NAME

Configure.pl - Parrot's Configuration Script

SYNOPSIS

    % perl Configure.pl [options]

This is Parrot's configuration program. It should be run to create the necessary system-specific files before building Parrot.

General Options

--help: Prints out a description of the options and exits.
--version: Prints out the version number of Configure.pl and exits.
--verbose: Tells Configure.pl to output extra information about the configuration data it is setting.
--verbose=2: Tells Configure.pl to output information about i<every> setting added or changed.
--verbose-step={N|regex}: Run --verbose=2 for step number N or matching description.
--nomanicheck: Tells Configure.pl not to run the MANIFEST check.
--prefix: Sets the location where parrot will be installed.
--step==: execute a single configure step
--ask: This turns on the user prompts.
--test: Run certain tests along with Configure.pl:

Compile Options

--debugging=0: Debugging is turned on by default. Use this to disable it.
--parrot_is_shared: Link parrot dynamically.
--m=32: Create a 32-bit executable on 64-architectures like x86_64. This option appends -m32 to compiler and linker programs and does s/lib64/lib/g on link flags.; This option is experimental. See config/init/defaults.pm for more.
--profile: Turn on profiled compile (gcc only for now)
--cage: [CAGE] compile includes many additional warnings
--optimize: Add perl5's $Config{optimize} to the compiler flags.
--optimize=flags: Add flags to the compiler flags.
--inline: Tell Configure that the compiler supports inline.
--cc=(compiler): Specify which compiler to use.
--ccflags=(flags): Use the given compiler flags.
--ccwarn=(flags): Use the given compiler warning flags.
--cxx=(compiler): Specify which C++ compiler to use (for ICU).
--libs=(libs): Use the given libraries.
--link=(linker): Specify which linker to use.
--linkflags=(flags): Use the given linker flags
--ld=(linker): Specify which loader to use for shared libraries.
--ldflags=(flags): Use the given loader flags for shared libraries
--lex=(lexer): Specify which lexer to use.
--yacc=(parser): Specify which parser to use.
--define=val1[,val2]: Generate "#define PARROT_DEF_VAL1 1" ... entries in has_header.h. Currently needed to use inet_aton for systems that lack inet_pton:

Parrot Options

--intval=(type): Use the given type for INTVAL.
--floatval=(type): Use the given type for FLOATVAL.
--opcode=(type): Use the given type for opcodes.
--ops=(files): Use the given ops files.
--pmc=(files): Use the given PMC files.
--cgoto=0: Don't build cgoto core. This is recommended when you are short of memory.
--jitcapable: Use JIT system.
--execcapable: Use JIT to emit a native executable.
--gc=(type): Determine the type of garbage collection. The value for type should be one of: gc, libc, malloc or malloc-trace. The default is gc.

International Components For Unicode (ICU) Options

--icu-config=/path/to/icu-config: Use the specified icu-config script to determine the necessary ICU options.; Use --icu-config=none to disable the autodetect feature. Parrot will then be build without ICU.; Note: If you specify another ICU option than --icu-config, the autodetection functionality will be disabled.
--icushared=(linkeroption): Linker command to link against ICU library.; E.g.; (The libs in openoffice are actually version 2.2 and do not work)
--icuheaders=(header_dir): Location of ICU header files without the /unicode suffix.; E.g.; --icuheaders='/home/lt/icu/'

Other Options

--maintainer: Use this option if you want imcc's parser and lexer files to be generated. Needs a working parser and lexer.
--miniparrot: Build parrot assuming only pure ANSI C is available.

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