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Passing the `–symbol-report` to the Delphi compiler gives you a nice XML overview with all symbols used

Posted by jpluimers on 2019/01/31

Cool undocumented parameter --symbol-report at the [WayBack] Hatena Diary mid 2017:

–jeroen

This entry was posted on 2019/01/31 at 18:00 and is filed under Delphi, Development, Software Development. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

7 Responses to “Passing the `–symbol-report` to the Delphi compiler gives you a nice XML overview with all symbols used”

  1. HeartWare said

    2019/02/01 at 11:33

    Where does it put the XML file, and what is it called? I can’t find it (10.2.2)

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    • HeartWare said

      2019/02/01 at 11:36

      Okay – found them. They’re called .symbol_report and not .xml and are located in the standard output directory (where your .EXE file ends up).

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      • Andrew Sachs said

        2019/02/01 at 13:03

        I found mine in “Options -> Delphi Compiler -> Unit output directory”.

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        • HeartWare said

          2019/02/01 at 13:38

          Okay – that might be so. My .DCU and .EXE file go to the same directory, so which one it is that controls it was a 50/50 chance to get it right for me :-).

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  2. Andrew Sachs said

    2019/02/01 at 10:59

    Wow! This is new to me. And I started with Turbo Pascal 3.01…
    Are these “secret” options documented anywhere?

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  3. rvelthuis said

    2019/02/01 at 10:20

    FWIW, an excellent way to quickly see from which units no symbols are imported at all. They might be obsolete, if they don’t have any relevent initialization or finalization sections.

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  4. rvelthuis said

    2019/02/01 at 10:14

    Cool finding! I tried it and indeed, it seems to work.

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