Generator

General



Save transient models on generation

If this checkbox is selected, then MPS at each generation will ask whether the intermediate models should be kept. Keeping the models results in the ability to review the generation trace.

Check models for errors before generation

If this checkbox is selected, MPS launches the model checker before generation.

Strict mode

If this checkbox is selected, then additional limitations are introduced to the language generators, to enable incremental and parallel generation.

Generate in parallel

If this checkbox is selected, parallel generation of roots on the specified number of cores is enabled.

These checkboxes are only available when Strict mode is selected.

Incremental generation

If this checkbox is selected, then MPS optimizes the number of the generated roots.

These checkboxes are only available when Strict mode is selected.

Resort to static references

When a reference macro returns a string as a reference target, MPS creates a dynamic reference. Dynamic references are more expensive to resolve than regular ‘static’ references, as the resolution of dynamic references involves scope construction. If this checkbox is selected, MPS tries to resolve the targets of dynamic references and replace them with regular static references as soon as the dynamic references are returned from a reference macro. A static reference saves scope resolution the next time the reference is accessed. Given there might potentially be quite a lot of steps of intermediate models during generation, constructing a scope for each dynamic reference in each step might take noticeable time. Using ‘static’ references may have substantial effect on performance of the generation. However, if the reference macros in your project don’t use strings and instead provide proper nodes or node-ptrs as reference targets, this option has not observable effect.

Error reporting



Show information messages

If this checkbox is selected, then generation information messages will be displayed in the Messages tool window. Clicking on an error message navigates to the corresponding location in the source code.

To provide the ability to navigate to an error in the source code, one has to preserve models containing errors (by default, these models are discarded).

Show warnings

If this checkbox is selected, MPS displays both error messages and warnings.

These checkboxes are only available when Show warning is selected.

Maximum number of transient models to keep

Specify the maximum number of intermediate generated models to be kept.

Model generation performance report



None

If this option is selected, no report is displayed after each model generation.

Generation steps only

If this option is selected, time spent for each model generation is displayed.

Time spent in language generators

Selecting this option enables you to evaluate which languages slow down generation.

Time spent in types calculation

Selecting this option enables you to optimize the usage of type systems in the generators.

TextGen Options



Fail if textgen not found

If this checkbox is selected, an error is reported, if textgen file is not found.

The latest intermediate model is saved as a text file. By default, if conversion to text is not defined, this file contains the text "textgen not found".

Generate debug information

If this checkbox is selected, MPS create trace.info file for each model, containing information for the MPS debugger.