halcompile(1)

halcompile1

Build, compile and install linuxcnc hal components

Usage

sudo halcompile [{--install | --install-doc}] compfile ...

sudo halcompile --install --userspace cfile ...

sudo halcompile --install --userspace pyfile ...

Overview

halcompile performs many different functions:

•: Compile .comp and .c files into .so or .ko HAL realtime components (the --compile flag)

•: Compile .comp and .c files into HAL non-realtime components (the --compile --userspace flag)

•: Preprocess .comp files into .c files (the --preprocess flag)

•: Extract documentation from .comp files into .9 manpage files (the --document flag)

•: Display documentation from .comp files onscreen (the --view-doc flag)

•: Compile and install .comp and .c files into the proper directory for HAL realtime components (the --install flag), which may require sudo to write to system directories.

•: Install .c and .py files into the proper directory for HAL non-realtime components (the --install --userspace flag), which may require sudo to write to system directories.

•: Extract documentation from .comp files into .9 manpage files in the proper system directory (the --install flag), which may require sudo to write to system directories.

•: Preprocess .comp files into .c files (the --preprocess flag)

Releases

2 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 1 time.

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