X-Git-Url: http://nitlanguage.org diff --git a/share/man/nitc.md b/share/man/nitc.md index 75da7c8..b2e664a 100644 --- a/share/man/nitc.md +++ b/share/man/nitc.md @@ -115,11 +115,14 @@ See the documentation of these specific modules for details. `--log` : Generate various log files. - Currently unused. + + The tool will generate some files in the logging directory (see `--log-dir`). + These files are intended to the advanced user and the developers of the tools. `--log-dir` : Directory where to generate log files. - Currently unused. + + By default the directory is called `logs` in the working directory. `-h`, `-?`, `--help` @@ -353,6 +356,16 @@ Usually you do not need them since they make the generated code slower. `--no-shortcut-equal` : Always call == in a polymorphic way. +`--no-tag-primitive` +: Use only boxes for primitive types. + +The separate compiler uses tagged values to encode common primitive types like Int, Bool and Char. +This option disables tags and forces such primitive values to be boxed. +The drawback is that each boxing costs a memory allocation thus increases the amount of work for the garbage collector. + +However, in some cases, it is possible that this option improves performance since the absence of tags simplify the implementation +of OO mechanisms like method calls or equality tests. + `--no-inline-intern` : Do not inline call to intern methods.