Document --ast-dump option for diagnostic purposes#957
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| - `NetModule`: is a rudiment from Cecil, not supported | ||
| - `-c`: will produce a JSON-based object file imitation in the output file. This mode is supposed to be used when using Cesium compiler as a C compiler for an existing toolset. | ||
| - `-c`: will produce a JSON-based object file imitation in the output file. This mode is supposed to be used when using Cesium compiler as a C compiler for an existing toolset | ||
| - `-ast-dump`: prints the Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) of the output file. No output assembly is generated. For diagnostic use only. |
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It seems to be --ast-dump, though? Double dash?
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Maybe we should clarify in this same PR that when using -c, we use the --out parameter to write the “object file imitation” in JSON. In this case, no executable is generated.
Also, --ast-dump prints the result to the console, and no executable is generated either.
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Resolves #955