[[Property:title|Generating executables]]
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There are several ways to compile an executable with EiffelStudio.

The most essential compilation modes are: '''melting''', '''freezing''', and '''finalizing'''. To learn more about the compilation semantics in EiffelStudio, see the documentation of [[Melting Ice Technology|Eiffel's compilation technology]]. 

There is a command for each compilation mode in the '''Project''' menu, under the entries '''Compile''', '''Freeze''' and '''Finalize'''. 

The "drop-down" option of the Compile button ([[Image:compile-button]]) on the '''Project''' toolbar also offers these choices as shown in the image below.


[[Image:compile-button-dropdown]]


If you need the compilation options even handier than this, you can customize the '''Project''' toolbar by adding icons for each of the options:  [[Image:project-melt-icon]] ,  [[Image:project-freeze-icon]] ,  [[Image:project-finalize-icon]] . [[Toolbar customization|Here's how]]. Or you can use the keyboard shortcuts that are shown in the Compile button's drop-down menu.

To help resolve the errors that occur during the Eiffel compilation, use the [[Error wizard|compilation error wizard]]. For errors occurring during the C compilation, check that the installation is not corrupted and refer to your C compiler documentation for more information. 


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[[Command line|Command line options]]  <br/>
[[Compiler|Compiler]]  }}