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NAME

       falconeer.fal - Falcon Language table compiler

SYNOPSIS

       fallc.fal [-m merge_file] [...options...] ftt_list...

DESCRIPTION

       The  Falcon language table compiler is used to compile .ftt files (Falcon translation tables) into a binary .ftr file (Falcon translation).
       The ftr file is a collection of translations relative to a single module (source file, .fam  pre-compiled  Falcon  file	or  binary  shared
       object/dynamic  load  library), that can be shipped side by side with the module and providing a translation to one of the compiled-in lan-
       guages on request.

       Ftt files are generated by falcon command line compiler using the -y option.

       The program operates on the list of ftt files provided on the command li

OPTIONS

       -c     Do NOT check for inline variables consistency. If not given, fallc will check for all  the  variables  indicated	with  $varname	or
	      $(varname[:...]) to be both in the original strings and in the translation, and  will warn if this doesn't happens.

       -h     Prints an help screen with command synopsis.

       -m <source_table.ftt>
	      Merges  a new source table with previously performed translations.  If the source program that must be translated changes after that
	      some work has been performed on the translation table, it is necessary to integrate the changes into the work files.  In this  mode,
	      a  new template source table generated by falcon can be integrated in already existing translations, which will be modified directly
	      on place. It is possible to provide a different output file for the merged result using the -o <outputfile> option, but in this case
	      it will be possible to merge only one file at a time.

       -o <outputfile>
	      By  default, fallc sends the binary translation table to a file named after the original module with the .ftr extension added.  This
	      option allows one to specify a different destination for the compiled translation table. The option can be used in conjunction  with
	      the -m option to send the result of a merged table to a different file.

       -v     Prints program version and exits.

NOTES

       On some systems, fallc.fal script can be "proxied" with a fallc pseudo command (shell script, batch file and so on).

AUTHOR

       Giancarlo Niccolai <gc_@_falconpl.org_>	(remove "_")

SEE ALSO

       falcon(1)

LICENSE

       This  document is released under the "GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.2".  On Debian systems, the complete text of the Free Docu-
       mentation License, version 1.2, can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/.

Falcon toolset							     May 2008							      fallc.fal(1)