A Few More Quick Tips¶
Add
-cleanto the command line to do a clean build:dylan-compiler -build -clean /my/project.lid
However, note that there are bugs related to the
-cleanflag so deleting the_builddirectory may be preferable.Use
dylan-compiler -helpto see all the options. Options that don’t take an argument may be negated by adding “no”. e.g. -nologoThe
-buildoption builds an executable unless you add this line to your .lid file:target-type: dll
If you miss having rich command line history and similar features, use
rlwrapwithdylan-compiler.
You should now have enough information to start working on your Dylan
project.  The next few sections go into more detail on using
dylan-compiler, which also has an interactive mode that can make
the edit/build/debug cycle a bit faster.  Or if you’re an Emacs user
you may prefer to jump directly to the section on the
Dylan Interactor Mode for Emacs (DIME).