SWITCHES¶

-a

trace assembly-language (without hex dumps; see -t)

-c

more concise error messages

-d

contract double spaces after full stops in text

-d2

contract double spaces after exclamation and question marks, too

-e

economy mode (slower): make use of declared abbreviations

-f

frequencies mode: show how useful abbreviations are

-g

traces calls to functions (except in the library)

-g2

traces calls to all functions

-h, -h1, -h2

print usage information

-i

ignore default switches set within the file

-j

list objects as constructed

-k

output Infix debugging information to "gameinfo.dbg" (and switch -D on)

-l

list every statement run through Inform

-m

say how much memory has been allocated

-n

print numbers of properties, attributes and actions

-o

print offset addresses

-p

give percentage breakdown of story file

-q

keep quiet about obsolete usages

-r

record all the text to "gametext.txt"

-s

give statistics

-t

trace assembly-language (with full hex dumps; see -a)

-u

work out most useful abbreviations (very very slowly)

-vn

compile to a specific Z-code version; the default is 5. Available versions are:

-w

disable warning messages

-x

print # for every 100 lines compiled

-y

trace linking system

-z

print memory map of the Z-machine

-B

use big memory model (for large version-6/version-7 files)

-Cn

select text character set (defaults to 1):

-D

insert "Constant DEBUG;" automatically

-En

select error message style (default is Archimedes):

-F1

use temporary files to reduce memory consumption

-G

compile a Glulx game file

-H

use Huffman encoding to compress Glulx strings

-M

compile as a Module for future linking

-S

compile strict error-checking at run-time (on by default)

-U

insert "Constant USE_MODULES;" automatically

-Wn

header extension table is at least n words (n = 3 to 99)

-X

compile with INFIX debugging facilities present

PATH MODIFIERS¶

+dir

set Include_Path to this directory

+PATH=dir

change PATH to this directory

MEMORY STRATEGY MODIFIERS¶

Note: it may be necessary to quote these parameters to prevent your shell from expanding them.

$small

adjust memory settings to a small game

$large

adjust memory settings to a large game

$huge

adjust memory settings to a huge game (default)

$list

list current memory allocation settings

$?parameter

explain memory setting parameter (see $list for available parameters)

$parameter=value

manually set parameter