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gst: the GNU Smalltalk virtual machine

NAME

Smalltalk - the GNU Smalltalk virtual machine

DESCRIPTION

GNU Smalltalk usage:

gst [ flag ... ] [ file ... ] gst [ flag ... ] { -f | --file } file [ args ... ]

Short flags can appear either as -xyz or as -x -y -z. If an option is mandatory for a long option, it is also mandatory for a short one. The currently defined set of flags is:

-a --smalltalk-args

Pass the remaining arguments to Smalltalk.

-c --core-dump

Dump core on fatal signal.

-D --declaration-trace

Trace compilation of all loaded files.

-E --execution-trace

Trace execution of all loaded files.

-g --no-gc-message

Do not print garbage collection messages.

-H --help

Print this message and exit.

-i --rebuild-image

Ignore the image file; rebuild it from scratch.

--maybe-rebuild-image

Rebuild the image file from scratch if any kernel file is newer.

-I --image FILE

Instead of `gst.im', use FILE as the image file, and ignore the kernel files' timestamps.

-K --kernel-file FILE

Make FILE's path relative to the image path.

-q --quiet --silent

Do not print execution information.

-r --regression-test

Run in regression test mode, i.e. make printed messages constant.

-S --snapshot

Save a snapshot just before exiting.

-v --version

Print the Smalltalk version number and exit.

-V --verbose

Show names of loaded files and execution stats.

--emacs-mode

Execute as a `process' (from within Emacs)

--kernel-directory DIR

Look for kernel files in directory DIR.

--no-user-files

Don't read user customization files.

-

Read input from standard input explicitly.

Files are loaded one after the other. After the last one is loaded, Smalltalk will exit. If no files are specified, Smalltalk reads from the terminal, with prompts.

In the second form, the file after -f is the last loaded file; any parameter after that file is passed to the Smalltalk program.

AUTHOR

Written by Steve Byrne (sbb [at] gnu.org) and Paolo Bonzini (bonzini [at] gnu.org)

GNU Smalltalk comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. You may redistribute copies of GNU Smalltalk under the terms of the GNU General Public License. For more information, see the file named COPYING.

Using default kernel path: (null) Using default image path: (null)

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <help-smalltalk [at] gnu.org> GNU Smalltalk home page: <http://smalltalk.gnu.org/>. General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

Copyright 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.