Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Compiling
Once the preprocessor has finished, the generated intermediate files are compiled. Com-
piling an intermediate file takes the Objective-C code and turns it into machine code. This
machine code is stored in an
object file
, one for each intermediate file.
The compiling phase - the transition to machine code - is where we see most of our errors
as programmers. When the compiler doesn't understand our code, it generates an error.
