NAME

compile_object - compile an object

SYNOPSIS

object compile_object(string file, string source...)

DESCRIPTION

Compile an object from a LPC file, specified by the first argument with
".c" appended.  If the optional source argument are supplied, the object
is compiled from the concatenaton of those strings, instead.  The
returned object will have the file string as name.
If the object to be compiled already exists and is not inherited by
any other object, it and all of its clones will be upgraded to the
new version.  Variables will be preserved only if they also exist in
the new version and have the same type; new variables will be
initialized to 0 or nil.  The actual upgrading is done immediately upon
completion of the current task.

ERRORS

Compilation errors will be reported to the driver object.  Furthermore,
a failure to compile will result in a runtime error, as well.

SEE ALSO

• kfuns/clone_object
• kfuns/destruct_object
• kfuns/new_object
• kfuns/object_name