Command Line Arguments

The command line arguments serve as shortcuts to the common set of Settings Options used by the MOSA tools.

Tip

Specific settings may also be specified on the command line using the -setting argument (or using the shorthand version -s ). For example to set the Compiler.OutputFile setting with Mosa.BareMetal.HelloWorld.x86.bin, pass the following two arguments -setting Compiler.OutputFile=Mosa.BareMetal.HelloWorld.x86.bin on the command line.

Below are the command line arguments available:

Argument	Setting	Value Set
Compiler:
{none}	Compiler.SourceFiles	{value}
-settings	Settings	{value}
-s	Settings	{value}
-o	Compiler.OutputFile	{value}
-threading	Compiler.Multithreading	true
-threading-off	Compiler.Multithreading	false
-threads	Compiler.Multithreading.MaxThreads	{value}
-base	Compiler.BaseAddress	{value}
-scanner	Compiler.MethodScanner	true
-no-code	Compiler.Binary	false
-path	SearchPaths
-inline	Optimizations.Inline	true
-inline-off	Optimizations.Inline	false
-ssa	Optimizations.SSA	true
-ssa-off	Optimizations.SSA	false
-sccp	Optimizations.SCCP	true
-sccp-off	Optimizations.SCCP	false
-basic-optimizations	Optimizations.Basic	true
-basic-optimizations-off	Optimizations.Basic	false
-basic-optimization-window	Optimizations.Basic.Window	{value}
-inline-explicit	Optimizations.Inline.Explicit	true
-inline-explicit-off	Optimizations.Inline.Explicit	false
-long-expansion	Optimizations.LongExpansion	true
-long-expansion-off	Optimizations.LongExpansion	false
-two-pass	Optimizations.TwoPass	true
-two-pass-off	Optimizations.TwoPass	true
-value-numbering	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	true
-value-numbering-off	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	false
-loop-invariant-code-motion	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	true
-loop-invariant-code-motion-off	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	false
-platform-optimizations	Optimizations.Platform	true
-platform-optimizations-off	Optimizations.Platform	false
-bit-tracker	Optimizations.BitTracker	true
-bit-tracker-off	Optimizations.BitTracker	false
-devirtualization	Optimizations.Devirtualization	true
-devirtualization-off	Optimizations.Devirtualization	false
-inline-level	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	{value}
-reducesize	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	true
-platform	Compiler.Platform	{value}
-x86	Compiler.Platform	x86
-x64	Compiler.Platform	x64
-arm32	Compiler.Platform	ARM32
-arm64	Compiler.Platform	ARM64
Compiler - Debug Output Information:
-output-nasm	CompilerDebug.NasmFile	%DEFAULT%
-output-asm	CompilerDebug.AsmFile	%DEFAULT%
-output-map	CompilerDebug.MapFile	%DEFAULT%
-output-counters	CompilerDebug.CountersFile	%DEFAULT%
-output-time	CompilerDebug.CompilerTimeFile	%DEFAULT%
-output-debug	CompilerDebug.DebugFile	%DEFAULT%
-output-inlined	CompilerDebug.InlinedFile	%DEFAULT%
-output-hash	CompilerDebug.PreLinkHashFile	%DEFAULT%
-output-hash	CompilerDebug.PostLinkHashFile	%DEFAULT%
-counters-filter	CompilerDebug.CountersFilter	{value}
-check	CompilerDebug.FullCheckMode	true
-asm	CompilerDebug.AsmFile	%DEFAULT%
-map	CompilerDebug.MapFile	%DEFAULT%
Compiler - X86:
-interrupt-method	X86.InterruptMethodName	{value}
Linker:
-emit-all-symbols	Linker.Symbols	true
-emit-all-symbols-off	Linker.Symbols	false
-emit-relocations	Linker.StaticRelocations	true
-emit-relocations-off	Linker.StaticRelocations	false
-emit-static-relocations	Linker.StaticRelocations	true
-emit-Dwarf	Linker.Dwarf	true
-emit-Dwarf-off	Linker.Dwarf	false
-Dwarf	Linker.Dwarf	true
Explorer:
-filter	Explorer.Filter	{value}
-explorer-debug	Explorer.DebugDiagnostic	true
-autostart	Explorer.Start	true
Launcher:
-autoexit	Launcher.Exit	true
-autoexit-off	Launcher.Exit	false
-autostart	Launcher.Start	true
-autostart-off	Launcher.Start	false
-autolaunch	Launcher.Launch	true
-autolaunch-off	Launcher.Launch	false
-launch	Launcher.Launch	true
-launch-off	Launcher.Launch	false
Launcher - Emulator:
-emulator	Emulator	qemu|vmware|bochs
-qemu	Emulator	qemu
-vmware	Emulator	vmware
-bochs	Emulator	bochs
-display	Emulator.Display	on
-display-off	Emulator.Display	off
-memory	Emulator.Memory
-gdb	Emulator.GDB	true
-timeout	Emulator.MaxRuntime	{value}
-debug	Launcher.Serial	true
-debug	OS.BootOptions	bootoptions=serialdebug
Launcher - Emulator - Qemu & VMWare:
-vmware-svga	Emulator.SVGA	vmware
-virtio-vga	Emulator.SVGA	virtio
Launcher - Image:
-image	Image.ImageFile	{value}
-destination	Image.Folder	{value}
-dest	Image.Folder	{value}
-vhd	Image.Format	vhd
-img	Image.Format	img
-vdi	Image.Format	vdi
-vmdk	Image.Format	vmdk
-blocks	Image.DiskBlocks
-volume-label	Image.VolumeLabel
