Version 1.50 rc3

Author: mzattera

bfbasic/HOW TO RELEASE.txt

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
-1. Update "Version History" in README file in Eclipse project with release notes.
+1. Write your code for new version. Please keep in mind that:
 
-2. Make sure your Eclipse project is synchronized with GitHub.
+   a. bfbasic.java has a static variable VERSION that contains current version of the compiler.
+   b. Comments on top of bfbasic.java describe version changes.
+      Add your changes here and make sure you copy them in README (see below).
+      
+2. Update "Version History" in README file in Eclipse project with release notes.
 
-3. Within Eclipse, go to File > Export > Java Runnable JAR File
-   
+3. Make sure your Eclipse project is synchronized with GitHub.
+
+4. Within Eclipse, go to File > Export > Java Runnable JAR File
+  
    Select run configuration bfbasic - bfbasic and a destination folder for the .jar file.
    Name the .jar file bfbasic.jar.
 
-4. Zip together:
+5. Zip together:
 
    a. the newly created bfbasic.jar
    b. Following files that can be found inside the main folder of the Java project:
@@ -17,5 +23,6 @@
       LICENSE
       README
 
-5. Create a new release in GitHub and upload the newly created .zip file as binaries for the release.
+6. Create a new release in GitHub and upload the newly created .zip file as binaries for the release.
+   Also, paste in the release description the changes you put in 1.b. and 2.
 

bfbasic/README

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Contributors (thanks!)
 ------------
 [Jeff]  Jeffry Johnston (bfbasic@kidsquid.com)         
 [Jon]   Jon Ripley (jon@jonripley.com)
+[Maxi]  Massimiliano Zattera (b2fjava@gmail.com)
 
 
 License
@@ -206,6 +207,10 @@ Known Problems
 
 Version History
 ---------------
+1.50    31 Jul 2020 [Maxi] (Release candidate 3)
+* Moved to Java SE 1.8 by using generics.
+  Code reformatted using Eclipse editor.
+  
 1.50    10 Jul 2005 [Jon] (Release candidate 2)
 * Fixed bug in CASE handling which prevented compiling
   on some implementations