Note that the PICAXE compilers are 32-bit executables. Click on Create Folder, enter 'compilers' and press enter.Click on Create Folder, enter 'picaxe' and press enter.

Double-click on the picaxe*.tar.gz file.

Locate the file and extract to a /tmp/picaxe directory.

When extracted, untick the 'Launch Visual Studio Code' checkbox, and click on Close.

It is recommended to select the 'Create Desktop Icon' option.

Double-click on the VSCodeSetup*.exe file.

Click on Create Folder, enter 'code' and press enter.

Locate the code*.tar.gz file and extract to a temprorary folder such as /tmp/vscode. Installation Installing Visual Studio Code Those files and directories can then be used for Visual Code Studio installation. It will be helpful to unzip the picaxe-vscode.zip file to obtain its contents as three separate folders.

VSCodeSetup*.exe - The Visual Studio Code application.

picaxe_mac_intel.zip - The PICAXE compilers.

VSCode-*.zip - The Visual Studio Code application.

picaxe-vscode.zip - The Visual Studio Code PICAXE extensions.

code*.tar.gz - The Visual Studio Code application.

It is the intention to submit it to the official extension store in the future to make installation simpler.Īfter downloading the prerequisites given on the Downloads tab above you should have three files. Note that the PICAXE extension is currently in beta testing and so not yet formally published in the VS Code extensions store, so must be manually installed at present.

It also allows use of GIT source control. It includes full PICAXE compiler integration and includes syntax highlighting for PICAXE BASIC files. Note that VS Code is a more 'technical', but very powerful, editor for more experienced users. It works well on Mac and Linux as well as on Windows (although on Windows we recommend PE6 instead).

Visual Studio Code (not to be confused with Visual Studio) is a free, open source editor ideal for experienced users who just want a 'text editor' to use with the command line PICAXE compilers.

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