🚢 About Harbour
Harbour is a modern, open-source xBase compiler with cross-platform support.
Harbour is a free software compiler for the xBase superset language, often referred to as Clipper-compatible. It is actively developed and supports multiple platforms, including Windows, Linux, macOS, and more.
Installation
How to install Harbour on your system.
# Clone the repository cd $XBASE_WORKSPACE/HB_Projects git clone https://github.com/harbour/core harbour-core cd harbour-core # Build and install make install
Tip: Use
sudo make install if you want to install system-wide.
:: Clone the repository cd %XBASE_WORKSPACE%\HB_Projects git clone https://github.com/harbour/core harbour-core cd harbour-core :: Build with MinGW or MSVC win-make
Note: Ensure you have MinGW or Visual Studio installed.
# Clone the repository cd $XBASE_WORKSPACE/HB_Projects git clone https://github.com/harbour/core harbour-core cd harbour-core # Build and install make install
Tip: Use Homebrew to install dependencies:
brew install gcc.
Configuration
Environment variables and build options for Harbour.
# Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc export HB_COMPILER=gcc export HB_BUILD_OPTIM=yes export HB_BUILD_SHARED=no export CFLAGS="-O2 -march=native" export CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=native" # Reload shell source ~/.bashrc
Note: Adjust
CFLAGS for your architecture.
Examples
Simple Harbour code examples.
// Hello World in Harbour
#include "hbapi.h"
HB_FUNC( HELLOWORLD )
{
hb_retc( "Hello, Harbour World!" );
}
Resources
Useful links and community resources.
💬 Community
Join the Harbour community for support and discussions.
📸 Screenshots
Visual guide for Harbour setup.
Harbour Build
Successful Harbour build output
Harbour IDE
Harbour Integrated Development Environment