Compiler Option Target

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Compiler Option: -target

Set the target platform for cross compilation

Syntax

-target < platform >

Parameters

platform

The target platform. tiko recognizes three:

Target
windows-x86_64	Windows on x86-64; the default on Windows
linux-x86_64	Linux on x86-64; the default on Linux
macos-arm64	macOS on Apple Silicon; the default on macOS. A program for it links on a Mac, with Apple's linker and SDK

Any other name is refused with TKO0103.

Examples:

Description

The -target compiler option can be used to create an executable for a platform which is different from the host on which the source code is being compiled and linked. Appropriate libraries and cross compilation tools (assembler, linker) must be installed for cross compilation to work (also see FB and cross-compiling).

If -target <platform> is given, the compiler will compile programs more or less as if they were compiled on the given platform. This affects which __FB_*__ operating-system-specific symbol will be pre-defined, the default calling convention, the object and executable file format (e.g. ELF/COFF), the available runtime libraries and functions, etc.

With a standalone FB setup such as the FB-dos or FB-win32 releases:

With a normal FB setup such as the FB-linux release:

When using triplets they generally have the form os <arch>-<vendor>-<os> but can vary a lot between build systems or over time between different versions of a build system or toolchain. The compiler also accepts the form <arch>-<os> and is fairly permissive in what will be accepted and typically will not throw an error if at least part of the gnu triplet is recognized

For more details, see on page -buildprefix, the paragraph: "Detailed behavior if using -buildprefix, -prefix, -target command line options".

Version

See also

• -arch
• -buildprefix
• -prefix
• Using the Command Line

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