.TH nab 1 "27 Jan 1996"
.SH NAME
nab \- compiler for NAB programs
.SH SYNOPSIS
\f4nab [\-v] [\-c] [\-o \f2executable\f4] [\-D\f2name\f4] [\-noassert] [\-nodebug] [\-avs] \f2files\f1
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
\f4nab\fP
program controls compiling and linking of NAB and C programs.
It acts much like other compilers, compiling or linking depending
upon file suffixes.
.P
Upon encountering a file with a \f2.nab\f1 suffix, nab runs the program
through /lib/cpp, then through \f2nab2c\f1 to create a C-language
intermediate file, then through a C compiler (which one was determined
when \f2nab\f1 was compiled) to create an object file.
Files with a \f2.c\f1 suffix are compiled with the C compiler.
These object files, and all other files on the command line, are passed
to the loader, unless the \f2\-c\f1 option is specified.
.PP
\f4nab\fP
accepts the following options.
.TP 10
\f4\-v\f1
Verbose mode, in which commands are echoed to the screen.
.TP 10
\f4\-c\f1
Compile only, do not link.
.TP 10
\f4\-o \f2executable\f1
Gives the name of the executable; a.out by default.
.TP 10
\f4\-D\f1name
Passed on to cpp.
.TP 10
\f4\-noassert\f1
Causes the compiler to ignore any assert statements in the code.
.TP 10
\f4\-nodebug\f1
Causes the compiler to ignore any debug statements in the code.
.TP 10
\f4\-avs\f1
Compiles to an AVS module, rather than to a stand-alone program.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.br
.IR "NAB Users Manual"