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- compile [-c_code] [options] <Root-Class> <Root-Procedure>
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- Command `compile' is the SmallEiffel compiler.
- Source code is Eiffel and target Code is ANSI C code.
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- Execution of command `compile' has two major steps.
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- First Step : command `compile_to_c' is called to produce various
- ---------- C files (*.h and *.c). A script file is also produced
- by command `compile_to_c'. The name of the script file
- is also printed by command `compile_to_c' (*.make or
- *.BAT on DOS for example).
- Second Step : C compiling, and C linking of C files using the
- ----------- script produced at first step.
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- Thus, command `compile' is a simple driver to call separately
- command `compile_to_c' and the to call the C compiler.
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- As command `compile_to_c', command `compile' must have at least
- two arguments to indicate the starting execution point of the system.
- Thus, execution will start in <Root-Procedure> of <Root-Class>.
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- -c_code : All options of command `compile_to_c' can be used with
- command `compile' (they are only passed to `compile_to_c').
- Only the option -c_code is not passed to command `compile_to_c'.
- The option -c_code must be used if you want to save the produced
- C code.
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- - Example 1 -
- When SmallEiffel is correctly installed, you can simply type
- the following command to test the hello world program :
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- compile hello_world make
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- The compiler should tell you what's wrong or should compile
- Eiffel source files telling you the full path used for loading
- of Eiffel source code.
- On UNIX, the executable file is usually "a.out".
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- - Example 2 -
- Type following command to finalyse the hello_world simple program :
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- compile -boost -O2 hello_world make
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- Note that option -O2 is passed to the C compiler. Option -boost
- is passed to command `compile_to_c' (see compile_to_c.hlp).
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