redef fun compile(v, mmodule, object_files, pkg_cflags)
	do
		var compile_dir = v.compile_dir
		var cflags = mmodule.cflags[""].join(" ") + " " + pkg_cflags
		var obj = compile_dir / filename.basename(".c") + ".o"

		var cmd = "{v.c_compiler} -Wall -c -fPIC -I {compile_dir} -g -o {obj} {compile_dir / filename} {cflags}"
		if sys.system(cmd) != 0 then
			 v.fatal "FFI Error: Failed to compile C code using `{cmd}`"
			 return false
		end

		object_files.add obj
		return true
	end