efafb68f00
definition module not found, corrected typo. - changed mechanism for variables that have their address given. - added option for symmetric integer ranges
98 lines
3.6 KiB
Groff
98 lines
3.6 KiB
Groff
.TH MODULA\-2 1ACK
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.ad
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.SH NAME
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Modula-2 \- ACK Modula-2 compiler
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBack\fR \-m\fImach\fR files
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.br
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\fImach\fR files
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.SH INTRODUCTION
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This document provides a short introduction to the use of the ACK Modula-2
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compiler. It also
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tells you where to find definition modules for "standard" modules.
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.SH FILENAMES
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Usually, a Modula-2 program consists of several definition and implementation
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modules, and one program module.
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Definition modules must reside in files with names having a ".def" extension.
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Implementation modules and program modules must reside in files having a
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".mod" extension.
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.PP
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The name of the file in which a definition module is stored must be the same as
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the module-name, apart from the extension.
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Also, in most Unix systems filenames are only 14 characters long.
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So, given an IMPORT declaration for a module called "LongModulName",
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the compiler will try to open a file called "LongModulN.def".
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The requirement does not hold for implementation or program modules,
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but is certainly recommended.
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.SH CALLING THE COMPILER
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The easiest way to do this is to let the \fIack\fR(1) program do it for you.
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So, to compile a program module "prog.mod", just call
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.DS
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\fBack\fR \-m\fImach\fR prog.mod [ objects of implementation modules ]
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or
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\fImach\fR prog.mod [ objects of implementation modules ]
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.DE
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where \fImach\fR is one of the target machines of ACK.
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.PP
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To compile an implementation module, use the \-\fBc\fR flag
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to produce a ".o" file.
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Definition modules can not be compiled; the compiler reads them when they are
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needed.
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.PP
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For more details on the \fIack\fR program see \fIack\fR(1).
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.SH DEFINITION MODULES
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"Standard" definition modules can be found in
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the directory \fB~em/lib/m2\fR.
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.PP
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When the compiler needs a definition module, it is first searched for
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in the current directory, then in the directories given to it by the
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\-\fBI\fR flag
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in the order given,
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and then in the directory mentioned above.
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.SH FLAGS
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The \fIack\fR(1) program recognizes (among others) the following
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flags, that are passed to the Modula-2 compiler:
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.IP \fB\-I\fIdirname\fR
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.br
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append \fIdirname\fR to the list of directories where definition modules
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are looked for.
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.IP \fB\-I\fP
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don't look in
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the directory \fB~em/lib/m2\fR.
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.IP \fB\-M\fP\fIn\fP
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set maximum identifier length to \fIn\fR. The minimum value of \fIn\fR
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is 14, because the keyword "IMPLEMENTATION" is that long.
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.IP \fB\-n\fR
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do not generate EM register messages.
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The user-declared variables will not be stored into registers on the target
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machine.
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.IP \fB\-L\fR
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do not generate the EM \fBfil\fR and \fBlin\fR instructions that enable
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an interpreter to keep track of the current location in the source code.
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.IP \fB\-w\fR\fIclasses\fR
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suppress warning messages whose class is a member of \fIclasses\fR.
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Currently, there are three classes: \fBO\fR, indicating old-flashioned use,
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\fBW\fR, indicating "ordinary" warnings, and \fBR\fR, indicating
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restricted Modula-2.
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If no \fIclasses\fR are given, all warnings are suppressed.
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By default, warnings in class \fBO\fR and \fBW\fR are given.
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.IP \fB\-W\fR\fIclasses\fR
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allow for warning messages whose class is a member of \fIclasses\fR.
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.IP \fB\-x\fR
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make all procedure names global, so that \fIadb\fR(1) understands them.
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.IP \fB\-Xs\fR
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make INTEGER ranges symmetric, t.i., MIN(INTEGER) = - MAX(INTEGER).
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This is useful for interpreters that use the "real" MIN(INTEGER) to
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indicate "undefined".
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.LP
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fIack\fR(1), \fIem_m2\fR(6)
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.SH FILES
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.IR ~em/lib/em_m2 :
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binary of the Modula-2 compiler.
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
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All warning and error messages are written on standard error output.
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.SH REMARKS
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Debugging and profiling facilities may be present during the development
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of \fIem_m2\fP.
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