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prose - PROSE script compiler and engine

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prose [-D n|n1-n2] [-m module_dir] [-s schema_dir] binary_file ...

prose --help
prose --version

Loads one or more PAL binary files into the execution engine, and launches the ’main’ functions located underneath each module root.

PROSE binary files are created by passing PAL instructions to the prism assembler tool.

Note that the PROSE scripting language does not yet exist. When it does, this tool will also compile PROSE scripts into bytecode.

-D n|n1-n2
	enable debug mode, reporting debug messages at level n, or between the levels of n1 and n2. There are a number of debug levels available, ranging from 1-127, where 1 is the least amount of information. Debug levels from 50 and above are only available if the tool has been compiled with the ENABLE_EXTRADEBUG flag.
-m module_dir
	specify a different directory in which to locate the PROSE modules. Run prose --help to see the default location.
-s schema_dir
	specify a different directory in which to locate the PROSE schema definitions. Run prose --help to see the default location.

The following environment variables may also be used in place of command-line options. If the command-line option is also given, its value will take precedence.

PROSE_DEBUG
	Debug level, as -D above.
PROSE_MODULEDIR
	Module directory, as -m above.
PROSE_SCHEMADIR
	Schema directory, as -s above.

modules/ps_core.so
	Core modules.
modules/ps_core.conf
	Core module description file.
schema/00core.schema
	Core schema definitions.
libprose.so
	Shared library of common routines required by supporting modules.

prism(1), pal_intro(5).

Copyright (c) 2002-2010 Mark R. Bannister <cambridge@users.sourceforge.net>.

This is free software and can be downloaded from prose.sourceforge.net; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.