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HTCOBOL(1)							    HTCOBOL(1)

NAME
       htcobol - COBOL 85 compiler

SYNOPSIS
       htcobol [ options ] filename

DESCRIPTION
       A compiler for the COmmon Business Oriented Language, COBOL.

       Htcobol	reads a COBOL source in the file filename and depending on the
       option, will preprocess, compile, assemble and link to generate an exe‐
       cutable binary.

       The  compiler  generates	 GNU  assembler for the IA32 (i386) platforms.
       With the aid of the GCC tool set, this intermediate code	 can  then  be
       assembled and linked to create an executable binary.

       A  executable binary can be created either directly by the compiler, or
       by generating intermediate assembler code and using a Makefile for  the
       assemble and link steps.

       The  compiler  recognizes  several  command  line  options as described
       below.

       You can get a help message by invoking htcobol with the -h option.

INITIALIZATION FILES
       Many compiler options can be set using the resource file and/or command
       line options.

       Default resource file name is htcobolrc.

       The precedence of any compiler option is as follows:

       1.     Command line options, if available.

       2.     Environment variables, if available.

       3.     The resource file options, if available.

       4.     Compiler default options.

OPTIONS
       Compiler specific options:

       -h     Display help.

       -a     Create static library; Preprocess, compile, assemble and archive

       -B     mode Specify binding mode (static/dynamic)

       -c     Compile to a statically linked object module

       -e <name>
	      Specify entry point name (first program to execute)

       -E     Output  preprocessor  to	standard  output only; do not compile,
	      assemble or link

       -g     Generate compiler debugging output

       -l <name>
	      Add library name to link step

       -L <dir>
	      Add directory to library search path

       -m     Create shared library; Preprocess, compile, assemble and link

       -M <option>
	      Specify main entry point option (auto|first|none)

       -n     Don't actually run any commands; just print them

       -o <file>
	      Specify output file name

       -S     Preprocess, compile  (generate  assembler	 code)	only;  do  not
	      assemble or link

       -t     Doesn't  remove  the intermediary files (assembly file, pre-pro‐
	      cessed COBOL file) generated during the compilation.

       -v     Generate verbose compiler output

       -V     Display compiler version information and exit

       -Wl,<options>
	      Pass comma-separated <options> on to the linker

       -x     Compile to an executable module

       -z     Generate very verbose compiler output

       COBOL specific options:

       -C     Make all COBOL calls dynamic

       -D     Include source debugging lines

       -F     Input source is in standard fixed column format

       -I <path>
	      Define include (copybooks) search	 path(s)  (default  -I./)  The
	      path  may be either a single directory, or a list of directories
	      separated by a `:' (`;' on the Win32 platform).

       -P     Generate output listing file

       -T <num>
	      Expand tabs to number of space(s) (default T=8)

       -X     Input source is in X/Open free format (default format)

FILES
       htcobolrc - Compile options file.

       htrtconf - Run-time options file.

ENVIRONMENT
       TCOB_OPTIONS_PATH
	      Options file directory path.

       TCOBRT_CONFIG_DIR
	      Run-time options file directory path.

       TCOB_LD_LIBRARY_PATH and	 LD_LIBRARY_PATH
	      Dynamically loaded libraries search path (excluding Win32).

       TEMP   Temporary files directory path.

SEE ALSO
       GCC(1), as(1), ld(1), make(1).

4.3 Berkeley Distribution      January 22, 2002			    HTCOBOL(1)

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