Compiler Options

Command Format

m2j information

or

m2j [dialects] [products] [capabilities] sourcefile [diagnostics]

Information Options

--help, -h
--version, -V
--license

Diagnostic Options

--verbose, -v
--lexer-debug
--parser-debug
--print-settings
--errant-semicolons

Defaults

all diagnostics are off

Compilation Product Options

--ast, --no-ast
--graph, --no-graph
--xlat, --no-xlat
--obj, --no-obj

--syntax-only  (--no-ast, --no-graph, --no-xlat, --no-obj)
--ast-only     (--no-graph, --no-xlat, --no-obj)
--graph-only   (--no-ast, --no-xlat, --no-obj)
--xlat-only    (--no-ast, --no-graph, --no-obj)
--obj-only     (--no-ast, --no-graph, --no-xlat)

In combination with option --xlat

--strip-comments
--preserve-comments

Defaults

--ast, --xlat, --obj, --preserve-comments

Dialect Options

--ext  (see capability table below)
--pim3 (see capability table below)
--pim4 (see capability table below)

Defaults

--ext

Capability Options

Available in Extended dialect mode

--lowline-identifiers, --no-lowline-identifiers
--to-do-statement, --no-to-do-statement

Defaults

--no-lowline-identifiers, --to-do-statement

Available in PIM3 and PIM4 dialect modes

--synonyms, --no-synonyms
--octal-literals, --no-octal-literals
--legacy-export, --no-legacy-export
--explicit-cast, --no-explicit-cast
--coroutines, --no-coroutines
--variant-records, --no-variant-records
--local-modules, --no-local-modules

--safer
  (--no-synonyms, --no-octal-literals, --explicit-cast,
   --no-coroutines, --no-variant-records, --no-local-modules)

--compliant
  (--synonyms, --octal-literals, --no-explicit-cast,
   --coroutines, --variant-records, --local-modules)

Defaults

--safer

Capabilities

Capabilities	Extended	PIM3	PIM4
Synonyms ~, &, <>	off, immutable	off, mutable	off, mutable
Line comments	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
Prefix literals	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
Suffix literals	off, immutable	on, immutable	on, immutable
Octal literals	off, immutable	off, mutable	off, mutable
Lowline identifiers	off, mutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
Escape tab and newline	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
Set difference operator \	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
Postfix ++/-- statements	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
Pragma delimiters <*, *>	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
---------------------------	----------------	----------------	----------------
Ignore PIM2 legacy exports	off, immutable	off, mutable	off, mutable
Subtyped cardinals	off, immutable	off, immutable	on, immutable
Safe string termination	on, immutable	off, immutable	on, immutable
Import variables immutable	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
CONST parameters	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
Variadic parameters	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
Additional types	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
Additional functions	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
Unified conversion	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
Explicit cast	on, immutable	on, mutable	on, mutable
---------------------------	----------------	----------------	----------------
Coroutines	off, immutable	off, mutable	off, mutable
Variant records	off, immutable	off, mutable	off, mutable
Extensible records	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
Indeterminate records	on, immutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
Unqualified import	off, immutable	on, immutable	on, immutable
Local modules	off, immutable	off, mutable	off, mutable
WITH statement	off, immutable	on, immutable	on, immutable
TO DO statement	on, mutable	off, immutable	off, immutable
---------------------------	----------------	----------------	----------------