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SQFvm
Custom implementation of the Arma script language SQF
SQF-VM
SQF-VM is a fully working and open-source Virtual Machine for the scripting language of the ArmA Games.
Cloning
When cloning this repository, you have to do a recursive clone by doing the following: git clone https://github.com/SQFvm/vm.git --recursive.
If you already have cloned without the --recursive, you have to perform git submodule init followed by git submodule update in order to get all dependencies cloned.
FAQ
How to use this thing?
To start using the SQF-VM, you just have to double click the executable.
What can it be used for (examples)?
Most obvious example is: you are using a laptop while traveling and wanna test some SQF code. More advanced users might even use this for unit-testing their code.
Are there command line parameters available to eg. use this for unit-testing?
Yes, there are. To get all, start the tool via command line and the parameter -?
How to use the debug interface?
There is documentation available on the github page inside of Documentation/Debugger.
What is supported?
To check what currently is supported and what is not, you can use the
help__ "name"command. If it outputs proper descriptions, the command is fully supported. If it does not, then the command is not yet implemented sadly.I found a bug, what shall i do now?
Try to narrow down the problem as much as you can and then head over to the github issues section to report the bug.
I got a question that is not answered in here, what to do?
Ask your question in this thread or in the discord channel and i might add it to this list :)
Links
Website (Download) Discord Invite
Issue / Pull Request Template
A template on how to make Pull Requests can be found here
For Issues please use this template.
Wiki / Documentation
WIP, for now please refer to the Discord.
Diagnostics build flags
| Macro Name | Prefix stdout | Description |
|---|---|---|
DF__SQF_RUNTIME__ASSEMBLY_DEBUG_ON_EXECUTE |
\x1B[94m[ASSEMBLY ASSERT]\033[0m |
Enables enhanced debug output to console that allows diagnosing issues related to the execution. |
DF__SQF_FILEIO__ALL_FILES |
\x1B[94m[FILEIO-ALLFILES]\033[0m |
Outputs the files located of the allFiles ARRAY operation. |
DF__SQF_PREPROC__TRACE_MACRO_RESOLVE |
\x1B[94m[PREPROCESSOR-RS]\033[0m |
Outputs every step during resolution of macro chains. |
DF__SQF_PREPROC__TRACE_MACRO_PARSE |
\x1B[94m[PP-DEFINE-PARSE]\033[0m |
Outputs additional info during macro-parsing. |
DF__SQF_CONFIG__REPORT_PROGRESS_BY_LINE |
\x1B[94m[CNF-PARSE-PROGR]\033[0m |
Counts the lines in a config-to-parse and reports progress according to it to stdout. |
DF__SQF_RUNTIME__VALUE_SCOPE_DEBUG |
\x1B[94m[VALUE-SCOPE-DBG]\033[0m |
Every variable-change,-get,-set is logged to console. |
DF__CLI_PRINT_INPUT_ARGS |
\x1B[95m[CLI-INARG-PRINT]\033[0m |
Tells the CLI to print out the arguments received. |
DF__CLI_PRINT_TCLAP_ARGUMENTS |
\x1B[95m[CLI-TCLAP-CNTNT]\033[0m |
Tells the CLI to print out the parsed arguments available. |
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