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Algol 68 Genie (Algol68G) is an Algol 68 compiler-interpreter. It can be used for executing Algol 68 programs or scripts. Algol 68 is a rather lean orthogonal general-purpose language that is a beautiful means for denoting algorithms. Algol 68 was designed as a general-purpose programming language by IFIP Working Group 2.1 (Algorithmic Languages and Calculi) that has continuing responsibility for Algol 60 and Algol 68.

Algol 68 Genie and its documentation can be obtained from

https://jmvdveer.home.xs4all.nl/

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Options are passed to a68g either from the file .a68g.rc in the working directory, the environment variable A68G_OPTIONS, the command-line or from pragmats.

Option precedence is as follows: pragmat options supersede command-line options, command-line options supersede options in environment variable A68G_OPTIONS, A68G_OPTIONS supersedes options in .a68g.rc.

Listing options, tracing options and -pragmat, -nopragmat, take their effect when they are encountered in a left-to-right pass of the program text, and can thus be used, for example, to generate a cross reference for a particular part of the program.

Where numeric arguments are required, suffices k, M or G are allowed for multiplication with 2 ** 10, 2 ** 20 or 2 ** 30 respectively.

--apropos | --help | --info [string]: Print info on options if string is omitted, or print info on string otherwise.
--assertions | --no-assertions: Control elaboration of assertions.
--backtrace | --no-backtrace: Control whether a stack backtrace is done in case a runtime-error occurs.
--brackets: Consider [ .. ] and { .. } as being equivalent to ( .. ). Traditional Algol 68 syntax allows ( .. ) to replace [ .. ] in bounds and slices.
--check | --no-run: Check syntax only, the interpreter does not start.
--clock: Report execution time excluding time needed for compilation.
--compile | --no-compile: Switch compilation of units on or off. Compilation omits many of the runtime checks offered by the interpreter proper. The program is not executed and a shell script is generated combining source code and its shared library. This shell script can be used as a pseudo-executable.
--debug | --monitor: Start in the monitor. Invoke the monitor in case a runtime-error occurs; the program will pause in the monitor on the line that contains the error.
--echo string: Echo string to standout.
--execute unit | --x unit: Execute the Algol 68 unit. In this way one-liners can be executed from the command line.
--exit | --: Ignore further options.
--extensive: Generate an extensive listing.
-f | --file string: Accept string as filename in case it conflicts with shell syntax.
--frame number: Set the frame stack size to number bytes.
--handles number: Set the handle space size to number bytes.
--heap number: Set the heap size to number bytes.
--listing: Generate a concise listing.
--moids: Generate an overview of modes in the listing file.
--object | --no-object: Control the listing of C code in the listing file.
--optimise | --no-optimise: Switch compilation of units on or off. Compilation omits many of the runtime checks offered by the interpreter proper. This option is equivalent to -O2.
-O | -O0 | -O1 | -O2 | -O3: Switch compilation of units on and pass the option to the back-end C compiler to set the optimiser level.
--overhead number: Set overhead for stack checking.
--pedantic: Equivalent to --warnings --portcheck
--portcheck | --no-portcheck: Enable or disable portability warning messages.
--pragmats | --no-pragmats: Control elaboration of pragmats.
--precision number: Set the precision for LONG LONG modes to number significant digits.
--prelude-listing: Generate a listing of preludes.
--pretty-print: Pretty-print the source file.
--print unit | --p unit: Print the value yielded by the Algol 68 unit. In this way one-liners can be executed from the command line.
--quiet: Suppress all warning messages.
--quote-stropping: Use quote stropping.
--reductions: Print reductions made by the parser.
--rerun: Use compiled code of a previous run.
--run: Override the --no-run option.
--script string: Takes string as source file name and skips further option processing so these can be handled by the script.
--source | --no-source: Control the listing of source lines in the listing file.
--stack number: Set the stack size to number bytes.
--statistics: Generate statistics in the listing file.
--strict: Ignores extensions to Algol 68 syntax.
--time-limit number: Interrupt the interpreter after number seconds, generating a time limit exceeded error.
--trace | --no-trace: Control tracing of the running program.
--tree | --no-tree: Control listing of the syntax tree in the listing file.
--unused: Generate an overview of unused tags in the listing file.
--upper-stropping: Use upper stropping, which is the default stropping regime.
--verbose: Use verbose mode.
--version: Print the version of the running image of a68g.
--warnings | --no-warnings: Enable warning messages or suppress suppressible warning messages.
--xref | --no-xref: Control generation of a cross-reference in the listing file.

Author

Author of Algol 68 Genie is Marcel van der Veer <algol68g@xs4all.nl>.

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October 16, 2024

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