-mbr	Image.MasterBootRecordFile
-boot	Image.BootBlockFile
-include	Image.FileSystem.RootInclude	{value}
Launcher - Boot:
-multiboot-v2	Multiboot.Version	v2
-multiboot-none	Multiboot.Version
-multiboot	Multiboot.Version	{value}
Launcher - Serial:
-serial-connection	Emulator.Serial
-serial-pipe	Emulator.Serial	pipe
-serial-tcpclient	Emulator.Serial	tcpclient
-serial-tcpserver	Emulator.Serial	tcpserver
-serial-connection-port	Emulator.Serial.Port	{value}
-serial-connection-host	Emulator.Serial.Host	{value}
Launcher - Video BIOS Extension (VBE):
-video	Multiboot.Video	true
-video-width	Multiboot.Video.Width	{value}
-video-height	Multiboot.Video.Height	{value}
Launcher - GDB:
-launch-debugger	Launcher.GDB	true
-launch-gdb	Launcher.Debugger	true
Launcher & Debugger - GDB
-gdb-port	GDB.Port	{value}
-gdb-host	GDB.Host	{value}
Launcher - Advance:
-plug-korlib	Launcher.PlugKorlib	true
-test	OS.BootOptions	bootoptions=serialdebug
-test	Launcher.Test	true
Operating System:
-osname	OS.Name	{value}
-bootoptions	OS.BootOptions	{value}
Debugger:
-breakpoints	Debugger.BreakpointFile	{value}
-watch	Debugger.WatchFile	{value}
Unit Testings:
-maxerrors	UnitTest.MaxErrors	{value}
Optimization Levels:
-o0	Optimizations.Basic	false
-o0	Optimizations.SSA	false
-o0	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	false
-o0	Optimizations.SCCP	false
-o0	Optimizations.Devirtualization	false
-o0	Optimizations.LongExpansion	false
-o0	Optimizations.Platform	false
-o0	Optimizations.Inline	false
-o0	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	false
-o0	Optimizations.BitTracker	false
-o0	Optimizations.TwoPass	false
-o0	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	0
-o0	Optimizations.Basic.Window	1
-o0	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	false
-o1	Optimizations.Basic	true
-o1	Optimizations.SSA	false
-o1	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	false
-o1	Optimizations.SCCP	false
-o1	Optimizations.Devirtualization	true
-o1	Optimizations.LongExpansion	false
-o1	Optimizations.Platform	false
-o1	Optimizations.Inline	false
-o1	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	false
-o1	Optimizations.BitTracker	false
-o1	Optimizations.TwoPass	false
-o1	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	0
-o1	Optimizations.Basic.Window	1
-o1	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	false
-o2	Optimizations.Basic	true
-o2	Optimizations.SSA	true
-o2	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	true
-o2	Optimizations.SCCP	false
-o2	Optimizations.Devirtualization	true
-o2	Optimizations.LongExpansion	false
-o2	Optimizations.Platform	false
-o2	Optimizations.Inline	false
-o2	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	false
-o2	Optimizations.BitTracker	false
-o2	Optimizations.TwoPass	false
-o2	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	0
-o2	Optimizations.Basic.Window	1
-o2	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	false
-o3	Optimizations.Basic	true
-o3	Optimizations.SSA	true
-o3	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	true
-o3	Optimizations.SCCP	true
-o3	Optimizations.Devirtualization	true
-o3	Optimizations.LongExpansion	false
-o3	Optimizations.Platform	false
-o3	Optimizations.Inline	false
-o3	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	false
-o3	Optimizations.BitTracker	false
-o3	Optimizations.TwoPass	false
-o3	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	0
-o3	Optimizations.Basic.Window	5
-o3	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	false
-o4	Optimizations.Basic	true
-o4	Optimizations.SSA	true
-o4	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	true
-o4	Optimizations.SCCP	true
-o4	Optimizations.Devirtualization	true
-o4	Optimizations.LongExpansion	true
-o4	Optimizations.Platform	false
-o4	Optimizations.Inline	false
-o4	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	false
-o4	Optimizations.BitTracker	false
-o4	Optimizations.TwoPass	false
-o4	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	0
-o4	Optimizations.Basic.Window	5
-o4	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	false
-o5	Optimizations.Basic	true
-o5	Optimizations.SSA	true
-o5	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	true
-o5	Optimizations.SCCP	true
-o5	Optimizations.Devirtualization	true
-o5	Optimizations.LongExpansion	true
-o5	Optimizations.Platform	true
-o5	Optimizations.Inline	false
-o5	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	false
-o5	Optimizations.BitTracker	false
-o5	Optimizations.TwoPass	false
-o5	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	0
-o5	Optimizations.Basic.Window	5
-o5	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	false
