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compileas

compileas "value"

Parameters

value one of:

• Default - Compile based on file extensions that have been built into premake.
• C - Compile as a C source file.
• C++ - Compile as a C++ source file.
• Objective-C - Compile as an Objective-C source file.
• Objective-C++ - Compile as an Objective-C++ source file.
• Module - Compile as a C++20 module interface unit.
• ModulePartition - Compile as a C++20 module interface partition.
• HeaderUnit - Compile as a C++20 header unit.

Applies To

The workspace, project or file scope.

Availability

Premake 5.0.0 alpha 13 or later. The options Module, ModulePartition and HeaderUnit are only available in Premake 5.0-beta1 or later and only implemented for Visual Studio 2019+.

Examples

filter { "files:**.c" }
    compileas "C++"