NAME

       falconeer.fal - Falcon Language table compiler

SYNOPSIS

       fallc.fal [-m merge_file] [...options...] ftt_list...

DESCRIPTION

       The  Falcon  language  table  compiler  is  used to compile .ftt files (Falcon translation tables) into a
       binary .ftr file (Falcon translation). The ftr file is a collection of translations relative to a  single
       module  (source  file,  .fam pre-compiled Falcon file or binary shared object/dynamic load library), that
       can be shipped side by side with the module and  providing  a  translation  to  one  of  the  compiled-in
       languages on request.

       Ftt files are generated by falcon command line compiler using the -y option.

       The program operates on the list of ftt files provided on the command li

OPTIONS

       -c     Do  NOT  check  for  inline  variables  consistency.  If  not  given, fallc will check for all the
              variables indicated with $varname or $(varname[:...]) to be both in the original  strings  and  in
              the translation, and  will warn if this doesn't happens.

       -h     Prints an help screen with command synopsis.

       -m <source_table.ftt>
              Merges a new source table with previously performed translations.  If the source program that must
              be  translated  changes  after  that  some work has been performed on the translation table, it is
              necessary to integrate the changes into the work files.  In this mode, a new template source table
              generated by falcon can be integrated in already existing translations,  which  will  be  modified
              directly  on  place. It is possible to provide a different output file for the merged result using
              the -o <outputfile> option, but in this case it will be possible to merge only one file at a time.

       -o <outputfile>
              By default, fallc sends the binary translation table to a file named  after  the  original  module
              with  the .ftr extension added.  This option allows one to specify a different destination for the
              compiled translation table. The option can be used in conjunction with the -m option to  send  the
              result of a merged table to a different file.

       -v     Prints program version and exits.

NOTES

       On  some systems, fallc.fal script can be "proxied" with a fallc pseudo command (shell script, batch file
       and so on).

AUTHOR

       Giancarlo Niccolai <gc_@_falconpl.org_>  (remove "_")

SEE ALSO

       falcon(1)

LICENSE

       This document is released under the "GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.2".   On  Debian  systems,
       the   complete   text   of   the   Free   Documentation   License,   version   1.2,   can   be  found  in
       /usr/share/common-licenses/.

Falcon toolset                                      May 2008                                        fallc.fal(1)