Command Line Arguments

Here is a list of the different arguments that you are able to pass to the HaXe compiler.

These arguments can also be placed into a text file of one per line with the extension hxml. This file can then be passed directly to the haxe compiler as a build script.

Targets

These are the different targets and options provided with HaXe 2.04.

Each target and it's options may only be used once per call the compiler. --next can be used in hxml files to utilize multiple calls with one command.

C++

See: hxcpp for more information on setting up your environment to compile the C++ files.

• —cpp : compile code to C++ files

Javascript

See: Getting started with haXe/JS.

• —js : compile code to JavaScript file

Neko

See: Getting started with haXe/Neko.

• —neko : compile code to Neko Binary
• —x : shortcut for compiling and executing a neko file
• ——neko—source : keep generated neko source

Flash

See: Getting started with haXe/Flash.

• —as3 : generate AS3 code into target directory
• —swf : compile code to Flash SWF file
• —swf9 : compile code to Flash9 SWF file
• —swf—version : change the SWF version (6 to 10). Implies the `-D flashN` switch, where `N` is the SWF version specified
• —swf—header : define SWF header (width:height:fps:color)
• —swf—lib : add the SWF library to the compiled SWF
• ——flash—strict : more type strict flash API
• ——flash—use—stage : place objects found on the stage of the SWF lib

PHP

See: Getting started with haXe/PHP.

• —php : generate PHP code into target directory
• ——php—front : select the name for the PHP front file

XML

• —xml : generate XML types description

Compilation Options

• —main : select startup class
• —lib : use an haxelib library
• —D : define a conditional compilation flag
  See: Conditional Compilation
• —resource [@name] : add a named resource file
• —exclude : don’t generate code for classes listed in this file
• —debug : add debug information to the compiled code
• ——no—opt : disable code optimizations
• ——no—traces : don’t compile trace calls in the program
• —-no—inline : disable inlining
• ——remap : remap a package to another one
• —cp : add a directory to find source files

Compiler Interaction Options

• ——display : display code tips
• —v : turn on verbose node
• —prompt : prompt on error
• ——times : measure compilation times
• —help : Display this list of options
• ——help : Display this list of options

Batch Processing Commands

• —cmd : run the specified command after successful compilation (Note: will only run after a successful compile. Will not run without a target)
• ——gen—hx—classes : generate hx headers from SWF9 file
• ——next : separate several haxe compilations
• ——no—output : compiles but does not generate any file