COQC(1)

💅 COQC — the Coq compiler, bestie edition

okay so you opened the manual page for coqc, from the General Commands Manual, and honestly? iconic choice. let's get into it 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

coqc — the Coq compiler, no cap 💖

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

coqc [ general Coq options ] file

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so coqc is literally the batch compiler for the Coq Proof Assistant. it's the one you run when you're not trying to vibe interactively, you just want your stuff compiled. periodt ✨

the options are basically the same as coqtop(1) — same energy, same flags, we'll get to the deets.

file.v is the vernacular file you're compiling, bestie. and listen, file has rules, it's giving strict:

• it must be formed only with the characters a' to Z', 0' to 9' or _'
• and it must begin with a letter

🚨 not me stressing this: if your filename has a dash, a dot, a space, an emoji (cute but no), or starts with a digit, that is not it. the compiler said no. 💀

the compiler produces an object file file.vo. that's the whole glow-up. 🔥

if you want interactive use of Coq instead of batch mode, go see coqtop(1). that's the hangout spot, this is the homework spot 🙈

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👑 OPTIONS 👑

real talk first: coqc is a script that simply runs coqtop with option -compile. so it accepts the same options as coqtop — all of them, fr fr. but here are the two special ones it's known for 💅

• -image bin — use bin as the underlying coqtop instead of the default one. basically you're swapping out who's driving the car 🚗✨
• -verbose — print the compiled file on the standard output. so you can literally watch it happen, main character energy 👀

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• coqtop(1)
• coq_makefile(1)
• coqdep(1)
• The Rocq Prover Reference Manual.
• The Rocq Prover website: https://rocq-prover.org

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🫶 cute sign-off 🫶

that's the whole page, bestie — coqc from the General Commands Manual, section COQC(1), and yes the footer just says COQC(1) again because the universe loves a callback 🌈 go compile something gorgeous, you absolute legend 💖✨