---
name: "eifgtk-build"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "egtk"
version: "0.3.5.cvs20020302-1"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/eifgtk-build"
---

# eifgtk-build(1)

macro script to compile an Eiffel program using GTK

## NAME

eifgtk-build - macro script to compile an Eiffel program using GTK

## SYNOPSIS

**eifgtk-build** *root-class-name*

## DESCRIPTION

**eifgtk-build** is a script that is used to compile programs that use the Eiffel-GTK class library with SmallEiffel.

It adds the proper linking options to the SmallEiffel **compile** command.

**eifgtk-build** must be run in a directory that contains a file **loadpath.se** that points to the necessary locations for classes that are to be used. Examples of such files are to be found under  **/usr/doc/eiffel-gtk/examples**.

## AUTHOR

This manual page is written by Oliver Elphick \<Oliver.Elphick@lfix.co.uk\>.