Using the compiler

Inko's compiler is available through the inko command.

Compiling and running

To compile and then run a file, use the inko run command:

inko run hello.inko

This command is useful when running simple scripts or during the development of your project. If your program defines any command line flags, specify them after the file to run:

inko run hello.inko --foo=bar

Any flags specified before the file to run are treated as flags for the run command.

Compiling without running

The inko run command requires your source code to be available, and compiles it from scratch every time. To avoid this, we can build a standalone executable using the inko build command:

inko build hello.inko

By default this produces a debug build, located in ./build/debug/hello. To produce a release build instead, run the following:

inko build --release hello.inko

The resulting executable is now located in ./build/release/hello.

You can specify an alternative output path using the -o option:

inko build -o /tmp/hello hello.inko

For more information, run inko --help.