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NAME

nim - Nim Language Compiler

DESCRIPTION

Nim Compiler Version 0.17.0 (2017-07-14) [Linux: amd64] Copyright © 2006-2017 by Andreas Rumpf ::
nim command [options] [projectfile] [arguments]

Command:

compile, c
compile project with default code generator (C)
doc
generate the documentation for inputfile
doc2
generate the documentation for inputfile

Arguments:

arguments are passed to the program being run (if --run option is selected)

OPTIONS

-p, --path:PATH
add path to search paths
-d, --define:SYMBOL(:VAL)
define a conditional symbol (Optionally: Define the value for that symbol)
-u, --undef:SYMBOL
undefine a conditional symbol
-f, --forceBuild
force rebuilding of all modules
--stackTrace:on|off
turn stack tracing on|off
--lineTrace:on|off
turn line tracing on|off
--threads:on|off
turn support for multi-threading on|off
-x, --checks:on|off
turn all runtime checks on|off
--objChecks:on|off
turn obj conversion checks on|off
--fieldChecks:on|off
turn case variant field checks on|off
--rangeChecks:on|off
turn range checks on|off
--boundChecks:on|off
turn bound checks on|off
--overflowChecks:on|off
turn int over-/underflow checks on|off
-a, --assertions:on|off
turn assertions on|off
--floatChecks:on|off
turn all floating point (NaN/Inf) checks on|off
--nanChecks:on|off
turn NaN checks on|off
--infChecks:on|off
turn Inf checks on|off
--deadCodeElim:on|off
whole program dead code elimination on|off
--opt:none|speed|size
optimize not at all or for speed|size Note: use -d:release for a release build!
--debugger:native|endb
use native debugger (gdb) | ENDB (experimental)
--app:console|gui|lib|staticlib
generate a console app|GUI app|DLL|static library
-r, --run
run the compiled program with given arguments
--advanced
show advanced command line switches
-h, --help
show this help

Note, single letter options that take an argument require a colon. E.g. -p:PATH.

REPORTING BUGS

https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues

SEE ALSO

The nim-doc package.
July 2017 nim 0.17.0-2~bpo9+1