Compiler Option: -i
Add a path to search for include files
Syntax
-i < include path >
Parameters
include path
The directory path, relative or absolute, of where to search for include files.
Description
The -i option allows an additional directory to be used when searching for header files. By default, fbc searches in the current directory, and prefix/inc--in that order--where, prefix is the location where FreeBASIC is installed. A directory specified with the -i option will be searched before these default directories, and when the -i option is used multiple times, fbc will search the directories in the order they are listed on the command-line.
To search in the subdirectory includes first for header files while compiling the source file file.bas, type,
To search in the subdirectory includes first for header files while compiling the source file file.bas, type,
fbc -i includes file.bas
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