NAME

       mescc - C99 compiler in Scheme for bootstrapping the GNU system

SYNOPSIS

       mescc [OPTION]... FILE...

DESCRIPTION

       C99 compiler in Scheme for bootstrapping the GNU system.

OPTIONS

       --align=SYMBOL
              align SYMBOL {functions,globals,none} [functions]

       --arch=ARCH
              compile for ARCH [x86_64]

       --kernel=ARCH
              compile for KERNEL [linux]

       -dumpmachine
              display the compiler's target machine

       --base-address=ADDRESS
              use BaseAddress ADDRESS [0x1000000]

       --numbered-arch
              mescc-tools use numbered arch

       -D DEFINE[=VALUE]
              define DEFINE [VALUE=1]

       -E     preprocess only; do not compile, assemble or link

       -g     add debug info (call stack in GDB)

       -h, --help
              display this help and exit

       -I DIR append DIR to include path

       -L DIR append DIR to library path

       -l LIBNAME
              link with LIBNAME

       -m BITS
              compile for BITS bits [32]

       -nodefaultlibs
              do not use libc.o nor libmescc.a when linking

       -nostartfiles
              do not use crt1.o when linking

       -nostdlib
              do not use crt1.o or libc.o or libmescc.a when linking

       -o FILE
              write output to FILE

       -O LEVEL
              use optimizing LEVEL

       -S     preprocess and compile only; do not assemble or link

       --std=STANDARD
              assume that the input sources are for STANDARD

       -V,--version
              display version and exit

       -w,--write=TYPE
              dump Nyacc AST using TYPE {pretty-print,write}

       -x LANGUAGE
              specify LANGUAGE of the following input files

       Ignored for GCC compatibility

       -fno-builtin

       -fno-stack-protector

       -no-pie

       -nostdinc

       -static

       Environment variables:

       MES=BINARY
              run on mes-executable BINARY {mes,guile}

       MES_DEBUG=LEVEL
              show debug output with verbosity LEVEL {0..5}

       NYACC_TRACE=1
              show Nyacc progress

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to: bug-mes@gnu.org
       GNU Mes home page: <http://gnu.org/software/mes/>
       General help using GNU software: <http://gnu.org/gethelp/>

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation for mescc is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and mescc programs are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              info mescc

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU Mes 0.24.2                                    February 2023                                         MESCC(1)