About this task
You can compile your
IBM® i programs
from the Remote Systems view. The pop-up menu for source members includes
compile submenus. The compile submenus contain several compile commands for
various member types. A compile name is an identifier for a compile command
to run on a remote system. For example, the compile label
CRTBNDRPG tells
the
IBM i server
to create a bound RPG program. Compile names are associated with source member
types, such as *rpgle, *cl, *pf, *dspf, and so on. For this reason, you will
only see the options to compile when you right-click these types of elements.
There are two ways to compile: prompted and non-prompted. Both compile actions
invoke a submenu with a list of compile names.
To compile a program:
What to do next
- Select Appropriate Compile Command such as CRTBNDRPG: A
compile command associated with your selected source member type will display
in the pop-up menu for your convenience. For example, select CRTBNDRPG to
create a bound RPG program for a selected RPG file. If you want to use a different
compile command than one of the defaults, choose the second option, described
below.
- Work With Compile Commands: Use the Work With Compile Commands window
to choose the profile and the source member type that you want to work with
from the drop-down lists at the top of the window, and add, change, or delete
associated compile commands. This option is also helpful if you want to use
a different compile command for your source member, other than the default
associated compile command displayed in the pop-up menu. See the related links
for more information.
If there are errors, the Error List view is automatically populated
with the results of the compilation.