Re: -c question

> On Feb 6, 2024, at 10:52, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>>> On 6 Feb 2024, at 00:39, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> Is there a way to syntax a module?  Sort of like the "-c"
>>> option on main programs?
>>> 
>>> Many thanks,
>>> -T
> 
> On 2/6/24 01:34, Elizabeth Mattijsen wrote:
> > $ raku -c foo.rakumod
> > Syntax OK
> >
> 
> $ raku -c WinMessageBox.pm6
> ===SORRY!=== Error while compiling /home/CDs/Windows/NtUtil/WinMessageBox.pm6
> Could not find NativeConvert in:
>    /home/tony/.raku
>    /opt/rakudo-pkg/share/perl6/site
>    /opt/rakudo-pkg/share/perl6/vendor
>    /opt/rakudo-pkg/share/perl6/core
>    CompUnit::Repository::AbsolutePath<4639587332824>
>    CompUnit::Repository::NQP<4639586267208>
>    CompUnit::Repository::Perl5<4639586267248>
> at /home/CDs/Windows/NtUtil/WinMessageBox.pm6:50
> 
> $ which NativeConvert.pm6
> ./NativeConvert.pm6
> and three other pm.6's WinMessageBox imports.
> 
> I can only compile check my modules if I
> import them to a program and -c the program.
> 
> For example, the following program uses
> the above module:
>    $ raku -c CobianWrapper.pl6
>    Syntax OK
> 
> I just want to do a syntax check on my modules
> at time without the program.
> 
> :'(

The wrapper program can be a `-e` one-liner, like:
    raku -c -e 'use NativeCall;'
        Syntax OK
    
Does this work for you?
    raku -c -e 'use WinMessageBox;'
    
-- 
Hope this helps,
Bruce Gray (Util of PerlMonks)