slice2php(1)

✨ slice2php — the Slice-to-PHP compiler ✨

okay so bestie, buckle up 🎀 this is slice2php(1), straight out of your friendly neighbourhood General Commands Manual. she takes your Slice files and turns them into PHP. that's the whole vibe. let's get into it 💖

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🌸 NAME 🌸

slice2php — literally the Slice to PHP compiler. that's her. that's the girl. 👑

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

slice2php [options] [files]

options first, files after. classic. iykyk 💅

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

slice2php compiles Slice files to PHP, no cap. while it's doing its thing, the macro __SLICE2PHP__ gets defined during the compilation — so if your Slice code is out here asking "am i being processed by slice2php rn?", the answer is yes bestie 🫶

the full documentation for slice2php lives online at:

https://doc.zeroc.com/ice/3.7/language-mappings/php-mapping/client-side-slice-to-php-mapping/slice2php-command-line-options

(it's a long URL, i know, i know 😭 she's giving "wrapped across two lines" energy but we keep it exact, periodt.)

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✨ OPTIONS ✨

okay this is the part where we go through every single one because we do not skip. not one. 💀

• -h, --help — shows you a help message. the "hello, what do you even do" button 🌈
• -v, --version — spills the compiler version. let you know which era of slice2php you're dealing with ✨
• -DNAME — defines the preprocessor symbol NAME. like, boom, she exists now 💅
• -DNAME=DEF — defines the preprocessor symbol NAME, but this time with the value DEF. same girl, more lore 🎀
• -UNAME — undefines the preprocessor symbol NAME. not me un-defining her 😭
• -IDIR — adds the directory DIR to the search path for #include directives. so when your includes are lost, she knows where to look 🧚
• -E — prints the preprocessor output on stdout. just the preprocessed tea, nothing else 🍓
• --output-dir DIR — places the generated files into the directory DIR. where the babies get put 👑
• -d, --debug — prints debug information showing the operation of the Slice parser. she's narrating her own life fr fr 🔥
• --depend — prints dependency information to standard output by default, or to the file specified by the --depend-file option. no code is generated when this option is specified. so like, just the deps, not the goods 💀
• --depend-xml — prints dependency information in XML format to standard output by default, or to the file specified by the --depend-file option. no code is generated when this option is specified either. same deal, but make it XML 🌸
• --depend-file FILE — directs dependency information to the specified file. the output format depends on whether --depend or --depend-xml is also specified. so she's flexible, she reads the room 🫶
• --validate — checks the provided command-line options for correctness, and does not generate any code. vibe check only, no output 👀
• --all — generates code for all Slice definitions, including those from included files. everybody eats, not just the main characters 🍽️
• --no-namespace — generates code without support for PHP namespaces. deprecated, bestie, so tread carefully ⚠️
• --checksum CLASS — generates checksums for Slice definitions. math girlies rise up 🧮✨
• --php5 CLASS — generates PHP5 compatible code. vintage, retro, throwback vibes 🌈

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💖 SEE ALSO 💖

go bother her sisters, they're all iconic in their own way:

• slice2cpp(1)
• slice2cs(1)
• slice2java(1)
• slice2js(1)
• slice2matlab(1)
• slice2objc(1)
• slice2py(1)
• slice2rb(1)
• slice2swift(1)

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🎀✨ signed off with love from the General Commands Manual, version slice2php(1), no date attached because this page is timeless 💅👑 mwah 💖