Compiling and Linking from the Command Line

When you compile from the command line, you can use the package-specific switches listed in the following table.

Package-specific command-line compiler switches

Switch	Purpose
$G	Disables creation of imported data references. Using this switch increases memory-access efficiency, but prevents packages compiled with it from referencing variables in other packages.
-LEpath	Specifies the directory where the package file (.bpl) will be placed.
-LNpath	Specifies the directory where the package file (.dcp) will be placed.
-LUpackage	Use packages.
-Z	Prevents a package from being implicitly recompiled later. Use when compiling packages that provide low-level functionality, that change infrequently between builds, or whose source code will not be distributed.

Note: Using the -$G- switch may prevent a package from being used in the same application with other packages. Other command-line options may be used, if appropriate, when compiling packages. See The Command-line Compiler for information on command-line options not discussed here.

Package-specific command-line compiler and linker switches

Switch	Purpose
tP	Generates a project as a package (compiler switch).
-D "description"	Saves the specified description with the package.
-Gb	Generates the .bpl filename.
-Gi	Saves the generated .bpi file. Included by default in package project files.
-Gpd	Generates a design-time-only package.
-Gpr	Generates a runtime-only package.
-Gl	Generates a .lib file.
-Tpp	Builds the project as a package. Included by default in package project files.