-o6	Optimizations.Basic	true
-o6	Optimizations.SSA	true
-o6	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	true
-o6	Optimizations.SCCP	true
-o6	Optimizations.Devirtualization	true
-o6	Optimizations.LongExpansion	true
-o6	Optimizations.Platform	true
-o6	Optimizations.Inline	true
-o6	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	false
-o6	Optimizations.BitTracker	false
-o6	Optimizations.TwoPass	false
-o6	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	5
-o6	Optimizations.Basic.Window	5
-o6	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	false
-o7	Optimizations.Basic	true
-o7	Optimizations.SSA	true
-o7	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	true
-o7	Optimizations.SCCP	true
-o7	Optimizations.Devirtualization	true
-o7	Optimizations.LongExpansion	true
-o7	Optimizations.Platform	true
-o7	Optimizations.Inline	true
-o7	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	true
-o7	Optimizations.BitTracker	false
-o7	Optimizations.TwoPass	false
-o7	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	10
-o7	Optimizations.Basic.Window	5
-o7	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	false
-o8	Optimizations.Basic	true
-o8	Optimizations.SSA	true
-o8	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	true
-o8	Optimizations.SCCP	true
-o8	Optimizations.Devirtualization	true
-o8	Optimizations.LongExpansion	true
-o8	Optimizations.Platform	true
-o8	Optimizations.Inline	true
-o8	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	true
-o8	Optimizations.BitTracker	true
-o8	Optimizations.TwoPass	true
-o8	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	10
-o8	Optimizations.Basic.Window	5
-o8	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	false
-o9	Optimizations.Basic	true
-o9	Optimizations.SSA	true
-o9	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	true
-o9	Optimizations.SCCP	true
-o9	Optimizations.Devirtualization	true
-o9	Optimizations.LongExpansion	true
-o9	Optimizations.Platform	true
-o9	Optimizations.Inline	true
-o9	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	true
-o9	Optimizations.BitTracker	true
-o9	Optimizations.TwoPass	true
-o9	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	15
-o9	Optimizations.Basic.Window	10
-o9	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	false
-oNone	Optimizations.Basic	false
-oNone	Optimizations.SSA	false
-oNone	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	false
-oNone	Optimizations.SCCP	false
-oNone	Optimizations.Devirtualization	false
-oNone	Optimizations.LongExpansion	false
-oNone	Optimizations.Platform	false
-oNone	Optimizations.Inline	false
-oNone	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	false
-oNone	Optimizations.BitTracker	false
-oNone	Optimizations.TwoPass	false
-oNone	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	0
-oNone	Optimizations.Basic.Window	1
-oNone	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	false
-oMax	Optimizations.Basic	true
-oMax	Optimizations.SSA	true
-oMax	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	true
-oMax	Optimizations.SCCP	true
-oMax	Optimizations.Devirtualization	true
-oMax	Optimizations.LongExpansion	true
-oMax	Optimizations.Platform	true
-oMax	Optimizations.Inline	true
-oMax	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	true
-oMax	Optimizations.BitTracker	true
-oMax	Optimizations.TwoPass	true
-oMax	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	15
-oMax	Optimizations.Basic.Window	20
-oMax	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	false
-oSize	Optimizations.Basic	true
-oSize	Optimizations.SSA	true
-oSize	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	true
-oSize	Optimizations.SCCP	true
-oSize	Optimizations.Devirtualization	true
-oSize	Optimizations.LongExpansion	true
-oSize	Optimizations.Platform	true
-oSize	Optimizations.Inline	true
-oSize	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	true
-oSize	Optimizations.BitTracker	true
-oSize	Optimizations.TwoPass	true
-oSize	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	3
-oSize	Optimizations.Basic.Window	10
-oSize	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	true
-oFast	Optimizations.Basic	true
-oFast	Optimizations.SSA	true
-oFast	Optimizations.ValueNumbering	true
-oFast	Optimizations.SCCP	false
-oFast	Optimizations.Devirtualization	true
-oFast	Optimizations.LongExpansion	false
-oFast	Optimizations.Platform	false
-oFast	Optimizations.Inline	false
-oFast	Optimizations.LoopInvariantCodeMotion	false
-oFast	Optimizations.BitTracker	false
-oFast	Optimizations.TwoPass	false
-oFast	Optimizations.Inline.Maximum	0
-oFast	Optimizations.Basic.Window	1
-oFast	Optimizations.ReduceCodeSize	false

Note

{value} is the next argument