---
name: "telakka"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tela"
version: "2.0-12"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/telakka"
---

# telakka(1)

TeLa Kernel Konstruction Accessory

## NAME

telakka - TeLa Kernel Konstruction Accessory

## SYNOPSIS

**telakka** \[ **-v** ⎪ **--verbose** \] \[ **-o** *file* ⎪ **--output** *file* \]\
         \[ *CFLAGS* \] \[ *files* \]

**telakka** \[ **-v** ⎪ **--verbose** \] \[ **-o** *file* ⎪ **--output** *file* \]\
         \[ **-c** ⎪ **--compile-only** \] \[ *CFLAGS* \] \[ *files* \]

**telakka** \[ **-v** ⎪ **--verbose** \] \[ **-o** *file* ⎪ **--output** *file* \]\
         \[ **--shared** \] \[ *CFLAGS* \] \[ *files* \]

**telakka** **-V** ⎪ **--version**

**telakka** **-h** ⎪ **--help**

## DESCRIPTION

**telakka** compiles *files* or links them with appropriate libraries to produce a new **tela** executable (form 1), object files (form 2), or a dynamic library (form 3).

*CFLAGS* are any additional flags for the C++ compiler.

*files* are ".ct", ".o", or ".a" files to be compiled or linked.\

- .ct -\> **tela** (form 1)

  If neither **-c**, nor **--shared** is given, **telakka** builds a new Tela-kernel, extended by the functions in *files*.\

- .ct -\> .o (form 2)

  To compile one or more *files* to object files, use **-c**, or **--compile-only**.  If no output filename is given with **-o** *file* or **--output** *file*, each of the specified *files* are compiled to object files.  If an output filename is specified, only one ct-file can be compiled at a time.\

- .ct -\> .so (form 3)

  To compile one or more *files* to a shared object, use **--shared**. (The operating system must support dynamic objects for this option to work.)  The resulting shared object file is linked with **tela** at runtime, see *link()*.  **telakka** derives the name of the shared object from the name of the **first** input file unless an explicit output filename is given with **-o** *file* or **--output** *file*.

**telakka** displays its own version number and the version of the associated **tela** binary when called with the **-V** or **--version** options (form 4).

Use **-h** or **--help** to show a brief summary of **telakka**'s command line options (form 5).

## OPTIONS

**telakka** understands the following options:\

- **-h**, **--help**

  Display help message and exit.\

- **-c**, **--compile-only**

  Compile only, do not link (see [*gcc*(1)](/gcc/1.md)).  This option is mutually exclusive with **--shared**.\

- **-n**, **--nostandard**

  This option has no effect and is only included for backward compatability.\

- **-o** *file*, **--output** *file*

  Specify the name of output file. The default value is "tela", or in compile-only mode the base-name of the ct-file with ".o" appended, or in shared mode the base-name of the first ct-file with ".so" appended.\

- **--shared**

  Compile and link given files to produce a shared object.  The output filename is the first ct-file's basename with ".so" appended.\

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Switch on verbose mode.\

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version of **telakka** and **tela**, then exit.

## SEE ALSO

```
    tela        Tela interpreter
    ctpp        Tela preprocessor
    plotmtv     Standard associated graphics package
    sppc        Alternative graphics package
    m2t         Matlab to Tela translator
```

## HISTORY

telakka by Pekka Janhunen; man page by Ch. L. Spiel, 2000-11-7.