Release Candidate #3 for version 13.00 now available

[Pelle]

http://www.smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/download.htm

Some changes in Release Candidate #3:

• Fixed POASM problem with wrong choice from IFNB directive with name of optional/unspec macro argument.
• Fixed POASM problem with RIP-relative address annotation wrongly applied to stack-local object in INVOKE directive.
• Fixed POASM problem with missing RIP-relative address annotation for INVOKE call through a pointer (DLL import).
• Fixed POASM problem with <expr> + RIP form not working, with stronger suggestion to use <expr> WRT RIP form.
• Fixed POASM problem with identifier fabrication through macros for named directives (causing infinite recursion on expansion for redefinition).
• Fixed POASM problem with no more expansion of literal for compound data initializer.
• Added better POASM diagnostic for undefined symbol in data expression.
• Added POASM diagnostic for missing terminating string quote (on the same line).
• Revised POASM EQU directive to replace any immId name with its integer value (unless form: name EQU <literal>).
• Added new POASM handling of predefined "macros" @CatStr(), @SubStr(), @InStr(), and @SizeStr().
• Fixed IDE problem removing an existing project mode.
• Fixed IDE problem remembering open project windows (in some cases).
• Added IDE support for /LARGEADDRESSAWARE:NO on Advanced linker options page (complementing existing /LARGEADDRESSAWARE).
• Removed compiler intrinsics abort(), exit(), and _Exit(). The tail-jump caused problem with unaligned stack (on Windows 11).
• Fixed compiler problem with size of union holding partial bit-fields:
    #pragma pack(1)
    _Static_assert(sizeof(union U { uint16_t reg: 9; uint8_t id: 6; }) == 2);
• Fixed compiler problem with optimizer jump threading, breaking the CC driver.
• Fixed compiler problem with missing check of first argument to X86 runtime helpers for long long multiply, signed/unsigned divide, signed/unsigned modulo in leaf functions.
• Fixed compiler problem unnesting some (rare) expressions using precolored registers (X64 and X86).
• Fixed CC handling of UTF-8 encoded response file (with BOM).
• Fixed POCERT handling of UTF-8 encoded response file (with BOM).
• Fixed POEDIT handling of UTF-8 encoded response file (with BOM).
• Fixed POH2INC handling of UTF-8 encoded response file (with BOM).
• Fixed POLIB handling of UTF-8 encoded response file (with BOM).
• Fixed POLINK handling of UTF-8 encoded response file (with BOM).
• Fixed POSIGN handling of UTF-8 encoded response file (with BOM).
• Fixed (IDL) problem with declaration of PAGESET and OLECMDTEXT in <docobj.h>.
• Fixed (IDL) problem with declaration of MFVideoSurfaceInfo in <mfobjects.h>.
• Fixed (IDL) problem with declaration of ARRAYDESC and wireSAFEARRAY in <oaidl.h>.
• Fixed (IDL) problem with declaration of RemSNB, DVTARGETDEVICE, and RemSTGMEDIUM in <objidl.h>.
• Fixed (IDL) problem with declaration of SHITEMID in <shtypes.h>.
• Fixed (IDL) problem with declaration of RemHGLOBAL, RemHMETAFILEPICT, RemHENHMETAFILE, RemHBITMAP, RemHPALETTE, RemHBRUSH, LOGPALETTE, and userBITMAP in <wtypes.h>.
• Fixed (IDL) problem with declaration of BYTE_BLOB, WORD_BLOB, DWORD_BLOB, FLAGGED_BYTE_BLOB, FLAGGED_WORD_BLOB, and SID in <wtypesbase.h>.
• Changed table headers in the two help files, maybe helping screen readers.
• Added optional Explorer association for "Open with" POPE in the setup.

[Quin]

Woot, thanks Pell! Especially for:

• Changed table headers in the two help files, maybe helping screen readers.

Will try this and let you know how it works

[Vortex]

Hi Pelle,

Once again, great job. Many thanks.

[John Z]

Thanks Pelle!

Excellent - So far all good as well as working in WIN 11 24H2 !!

👍👍👍

John Z

Also want to complement you - with the tremendous amount of changes/improvements/additions,  generally outlined in the release notes, you made to update your entire application package the number of 'bugs' is extremely small! 

[Pelle]

Thank you!

[Quin]

I've tried building close to a hundred C apps, some generated by BCX, some by me, and some by forum members with V13 RC3.
No issues so far!

[TimoVJL]

At this point i thank again Pelle for giving a good C compiler system to fill sometimes rainy boring days.

Only changes i had to do to follow current Win32 API was fix some of my sources

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#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#include <windows.h>
//#include <oleauto.h> // old way
#include <combaseapi.h>


[Pelle]

At this point i thank again Pelle for giving a good C compiler system to fill sometimes rainy boring days.

Thanks! Yeah, this years weather... can I get a refund, or something...?

[Marco]

Thanks for this new RC version! I have built around 200 projects. No problems so far, apart from the one described in this thread: unfortunately the issue still persists.

I've updated the thread above. Maybe this will help.

Marco