2.1 Compiler Modes

The compiler can operate in one of several mutually exclusive modes selected by the options below:

-h, -?, --help

Prints out information on all legal options, then exits

-c, --dump

ozc -c FILE.oz

Compiles and evaluates the expression in file FILE.oz, then pickles the resulting value into the output file, FILE.ozf by default.

-e, --feedtoemulator

ozc -e FILE.oz

Compiles and executes the statement in file FILE.oz. This is the default mode of operation.

-E, --core

ozc -E FILE.oz

Translates the statement in file FILE.oz into the core language, then writes this expanded form into the output file, FILE.ozi by default.

-S, --outputcode

ozc -S FILE.oz

Compiles the statement in file FILE.oz into the assembly bytecode format, then writes it to the output file, FILE.ozm by default.

-x, --executable

ozc -x FILE.oz

Much like -c, compiles and evaluates the expression in file FILE.oz, then writes the resulting value into the output file, by default: FILE (no extension) under Unix or FILE.exe under Windows. Additionally, it makes the output file executable. Thus, if Foo.oz contains an application functor:

ozc -x Foo.oz

creates the file Foo (Foo.exe under Windows), which is executable and can be invoked directly from the shell. However, you can always run an application functor as follows:

ozengine url args ...

where url is a URL or pathname that references the application functor.