help to catch typo bugs.

Example

  EnableExplicit
  
  Define a
  
  a = 20 ; Ok, as declared with 'Define'
  b = 10 ; Will raise an error here

EnableASM
DisableASM

Enables or disables the inline assembler. When enabled, all the assembler keywords are available directly in the source code, see the inline assembler section for more information.

Example

  ; x86 assembly example
  ;
  Test = 10
  
  EnableASM
    MOV dword [v_Test],20
  DisableASM
  
  Debug Test ; Will be 20

Reserved Constants

The PureBasic compiler has several reserved constants which can be useful to the programmer:

  #PB_Compiler_OS : Determines on which OS the compiler is currently running. It can be one of the following values:
    #PB_OS_Windows : The compiler is running on Windows
    #PB_OS_Linux   : The compiler is running on Linux
    #PB_OS_MacOS   : The compiler is running on Mac OS X

  #PB_Compiler_Processor : Determines the processor type for which the program is created. It can be one of the following:
    #PB_Processor_x86     : x86 processor architecture (also called IA-32 or x86-32)
    #PB_Processor_x64     : x86-64 processor architecture (also called x64, AMD64 or Intel64)
  
  #PB_Compiler_ExecutableFormat : Determines executable format. It can be one of the following:
    #PB_Compiler_Executable : Regular executable
    #PB_Compiler_Console    : Console executable (have an effect only on Windows, other act like a regular executable)
    #PB_Compiler_DLL        : Shared DLL (dynlib on MacOS X and shared object on Linux)

  #PB_Compiler_Date     : Current date, at the compile time, in the PureBasic  date format.
  #PB_Compiler_File     : Full path and name of the file being compiled, useful for debug purpose.
  #PB_Compiler_FilePath : Full path of the file being compiled, useful for debug purpose.
  #PB_Compiler_Filename : Filename (without path) of the file being compiled, useful for debug purpose.
  #PB_Compiler_Line     : Line number of the file being compiled, useful for debug purpose.
  #PB_Compiler_Procedure: Current procedure name, if the line is inside a procedure.
  #PB_Compiler_Module   : Current module name, if the line is inside a module.
  #PB_Compiler_Version  : Compiler version, in integer format in the form '420' for 4.20.
  #PB_Compiler_Home     : Full path of the PureBasic directory, can be useful to locate include files
  #PB_Compiler_Debugger : Set to 1 if the runtime debugger is enabled, set to 0 else. When an executable
                          is created, the debugger is always disabled (this constant will be 0).
  #PB_Compiler_Thread   : Set to 1 if the executable is compiled in thread safe mode, set to 0 else.
  #PB_Compiler_Unicode  : Set to 1 if the executable is compiled in unicode mode, set to 0 else.
  #PB_Compiler_LineNumbering : Set to 1 if the executable is compiled with OnError line numbering support, set to 0 else.
  #PB_Compiler_InlineAssembly: Set to 1 if the executable is compiled with inline assembly support, set to 0 else.
  #PB_Compiler_EnableExplicit: Set to 1 if the executable is compiled with enable explicit support, set to 0 else.
  #PB_Compiler_IsMainFile    : Set to 1 if the file being compiled is the main file, set to 0 else.
  #PB_Compiler_IsIncludeFile : Set to 1 if the file being compiled has been included by another file, set to 0 else.