X-Git-Url: http://nitlanguage.org

diff --git a/src/nitc.nit b/src/nitc.nit
index a3c9fa6..bc788ae 100644
--- a/src/nitc.nit
+++ b/src/nitc.nit
@@ -23,32 +23,42 @@ private import compiling
 # The main class of the nitcompiler program
 class NitCompiler
 special AbstractCompiler
-	readable attr _opt_output: OptionString = new OptionString("Output file", "-o", "--output")
-	readable attr _opt_boost: OptionBool = new OptionBool("Optimize compilation", "-O", "--boost")
-	readable attr _opt_no_cc: OptionBool = new OptionBool("Do not invoke C compiler", "--no_cc")
-	readable attr _opt_attr_sim: OptionBool = new OptionBool("Use attribute simulation", "--attr-sim")
-	readable attr _opt_global: OptionBool = new OptionBool("Use global compilation", "--global")
-	readable attr _opt_clibdir: OptionString = new OptionString("NIT C library directory", "--clibdir")
-	readable attr _opt_bindir: OptionString = new OptionString("NIT tools directory", "--bindir")
-	readable attr _opt_extension_prefix: OptionString = new OptionString("Append prefix to file extension", "-p", "--extension-prefix")
+	readable var _opt_output: OptionString = new OptionString("Output file", "-o", "--output")
+	readable var _opt_boost: OptionBool = new OptionBool("Optimize compilation", "-O", "--boost")
+	readable var _opt_no_cc: OptionBool = new OptionBool("Do not invoke C compiler", "--no_cc")
+	readable var _opt_global: OptionBool = new OptionBool("Use global compilation", "--global")
+	readable var _opt_clibdir: OptionString = new OptionString("NIT C library directory", "--clibdir")
+	readable var _opt_bindir: OptionString = new OptionString("NIT tools directory", "--bindir")
+	readable var _opt_compdir: OptionString = new OptionString("Intermediate compilation directory", "--compdir")
+	readable var _opt_extension_prefix: OptionString = new OptionString("Append prefix to file extension", "-p", "--extension-prefix")
 
 	init
 	do
-		super
-		option_context.add_option(opt_output, opt_boost, opt_no_cc, opt_attr_sim, opt_global, opt_clibdir, opt_bindir, opt_extension_prefix)
+		super("nitc")
+		option_context.add_option(opt_output, opt_boost, opt_no_cc, opt_global, opt_clibdir, opt_bindir, opt_compdir, opt_extension_prefix)
 	end
 
-	redef meth process_options
+	redef fun process_options
 	do
 		super
 		output_file = opt_output.value
 		boost = opt_boost.value
 		no_cc = opt_no_cc.value
-		ext_prefix = opt_extension_prefix.value
-		if ext_prefix == null then ext_prefix = ""
-		attr_sim = opt_attr_sim.value
+		var ext = opt_extension_prefix.value
+		if ext != null then ext_prefix = ext else ext_prefix = ""
 		global = opt_global.value
-		base_dir = ".nit_compile"
+		compdir = opt_compdir.value
+		if compdir == null then
+			var dir = once ("NIT_COMPDIR".to_symbol).environ
+			if not dir.is_empty then 
+				compdir = dir
+			end
+			if compdir == null then
+				compdir = ".nit_compile"
+			end
+		end
+		compdir += ext_prefix
+
 		clibdir = opt_clibdir.value
 		if clibdir == null then
 			var dir = once ("NIT_DIR".to_symbol).environ
@@ -65,6 +75,7 @@ special AbstractCompiler
 			end
 		end
 		bindir = opt_bindir.value
+
 		if bindir == null then
 			var dir = once ("NIT_DIR".to_symbol).environ
 			if dir.is_empty then 
@@ -81,7 +92,7 @@ special AbstractCompiler
 		end
 	end
 
-	redef meth perform_work(mods)
+	redef fun perform_work(mods)
 	do
 		for mod in mods do
 			assert mod isa MMSrcModule