Editing Gambas (section)

== Availability ==
Gambas is included in the repositories of a number of [[Linux distribution]]s, such as [[Debian]], [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]], [[Slackware]], [[Arch Linux]], [[Mageia]], [[PCLinuxOS]], [[Linux Mint]] and [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linux.org/threads/gambas-overview.10579/|first=Jarret W.|last=Buse|title=GAMBAS Overview|website=Linux.org|date=2014-08-18|access-date=2024-02-25}}</ref> A [[Microsoft Windows]] version of Gambas was run under the [[Cygwin]] environment, although this version was significantly less tested than its Linux counterparts and was command-line only; [[Cooperative Linux]] and derivatives have also been used,<ref>[https://gambas-user.narkive.com/oZba9RVr/gambas-on-windows-alternative Gambas on Windows - Alternative]</ref> as well as specialized Linux [[virtual machine]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gambasmag.com/article/how-to-run-gambas-on-windows|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210140358/http://www.gambasmag.com/article/how-to-run-gambas-on-windows|archive-date=2016-12-10|title=How to Run Gambas on Windows|website=Gambas Magazine|first=R.|last=Morgan|date=2014-06-29}}</ref><ref>[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Running_Gambas_Programs_in_Windows Running Gambas Programs in Windows - PigaLore, the Piga Software Wiki]</ref> An independent contributor, François Gallo, also worked on porting Gambas 3.x to [[MacOS|Mac OS X]] and [[FreeBSD]], based on using local versions of the [[X11]] system.<ref name="macport">{{cite web | url=http://gambas.8142.n7.nabble.com/A-step-forward-in-Gambas-td15054.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210044835/http://gambas.8142.n7.nabble.com/A-step-forward-in-Gambas-td15054.html | archive-date=2017-02-10 | first=François | last=Gallo | title=A step forward in Gambas! | website=gambas-user | access-date=2023-04-07}}</ref> A build for [[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] has also been worked on by Francois Revol.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/gambas-on-haiku/10500|website=[[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]]|title=Gambas on Haiku?|author=djgpp|date=March 2021|access-date=2024-02-25}}</ref> Gambas from version 3.2 can run on [[Raspberry Pi]], and offers [[just-in-time compilation]] there from version 3.12. It can also be run from [[Cloud computing|the cloud]] using [[rollApp]].<ref>[https://m.facebook.com/rollApp/photos/a.372019482841186/3986050128104752/?type=3 New version of Gambas 3.15.2 is already available on rollApp.]</ref>

In November 2013, the future portability of Gambas was discussed, listing the main concerns being [[Linux kernel]] features utilized in the interpreter, components using Linux specific software and libraries, and primarily X11-tying in the Qt, GTK and desktop integration components. However, partly due to the need to upgrade to newer toolkits such as GTK 3 (added as of 3.6.0) and Qt 5 (as of 3.8.0), future versions would be less X11 tied, making projects like [[Cygwin]] or utterly native versions on other platforms more possible.  Benoît Minisini stated that he intended to "encapsulate" X11 specific code to aid in any attempt to replace it,<ref>[http://gambas.8142.n7.nabble.com/Gambas-Future-or-what-kind-of-Gambas-we-want-tt44034.html#none Gambas Future or what kind of Gambas we want] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227003801/http://gambas.8142.n7.nabble.com/Gambas-Future-or-what-kind-of-Gambas-we-want-tt44034.html#none |date=2014-02-27 }}, Gambas Mailing List</ref> with the X11 support in the desktop component moved to its own component as of 3.6.0.

On October 27, 2016, a screenshot and setup guide was released from the main page for running Gambas fully through Cygwin, including most components, graphical toolkits, and the complete IDE.<ref>[http://gambaswiki.org/wiki/install/cygwin?nh Cygwin Install Guide - Gambas Wiki]</ref><ref>[https://cygwin.com/packages/summary/gambas3.html gambas3 package - Cygwin website]</ref> The relevant patches were mainlined as of version 3.9.2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gambasmag.com/article/project-spot-light-gambas-on-windows/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408010127/http://www.gambasmag.com/article/project-spot-light-gambas-on-windows/|archive-date=2016-04-08|title=How to Run Gambas on Windows|website=Gambas Magazine|first=R.|last=Morgan|date=2014-06-29}}</ref> This replaces the prior recommended method of using [[NX technology|freenx]] forwarding from a [[Linux#Servers, mainframes and supercomputers|Linux server]].<ref>[http://gambaswiki.org/wiki/howto/windows How To Run Gambas On Windows - Gambas Wiki]</ref> It has also been successfully run using the [[Windows Subsystem for Linux]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gambaswiki.org/wiki/howto/wsl|website=Gambas Wiki|first=John|last=Dovey|title=How to run Gambas and Gambas Apps on Windows using WSL|access-date=2024-02-25}}</ref><ref>[https://forum.gambas.one/viewtopic.php?t=812 Gambas on Windows], Gambas-One</ref> This was usually done using an [[X terminal]] emulator such [[Mobaxterm]] on Windows,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elmeson-santafe.com/how-to-run-gambas-in-ubuntu/|title=How To Run Gambas In Ubuntu|website=Elneson-santafe|first=Daniel|last=Vasques|date=2023-01-09|access-date=2023-02-11}}</ref> as WSL did not support [[X11]] graphics directly until [[Windows 11]].<ref>[https://forum.gambas.one/viewtopic.php?t=1226 Windows 11], Gambas-One</ref>