Compiler Option: -print

Print out information

Syntax
      -print option

Description
   The -print option can be used to query the compiler for certain 
   information which may be useful especially for build scripts. It does 
   not prevent compilation of input files given besides the -print option, 
   but the compiler also can be invoked with only a -print option and no 
   input files, in which case it will not compile anything but only respond 
   to the -print option.

   Currently, the following -print options are recognized:

      +--------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
      |option  |effect                                                                                                                                                       |
      |fblibdir|Prints the compiler's lib/ path                                                                                                                              |
      |host    |Prints the host system on which fbc is running                                                                                                               |
      |target  |Prints the target system for which fbc is compiling (can be affected by the -target option)                                                                  |
      |x       |Prints the file name of the output executable or library that fbc will or would generate (named after the -x option), depending on other command line options|
      |sha-1   |Prints the source code revision sha-1 used to build the compiler, if available                                                                               |
      +--------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Example
   A makefile could use target := $(shell $(FBC) -print target) to find out 
   the compilation target, which would even work when cross-compiling, with 
   FBC set to something like fbc -target foo.

   fbc -print x alone will print out the executable file extension for the 
   target system.
   fbc -print x -dll on the other hand will print out the dynamic library 
   file name format.
   fbc -print x -m foo will print out the executable file name that would 
   be used when compiling a module called foo.bas.
   fbc 1.bas 2.bas -lib -print x will compile 1.bas and 2.bas into a 
   library, whose file name will be displayed.

See also
   * -x
   * -target
   * Using the Command Line
   * __FB_BUILD_SHA1__

