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The Dyvil Compiler

The Dyvil Compiler is the main tool for converting Dyvil source files to Class Files and Dyvil Object Files.

Source Files

The following file types can be processed by the Dyvil Compiler:
  • .dyv or .dyvil - Dyvil Classes, compiled to the Java Class File format (.class files)
  • .dyh or .dyvilh - Dyvil Headers, compiled to Dyvil Object Files (.dyo)
  • .jar - compiled Java or Dyvil Libraries, container files for .class files.

Compiler Configuration

In order to tell the compiler where to find source files and libraries, there are two options:

Launch Arguments

When running the compiler via the command line, it is possible to pass space-separated arguments to it, as shown in the below example:
dyvilc compile source_dir=src output_dir=bin ...
Note that there are four types of arguments that can be passed:
  1. 1.
    Phase Arguments - These simple arguments tell the compiler which work it you want it to do. The following phase arguments are available:
    • compile - Performs the usual compilation steps, without any optimisations or constant folding.
    • optimise - Performs optimisations, with 1 constant folding iteration
    • -oN - Performs optimisations, where N is the number of constant folding iterations
    • jar - Generates a Jar file from the source files. File names and other versioning information can be set via the corresponding options.
    • format - Formats the source files according to the recommended Dyvil code style
    • clean - Cleans the output directory before compilation, deleting all binaries
    • print - Prints the formatted source files, but does not override them unless format is passed as well
    • test - runs the Main Type with the specified Main Arguments
  2. 2.
    Debug Arguments
    • --debug - enables both print and test, and enables advanced logging output
  3. 3.
    @configfile.txt - loads the Compiler Configuration file from the path after the @ symbol (relative to the directory from which the compiler was launched)
  4. 4.
    option=value - sets the value of the option named option to the value. Possible options are listed below.
Please note that it is currently not possible to pass list options like libraries=[libs/,...] as main arguments. However, it is possible to include multiple libraries into compilation by adding more arguments:
dyvilc libraries=libs/asm.jar libraries=libs/guava.jar

2. Configuration Files

A command line argument starting with @ is treated by the compiler as the path for a configuration file.
dyvilc compile @config.dyc
This command will load all options from the config.dyc file, which is resolved relative to the directory from which the compiler has been launched. Note that it is only possible to define options in the configuration file. Other compiler arguments such as compile, jar, debug arguments and optimisation settings have to be passed directly as launch arguments.
The config file has a format like this
option = value
listOption = [ value1, value2, ... ]
By convention, the file should use the .dyc extension (read Dyvil Config). Other file extensions like .txt are also accepted by the compiler.

Available Options

The following options can be passed as launch arguments or in the configuration file:
Option Name
Type
Behavior
Example / Default Value
Default Value
jar_name
String
The name of the Jar File
Dyvil
​
jar_version
String
The version of the Jar File
1.0.0
​
jar_vendor
String
The Jar Vendor
Clashsoft
​
jar_format
String
The format of the Jar file name
​
[name]-[version].jar
log_file
File Path
The file to which logs are written
dyvilc.log
no log file
source_dir
Dir. Path
The main source file directory
src/main/dyvil
​
source_dirs
List of Dir. Paths
The main source file directories
[ src/main/dyvil, gen/main/dyvil ]
​
output_dir
Dir. Path
The main output / binary directory
bin
​
main_type
Class Name
The main type, used in the generated Jar file and the compiler test
dyvil.test.Main
​
main_args
List of Strings
The launch arguments for the main type, passed separately as Strings
[1, 2]
​
include
List of Ant File Patterns
Inclusion filter for source files
[ compiler, library]
none (includes all files in source_dir)
exclude
List of Ant File Patterns
Exclusion filter for source files
[ repl ]
none
libraries
List of Paths
Additional Jar Libraries
[ libs/asm.jar ]
none

Important Notes about Options

  • The file options log_file, source_dir, source_dirs, output_dir and libraries are relative to the launch directory of the compiler.
  • The include and exclude options are both relative to the source directory roots.
  • All file names are separated with /, but the file separator of the host system (e.g. \ on Windows) is also supported.
  • The main type is separated with ., as usual for Dyvil and Java class names.
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