To compile a project:
$ brownie compile
Each time the compiler runs, Brownie compares hashes of the contract source code against the existing compiled versions. If a contract has not changed it will not be recompiled. If you wish to force a recompile of the entire project, use brownie compile --all
.
Note
All of a project's contract sources must be placed inside the contracts/
folder. Attempting to import sources from outside this folder will result in a compiler error.
Settings for the compiler are found in brownie-config.yaml
:
solc:
version: 0.5.10
evm_version: null
optimize: true
runs: 200
minify_source: false
Modifying any compiler settings will result in a full recompile of the project.
Note
Brownie supports Solidity versions >=0.4.22
.
If a compiler version is set in the configuration file, all contracts in the project are compiled using that version. It is installed automatically if not already present. The version should be given as a string in the format 0.x.x
.
If the version is set to null
, Brownie looks at the version pragma of each contract and uses the latest matching compiler version that has been installed. If no matching version is found, the most recent release is installed.
Setting the version via pragma allows you to use multiple versions in a single project. When doing so, you may encounter compiler errors when a contract imports another contract that is meant to compile on a higher version. A good practice in this situation is to import interfaces rather than actual contracts when possible, and set all interface pragmas as >=0.4.22
.
By default, evm_version
is set to null
. Brownie uses byzantium
when compiling versions <=0.5.4
and petersburg
for >=0.5.5
.
If you wish to use a newer compiler version on a network that has not yet forked you can set the EVM version manually. Valid options are byzantium
, constantinople
and petersburg
.
See the Solidity documentation for more info on the different EVM versions.
Compiler optimization is enabled by default. Coverage evaluation was designed using optimized contracts - there is no need to disable it during testing.
See the Solidity documentation for more info on the solc
optimizer.
If minify_source
is true
, the contract source is minified before compiling. Each time Brownie is loaded it will then minify the current source code before checking the hashes to determine if a recompile is necessary. This allows you to modify code formatting and comments without triggering a recompile, at the cost of increased load times from recalculating source offsets.
If you wish to manually install a different version of solc
:
>>> from brownie.project.compiler import install_solc
>>> install_solc("0.5.10")