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<title>cl65 Users Guide
<author>Ullrich von Bassewitz, <htmlurl url="mailto:uz@cc65.org" name="uz@cc65.org">
<date>01.08.2000, 27.11.2000, 02.10.2001

<abstract>
cl65 is the compile &amp; link utility for cc65, the 6502 C compiler. It was
designed as a smart frontend for the C compiler (cc65), the assembler (ca65),
the object file converter (co65), and the linker (ld65).
</abstract>

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<sect>Overview<p>

cl65 is a frontend for cc65, ca65, co65 and ld65. While you may not use the
full power of the tools when calling them through cl65, most features are
available, and the use of cl65 is much simpler.


<sect>Basic Usage<p>

The cl65 compile and link utility may be used to convert, compile, assemble
and link files. While the separate tools do just one step, cl65 knows how to
build object files from C files (by calling the compiler, then the assembler)
and other things.

<tscreen><verb>
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Usage: cl65 [options] file [...]
Short options:
  -c                    Compile and assemble but don't link
  -d                    Debug mode
  -g                    Add debug info
  -h                    Help (this text)
  -l                    Create an assembler listing
  -m name               Create a map file
  -mm model             Set the memory model
  -o name               Name the output file
  -r                    Enable register variables
  -t sys                Set the target system
  -u sym                Force an import of symbol `sym'
  -v                    Verbose mode
  -vm                   Verbose map file
  -C name               Use linker config file
  -Cl                   Make local variables static
  -D sym[=defn]         Define a preprocessor symbol
  -I dir                Set a compiler include directory path
  -L path               Specify a library search path
  -Ln name              Create a VICE label file
  -O                    Optimize code
  -Oi                   Optimize code, inline functions
  -Or                   Optimize code, honour the register keyword
  -Os                   Optimize code, inline known C funtions
  -S                    Compile but don't assemble and link
  -T                    Include source as comment
  -V                    Print the version number
  -W                    Suppress warnings
  -Wa options           Pass options to the assembler
  -Wl options           Pass options to the linker

Long options:
  --add-source          Include source as comment
  --asm-args options    Pass options to the assembler
  --asm-define sym[=v]  Define an assembler symbol
  --asm-include-dir dir Set an assembler include directory
  --bss-label name      Define and export a BSS segment label
  --bss-name seg        Set the name of the BSS segment
  --cfg-path path       Specify a config file search path
  --check-stack         Generate stack overflow checks
  --code-label name     Define and export a CODE segment label
  --code-name seg       Set the name of the CODE segment
  --codesize x          Accept larger code by factor x
  --config name         Use linker config file
  --cpu type            Set cpu type
  --create-dep          Create a make dependency file
  --data-label name     Define and export a DATA segment label
  --data-name seg       Set the name of the DATA segment
  --debug               Debug mode
  --debug-info          Add debug info
  --feature name        Set an emulation feature
  --force-import sym    Force an import of symbol `sym'
  --forget-inc-paths    Forget include search paths (compiler)
  --help                Help (this text)
  --include-dir dir     Set a compiler include directory path
  --ld-args options     Pass options to the linker
  --lib file            Link this library
  --lib-path path       Specify a library search path
  --list-targets        List all available targets
  --listing             Create an assembler listing
  --list-bytes n        Number of bytes per assembler listing line
  --mapfile name        Create a map file
  --memory-model model  Set the memory model
  --module              Link as a module
  --module-id id        Specify a module id for the linker
  --o65-model model     Override the o65 model
  --obj file            Link this object file
  --obj-path path       Specify an object file search path
  --register-space b    Set space available for register variables
  --register-vars       Enable register variables
  --rodata-name seg     Set the name of the RODATA segment
  --signed-chars        Default characters are signed
  --standard std        Language standard (c89, c99, cc65)
  --start-addr addr     Set the default start address
  --static-locals       Make local variables static
  --target sys          Set the target system
  --version             Print the version number
  --verbose             Verbose mode
  --zeropage-label name Define and export a ZEROPAGE segment label
  --zeropage-name seg   Set the name of the ZEROPAGE segment
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</verb></tscreen>

Most of the options have the same meaning than the corresponding compiler,
assembler or linker option. See the documentation for these tools for an
explanation. If an option is available for more than one of the tools, it
is set for all tools, where it is available. One example for this is <tt/-v/:
The compiler, the assembler and the linker are all called with the <tt/-v/
switch.

There are a few remaining options that control the behaviour of cl65:

<descrip>

  <tag><tt>-S</tt></tag>

  This option forces cl65 to stop after the assembly step. This means that
  C files are translated into assembler files, but nothing more is done.
  Assembler files, object files and libraries given on the command line
  are ignored.


  <tag><tt>-c</tt></tag>

  This options forces cl65 to stop after the assembly step. This means
  that C and assembler files given on the command line are translated into
  object files, but there is no link step, and object files and libraries
  given on the command line are ignored.


