monkey2/modules/monkey/docs/mx2cc.md

The mx2cc compiler

Mx2cc is the command line compiler for monkey2. The actual executable is named differently depending on the OS:

• Windows: /bin/mx2cc_windows.exe
  
• MacOS: /bin/mx2cc_macos
  
• Linux: /bin/mx2cc_linux
  

The command line options for mx2cc are:

`mx2cc` _command_ _options_ _input_

Valid commands are:

• makeapp - make an app. input should be a monkey2 file path.
• makemods - make a set of modules. input should be a space separated list of module names, or nothing to make all modules.
• makedocs - make the documentation for a set of modules. input should be a space separated list of module names, or nothing to make all modules.

Valid options are:

• clean - rebuilds everything from scratch.
• verbose - provides more information while building.
• target=target - set target to desktop (the default) or emscripten.
• config=config - set config to debug (the default) or release.
• apptype=apptype set apptype to gui (the default) or console.