slice2js(1)

slice2js1

The slice to javascript compiler.

Usage

slice2js [options] [files]

Overview

slice2js compiles Slice files to JavaScript. The macro __SLICE2JS__ is defined during this compilation.

Full documentation for slice2js is available online at:
https://doc.zeroc.com/ice/3.7/language-mappings/javascript-mapping/client-side-slice-to-javascript-mapping/slice2js-command-line-options

Options

-h, --help

Displays help message.

-v, --version

Displays the compiler version.

-DNAME

Defines the preprocessor symbol NAME.

-DNAME=DEF

Defines the preprocessor symbol NAME with the value DEF.

-UNAME

Undefines the preprocessor symbol NAME.

-IDIR

Add the directory DIR to the search path for #include directives.

-E

Print the preprocessor output on stdout.

--output-dir DIR

Place the generated files into directory DIR.

-d, --debug

Print debug information showing the operation of the Slice parser.

--depend

Print dependency information to standard output by default, or to the file specified by the --depend-file option. No code is generated when this option is specified.

--depend-xml

Print dependency information in XML format to standard output by default, or to the file specified by the --depend-file option. No code is generated when this option is specified.

--depend-file FILE

Directs dependency information to the specified file. The output format depends on whether --depend or --depend-xml is also specified.

--depend-json

Print dependency information in JSON format to standard output by default, or to the file specified by the --depend-file option. No code is generated when this option is specified.

--validate

Checks the provided command-line options for correctness, and does not generate any code.

--stdout

Print generated code to standard output.

--typescript

Generate TypeScript declaration files.

Releases

6 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11–Arch

--depend since Debian 10 (Buster); --depend-file since Debian 10 (Buster); --depend-json since Debian 10 (Buster); --depend-xml since Debian 10 (Buster); --stdout since Debian 10 (Buster); --typescript since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --validate since Debian 10 (Buster).

--ice until Debian 9 (Stretch); --underscore until Debian 9 (Stretch).

From zeroc-ice 3.7.10-3 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.