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The default value is <code class="inline">true</code>.</p> </li> <li><p><code class="inline">:build_embedded</code> - when <code class="inline">true</code>, embeds all code and priv content in the <code class="inline">_build</code> directory instead of using symlinks.</p> </li> <li><p><code class="inline">:build_path</code> - the directory where build artifacts should be written to. This option is intended only for child apps within a larger umbrella application so that each child app can use the common <code class="inline">_build</code> directory of the parent umbrella. In a non-umbrella context, configuring this has undesirable side-effects (such as skipping some compiler checks) and should be avoided.</p> </li> </ul> <h2 id="module-compilers" class="section-heading"> <a href="#module-compilers" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Compilers </h2> <p>To see documentation for each specific compiler, you must invoke <code class="inline">help</code> directly for the compiler command:</p> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="n">mix</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">help</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">compile</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">elixir</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">mix</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">help</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">compile</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">erlang</span></code></pre> <p>You can get a list of all compilers by running:</p> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="n">mix</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">compile</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">--</span><span class="n">list</span></code></pre> <h2 id="module-command-line-options" class="section-heading"> <a href="#module-command-line-options" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Command line options </h2> <ul> <li><code class="inline">--list</code> - lists all enabled compilers </li> <li><code class="inline">--no-archives-check</code> - skips checking of archives </li> <li><code class="inline">--no-deps-check</code> - skips checking of dependencies </li> <li><code class="inline">--no-protocol-consolidation</code> - skips protocol consolidation </li> <li><code class="inline">--force</code> - forces compilation </li> <li><code class="inline">--return-errors</code> - returns error status and diagnostics instead of exiting on error </li> <li><code class="inline">--erl-config</code> - path to an Erlang term file that will be loaded as mix config </li> </ul> </section> <section id="summary" class="details-list"> <h1 class="section-heading"> <a class="hover-link" href="#summary"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this section</span> </a> Summary </h1> <div class="summary-functions summary"> <h2> <a href="#functions">Functions</a> </h2> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#compilers/0">compilers()</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Returns all compilers</p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#manifests/0">manifests()</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Returns manifests for all compilers</p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#run/1">run(args)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Receives command-line arguments and performs compilation. If it produces errors, warnings, or any other diagnostic information, it should return a tuple with the status and a list of diagnostics</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="functions" class="details-list"> <h1 class="section-heading"> <a class="hover-link" href="#functions"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this section</span> </a> Functions </h1> <div class="detail" id="compilers/0"> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#compilers/0" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">compilers()</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/compile.ex#L149" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Returns all compilers.</p> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="manifests/0"> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#manifests/0" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">manifests()</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/compile.ex#L156" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Returns manifests for all compilers.</p> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="run/1"> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#run/1" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">run(args)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/compile.ex#L86" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Receives command-line arguments and performs compilation. If it produces errors, warnings, or any other diagnostic information, it should return a tuple with the status and a list of diagnostics.</p> <p>Callback implementation for <a href="Mix.Task.Compiler.html#c:run/1"><code class="inline">Mix.Task.Compiler.run/1</code></a>.</p> </section> </div> </section> <footer class="footer"> <p> <span class="line"> Built using <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/ex_doc" title="ExDoc" target="_blank" rel="help noopener">ExDoc</a> (v0.19.1), </span> <span class="line"> designed by <a href="https://twitter.com/dignifiedquire" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="@dignifiedquire">Friedel Ziegelmayer</a>. </span> </p> </footer> </div> </div> </section> </div> <script src="dist/app-a0c90688fa.js"></script> </body> </html>