About rock
rock is the main ooc compiler. It parses ooc files using nagaqueen, does some checking and inference, produces .c files, and then drives the C compilation process to produce either an executable or a library.
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The Basic usage section explains how to quickly get up and running, using rock to compile ooc projects.
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The Drivers section gives an overview of rock’s various drivers, akin to compiling strategies, like the sequence driver (default), the make driver, and the android driver.
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The Advanced usage section covers some less-often used options like using a different C compiler, keeping source files, etc.
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The Usefiles section describes the format of
.usefiles, which define the characteristics of an ooc app or library. -
The Garbage Collection section talks about the Garbage Collection strategy in rock, how to make sure things work well on different plaforms, how the Boehm GC is bundled, etc.
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The Debugging section talks about what to do when a program doesn’t behave correctly. Debug symbols, stack traces, debugging on particularly painful platforms like Windows.
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The Packaging section talks about releasing standalone applications coded in ooc, such as games — when you don’t want to have users install dependencies on their own, but would rather bundle everything together.