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+.TH mcs 1 "6 January 2001"
+.SH NAME
+mcs \- Mono Compiler Suite.
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B mcs
+[option] [source-files]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+mcs is the Mono C# compiler, an implementation of the ECMA-334
+specification. You can pass one or more options to drive the
+compiler, and a set of source files. Extra options or arguments can
+be provided in a response file. Response files are referenced by
+prepending the @ symbol to the response file name.
+.PP
+C# source files must end with a ".cs" extension. Compilation of C#
+source code requires all the files that make up a library, module or
+executable to be provided on the command line. There is no support
+for partial compilation. To achieve the benefits of partial
+compilation, you should compile programs into their own assemblies,
+and later reference them with the "-r" flag.
+.PP
+The Mono C# compiler generates images (.exe files) that contain CIL
+byte code that can be executed by any system that implements a Common
+Language Infrastructure virtual machine such as the Microsoft .NET
+runtime engine on Windows or the Mono runtime engine on Unix systems.
+Executables are not bound to a specific CPU or operating system.
+.PP
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.I \-\-about
+Displays information about the Mono C# compiler
+.TP
+.I \-\-checked
+Sets the default compilation mode to `checked'. This makes all
+the math operations checked (the default is unchecked).
+.TP
+.I \-\-define SYMBOL
+Defines a symbol named SYMBOL. This can be tested in the source code
+by the pre-processor.
+.TP
+.I \-\-fatal
+This is used for debugging the compiler. This makes the error emission
+generate an exception that can be caught by a debugger.
+.TP
+.I \-\-stacktrace
+Generates a stack trace at the time the error is reported, useful for
+debugging the compiler.
+.TP
+.I \-L PATH
+Directs the compiler to look for libraries in the specified path.
+Multiple paths can be provided.
+.TP
+.I \-\-nostdlib
+Use this flag if you want to compile the core library. This makes the
+compiler load its internal types from the assembly being compiled.
+.TP
+.I \-\-nowarn XXX
+Makes the compiler ignore warning XXX.
+.TP
+.I \-o FNAME
+Names the output file to be generated.
+.TP
+.I \-\-optimize
+Turns on optimizations in the compiler.
+.TP
+.I \-\-parse
+Used for benchmarking. The compiler will only parse its input files.
+.TP
+.I \-\-probe X L
+Probes for the code to generate an error named `X' in line `L'. This
+is only used by the test suite.
+.TP
+.I \-\-target KIND
+Used to specify the desired target. The possible values are: exe,
+winexe, library and module.
+.TP
+.I \-\-timestamp
+Another debugging flag. Used to display the times at various points
+in the compilation process.
+.TP
+.I \-\-unsafe
+Enables compilation of unsafe code.
+.TP
+.I \-\-werror
+Treat warnings as errors.
+.TP
+.I \-\-wlevel LEVEL
+Sets the warning level. 0 is the lowest warning level, and 4 is the
+highest. The default is 2.
+.TP
+.I \-r ASSEMBLY
+Reference the named assembly. Use this to use classes from the named
+assembly in your program.
+.TP
+.I \-v
+Debugging. Turns on verbose yacc parsing.
+.PP
+.SH AUTHORS
+The Mono C# Compiler was written by Miguel de Icaza and Ravi Pratap at
+Ximian.
+.PP
+.SH LICENSE
+The Mono Compiler Suite is released under the terms of the GNU GPL.
+Please read the accompanying `COPYING' file for details. Alternative
+licenses are available from Ximian.
+.PP
+.SH BUGS
+To report bugs in the compiler, you can use `bug-buddy', or you can
+file bug reports in our bug tracking system:
+http://bugzilla.ximian.com.
+.SH MAILING LIST
+The Mono Mailing List is available at: mono-list-request@ximian.com
+.SH MORE INFORMATION
+The Mono C# compiler is developed by Ximian, Inc
+(http://www.ximian.com) (http://www.ximian.com) and is based on the
+ECMA C# language standard available here:
+http://www.ecma.ch/ecma1/STAND/ecma-334.htm
+
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