LBPP v0.0.6b

DESCRIPTION

        LBPP is a front end to the GNU Common Compiler (GCC) that produces C
        source code from Liberty Basic source code.  This code then is fed to
        GCC to produce an executable.  It is similiar to C++ compilers that
        produce C code that then is compiled.  It can be thought of either as 
        a GCC extension or a C translator.  The architecture of LBPP was
        designed to allow statements to be added dynamically without requiring
        a recompile of the source.  It accomplishes this by defining a 
        standard interface between C and Liberty Basic that allows C functions
        to access all of the internal data of a Liberty Basic program.  The
        fact that all of the functionality of is based in a C library, porting
        LBPP to a new platform requires only porting the library to the native
        GUI system along with necessary modifications to allow the code to
        compile.  The translator should be ANSI C so porting should not be an
        issue.

        The translator (LBPP) is licensed under the GNU General Public License
        (GPL).  The supporting library (libLB) is licensed under the GNU Lesser
        General Public License (LGPL).  This forces all modifications of the
        program to remain open source but allows programs compiled by the front
        end to choose their own license.  Modifications to the supporting
        libraries are forced to remain open source.

        A special exception is made for a single file (lb_std_head.c) to allow
        this file to be in an application without the application be forced to
        be licensed under the LGPL or GPL.  The file statement.tbl is
        considered a header file to an Liberty Basic program and is therefore
        covered by the same restrictions (and lack thereof or restriction) as
        a C header file.

MAINTAINER

        The current maintainer of LBPP is:
                Anthony Liguori <a.liguori@wowis.com>  

        See the AUTHORS file for a list of everyone who has contributed code.
        Any patches should be sent to the current maintainer to be considered 
        for future versions.  All patches should be in the standard diff 
        format.

REQUIREMENTS

gcc 2.96 or compatible compiler

INSTALLATION/SETUP

See the INSTALL file for installation instructions.

DISCLAIMER

        Liberty Basic is a registered trademark of Shoptalk Systems.  LBPP 
        is in no way affilated with Shoptalk Systems.  The term 'Liberty Basic'
        is used throughout this document and program to describe the
        programming language that the Liberty Basic application of Shoptalk 
        Systems implements but does not reflect a relationship to the 
        application distributed by Shoptalk Systems.