COMPILE

COMPILE converts nu/TPU source code into executable programs. COMPILE returns a nu/TPU program containing the procedures and/or statements in the text passed in the first parameter. A zero length program is returned if the text provided contains any of the following conditions:

NULL programs.

Procedures or statements with syntax errors.

Source code containing only procedure definitions.

VAX/TPU limits input lines in COMPILE to less than 256 characters. nu/TPU does not impose a line limitation. For detailed error messages, use the TPU statement: See differences for specific syntax changes between VAX/TPU and nu/TPU.

SET(INFORMATIONAL, ON);

Syntax:

program := COMPILE ({buffer | range | string})

Examples:

The following defines the variable move_down as a move function:

MOVE$DOWN := COMPILE ("MOVE_VERTICAL (1)");

The following compiles the entire current buffer as defined by the nu/TPU CURRENT_BUFFER builtin.

PROGRAM$RETURN := COMPILE (CURRENT_BUFFER);

Errors:

TPU$_COMPILEFAIL Compilation incomplete due to syntax errors.

Related Builtins: