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<article>
<title>cl65 Users Guide
<author><url url="mailto:uz@cc65.org" name="Ullrich von Bassewitz">
<date>01.08.2000, 27.11.2000, 02.10.2001
<author><url url="mailto:uz@cc65.org" name="Ullrich von Bassewitz">,<newline>
<url url="mailto:greg.king5@verizon.net" name="Greg King">
<date>2017-05-24
<abstract>
cl65 is the compile &amp; link utility for cc65, the 6502 C compiler. It was
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-C name Use linker config file
-Cl Make local variables static
-D sym[=defn] Define a preprocessor symbol
-E Stop after the preprocessing stage
-I dir Set a compiler include directory path
-L path Specify a library search path
-Ln name Create a VICE label file
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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
Most of the options have the same meanings as the corresponding compiler,
assembler, and linker options. See the documentation for those 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/
is set for all tools where it is available. One example for that 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>-E</tt></tag>
This option is passed to the cc65 compiler; and, it forces cl65 to stop
before the assembly step. That means that C-level preprocessor directives
are obeyed; and, macroes are expanded. But, the C source isn't compiled.
If the <tt/-o/ option isn't used, then the C code results are written into
files with a ".i" suffix on their base names. Assembler files, object
files, and libraries given on the command line are ignored.
<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
This option forces cl65 to stop before the assembly step. That 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
This option forces cl65 to stop after the assembly step. That 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
object files; but, there is no link step. 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
The -o option is used for the target name in the final step. That causes
problems if the linker will not be called, and there are several input
files on the command line. In that 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.
shouldn't use <tt/-o/ when more than one output file is created.
<tag><tt>--print-target-path</tt></tag>
This option prints the absolute path of the target file directory and exits
This option prints the absolute path of the target file directory, and exits
then. It is supposed to be used with shell backquotes or the GNU make shell
function. This way you can write build scripts or Makefiles accessing target
function. That way, you can write build scripts or Makefiles accessing target
files without any assumption about the cc65 installation path.
<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
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
"c64" as a target system by default. That was chosen because most people
seem to use cc65 to develop for the C64.
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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
commas; the commas are replaced by spaces when passing them to the
assembler. Beware: Passing arguments directly to the assembler might 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 that option to the
assembler by means of the <tt/-Wa/ switch.
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Pass options directly to the compiler. 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
compiler. Beware: Passing arguments directly to the compiler 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
commas; the commas are replaced by spaces when passing them to the
compiler. Beware: Passing arguments directly to the compiler might 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 that option to the
compiler by means of the <tt/-Wc/ switch.
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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
commas; the commas are replaced by spaces when passing them to the linker.
Beware: Passing arguments directly to the linker might 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 that option to the linker by means
of the <tt/-Wl/ switch.
</descrip>
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<sect>More usage<p>
Since cl65 was created to simplify the use of the cc65 development
Because cl65 was created to simplify the use of the cc65 development
package, it tries to be smart about several things.
<itemize>
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<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> When linking, cl65 will supply the name of the library file 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.
without the extension, provided that the name of that file has an
extension. So, you don't need to give the executable name in most
cases; just give the name of your "main" file as the first input file.
</itemize>
The command line is parsed from left to right, and the actual processing tool
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<itemize>
<item>C files: <tt/.c/
<item>Assembler files: <tt/.s/, <tt/.asm/, <tt/.a65/
<item>Object files: <tt/.o/ <tt/.obj/
<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/