  <tag><tt>-o name</tt></tag>

  The -o option is used for the target name in the final step. This causes
  problems, if the linker will not be called, and there are several input
  files on the command line. In this case, the name given with -o will be
  used for all of them, which makes the option pretty useless. You
  shouldn't use -o when more than one output file is created.


  <tag><tt>-t sys, --target sys</tt></tag>

  The default for this option is different from the compiler and linker in the
  case that the option is missing: While the other tools (compiler, assembler
  and linker) will use the "none" system settings by default, cl65 will use
  the C64 as a target system by default. This was chosen since most people
  seem to use cc65 to develop for the C64.

  <tag><tt>-Wa options, --asm-args options</tt></tag>

  Pass options directly to the assembler. This may be used to pass options
  that aren't directly supported by cl65. Several options may be separated by
  commas, the commas are replaced by spaces when passing them to the
  assembler. Beware: Passing arguments directly to the assembler may interfere
  with some of the defaults, because cl65 doesn't parse the options passed. So
  if cl65 supports an option by itself, do not pass this option to the
  assembler by means of the <tt/-Wa/ switch.

  <tag><tt>-Wl options, --ld-args options</tt></tag>

  Pass options directly to the linker. This may be used to pass options that
  aren't directly supported by cl65. Several options may be separated by
  commas, the commas are replaced by spaces when passing them to the linker.
  Beware: Passing arguments directly to the linker may interfere with some of
  the defaults, because cl65 doesn't parse the options passed. So if cl65
  supports an option by itself, do not pass this option to the linker by means
  of the <tt/-Wl/ switch.

</descrip>



<sect>More usage<p>

Since cl65 was created to simplify the use of the cc65 development
package, it tries to be smart about several things.

<itemize>

<item>  If you don't give a target system on the command line, cl65
        defaults to the C64.

<item>  When linking, cl65 will supply the names of the startup file and
        library for the target system to the linker, so you don't have to do
        that.

<item>  If the final step is the linker, and the name of the output file was
        not explicitly given, cl65 will use the name of the first input file
        without the extension, provided that the name of this file has an
        extension. So you don't need to name the executable name in most
        cases, just give the name of your "main" file as first input file.
</itemize>

The command line is parsed from left to right, and the actual processing tool
(compiler, assembler, ...) is invoked whenever a file name is encountered.
This means that only the options to the left of a file name are in effect when
this file is processed. It does also mean that you're able to specify
different options for different files on the command line. As an example.

<tscreen><verb>
        cl65 -Oirs main.c -O -g module.c
</verb></tscreen>

translates main.c with full optimization and module.c with less optimization
and debug info enabled.

The type of an input file is derived from its extension:

<itemize>
<item>C files: <tt/.c/
<item>Assembler files: <tt/.s/, <tt/.asm/, <tt/.a65/
<item>Object files: <tt/.o/ <tt/.obj/
<item>Libraries: <tt/.a/, <tt/.lib/
<item>GEOS resource files: <tt/.grc/
<item>o65 files: <tt/.o65/, <tt/.emd/, <tt/.joy/, <tt/.tgi/
</itemize>

Please note that the program cannot handle input files with unknown file
extensions.


<sect>Examples<p>

The morse trainer software, which consists of one C file (morse.c) and one
assembler file (irq.s) will need the following separate steps to compile
into an executable named morse:

<tscreen><verb>
        cc65 -g -Oi -t c64 morse.c
        ca65 -g morse.s
        ca65 -g irq.s
        ld65 -t c64 -o morse c64.o morse.o irq.o c64.lib
</verb></tscreen>

When using cl65, this is simplified to

<tscreen><verb>
        cl65 -g -Oi morse.c irq.s
</verb></tscreen>

As a general rule, you may use cl65 instead of cc65 at most times,
especially in makefiles to build object files directly from C files. Use

<tscreen><verb>
        .c.o:
                cl65 -g -Oi $<
</verb></tscreen>

to do this.



<sect>Bugs/Feedback<p>

If you have problems using the utility, if you find any bugs, or if you're
doing something interesting with it, I would be glad to hear from you. Feel
free to contact me by email (<htmlurl url="mailto:uz@cc65.org" name="uz@cc65.org">).



<sect>Copyright<p>

cl65 (and all cc65 binutils) are (C) Copyright 1998-2004 Ullrich von
Bassewitz. For usage of the binaries and/or sources the following
conditions do apply:

This software is provided 'as-is', without any expressed or implied
warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
arising from the use of this software.

Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
freely, subject to the following restrictions:

<enum>
<item>  The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
        claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
        in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
        appreciated but is not required.
<item>  Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not
        be misrepresented as being the original software.
<item>  This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
        distribution.
</enum>



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