• ORCA/C 2.3.0 B1

    From Stephen Heumann@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, July 12, 2026 20:13:08
    Hi folks,

    I've just released ORCA/C 2.3.0 B1. The full source code is available on GitHub, and a binary update package is on the releases page:

    https://github.com/byteworksinc/ORCA-C/releases/tag/orcac-230b1

    This is the latest version of ORCA/C, the C compiler for the Apple IIGS.
    This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes, including
    support for many features from the recent C23 standard. Major new
    features added since ORCA/C 2.2.1 include:

    * C23 language features
    - New spellings without underscores for some keywords like bool
    - true, false, and nullptr predefined constants
    - typeof and typeof_unqual operators
    - #elifdef and #elifndef preprocessor directives
    - #embed preprocessor directive for embedding data from files
    - Type inference using auto in variable declarations
    - Bit-precise integer types _BitInt(N) and unsigned _BitInt(N)
    - Variable-length array types (but not VLAs as local variables)
    - Optional support for C23 rules requiring function prototypes
    - Enumeration constant values can be outside the range of int
    - Underlying types for enumerations can be explicitly specified
    - Structure, union, or enumeration definitions can be repeated
    - Labels are allowed before declarations or at the end of a block

    * C23 library features
    - Many new floating-point math functions
    - New <stdbit.h> header with many bit utility functions
    - Support for binary numbers in printf and scanf
    - Various new library functions such as memccpy and strdup

    Note that this update must be applied on top of an existing copy of
    ORCA/C 2.1 or later. If you don't already have that, it's available as
    part of the Opus ][ collection sold by Juiced.GS.

    There is also a corresponding update to the GNO-specific version of
    ORCALib, which you should get if you are using ORCA/C under GNO:

    https://github.com/byteworksinc/ORCALib/releases/tag/gno-orcalib-230b1

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    Stephen Heumann

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  • From D Finnigan@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 13, 2026 12:42:11
    Stephen Heumann wrote:
    Hi folks,

    I've just released ORCA/C 2.3.0 B1. The full source code is available on GitHub, and a binary update package is on the releases page:

    Nice! Thanks for the update.


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  • From Garrett Meiers@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 01:23:09
    On Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:13:08 -0500, Stephen Heumann wrote:

    There is also a corresponding update to the GNO-specific version of
    ORCALib, which you should get if you are using ORCA/C under GNO:

    https://github.com/byteworksinc/ORCALib/releases/tag/gno-orcalib-230b1

    Been meaning to get back to playing with GNO. Thanks for the update!


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    Garrett Meiers





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    Garrett Meiers

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