> On Feb 6, 2024, at 10:52, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users <perl6-users@perl.org>
> wrote:
>
>>> On 6 Feb 2024, at 00:39, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
>>> <perl6-users@perl.org> 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)
