Inform - Support

Inform - Support - Patches

Compiler
Library

Known Problems with the Compiler

In the table, the word "YES" indicates that the problem exists in this release (and possibly in previous releases also), while "FIX" indicates that the problem has been fixed in a subsequent release. The word "NAI" indicates that we think this is Not An Issue.

Compiler 6.32 and later

See the new combined bug tracker for Inform 6 and 7.

Compiler 6.31 patches

Glulx support for compilation control FIX

Glulx support for custom opcodes FIX

Infix ;WATCH fails when object has short_name routine YES

Support $MAX_GLOBAL_VARIABLES memory setting in Z-code YES

Support @push and @pull macros in Glulx FIX

Increase STACKSIZE header value to 65536 YES

Support $ALLOC_CHUNK_SIZE memory setting FIX

Strict check for property array access YES

Compiler 6.30 patches

MAX_EXPRESSION_NODES overflow generates bad message YES

Issue with ++ applied to array element YES

Various memory problems YES

Missing " may crash the compiler YES

In a 'before' property, "print," crashes the compiler YES

Message sending permits only five parameters YES

ICL preprocessor mishandles EOL characters YES

Infix "; obj has attr" sometimes fails YES

Quoted string in routine header crashes compiler YES

Bad code generation in veneer.c FIX

Suboptimal error for EOF inside string YES

routine.call() sets 'self' YES

Complex 'if' crashes compiler FIX

Minor bug in abbreviations YES

Misleading error from 'for' statement YES

Verbs limited to 256 YES

Various problems with PATHLEN FIX

Construct obj.prop crashes for large prop values YES

Strict mode not available in V3/4 games FIX

Glulx compiler doesn't delete temporary files YES

Backpatch errors in large V8 games FIX

Special characters in Glulx abbreviations YES

Erroneous "Branch out of range" message YES

Story file not deleted after failed compilation YES

Compiler overflows if too many properties FIX

Compiler 6.21 patches

Multiple assignment involving arrays FIX

Extend/Verb problem with synonyms FIX

Strict check for property array access FIX

Problem with European quotes FIX

Line numbers in "no such constant" error FIX

ZRegion slightly imperfect FIX

Expressions with routine/ofclass/or mis-evaluate FIX

(X in nothing) objectloop fails YES

Negative constants in assembly FIX

Nested Includes can crash compiler FIX

Problem using non-ASCII characters in dictionary words FIX

Certain abbreviations can crash compiler FIX

@ escapes are incorrectly handled in strings FIX

Inform-generated V6 and V7 files are limited to 320K FIX

Malformed dictionary entries if alphabet table is changed FIX

Conditional jump assembly is suboptimal FIX

String array problem with non-ASCII characters FIX

Putting an object in itself loops indefinitely FIX

Second operand of @store FIX

@je should accept upto four operands FIX

Nested IFNDEF..IFNOT..ENDIF fails FIX

Indirect call doesn't set "self" NAI

Assembly of @not generates bad code FIX

Additive property of NULL fails silently NAI

Plural bit not set on long dictionary words FIX

Constant folding is broken FIX

Can't compile without DEBUG FIX

Compiler 6.20 patches

Zcharacter directive problems FIX

Checksum not written to header of infix FIX

Objectloops handled wrong FIX

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