Compiling Executables
deno compile [--output <OUT>] <SRC> will compile the script into a
self-contained executable.
> deno compile https://deno.land/std/examples/welcome.ts
If you omit the OUT parameter, the name of the executable file will be
inferred.
Flags
As with deno install, the runtime flags used to
execute the script must be specified at compilation time. This includes
permission flags.
> deno compile --allow-read --allow-net https://deno.land/std/http/file_server.ts
Script arguments can be partially embedded.
> deno compile --allow-read --allow-net https://deno.land/std/http/file_server.ts -p 8080
> ./file_server --help
Dynamic Imports
By default, statically analyzable dynamic imports (imports that have the string
literal within the import("...") call expression) will be included in the
output.
// calculator.ts and its dependencies will be included in the binary
const calculator = await import("./calculator.ts");
But non-statically analyzable dynamic imports won't:
const specifier = condition ? "./calc.ts" : "./better_calc.ts";
const calculator = await import(specifier);
To include non-statically analyzable dynamic imports, specify an
--include <path> flag.
deno compile --include calc.ts --include better_calc.ts main.ts
Workers
Similarly to non-statically analyzable dynamic imports, code for
workers is not included in the compiled executable by
default. You must use the --include <path> flag to include the worker code.
deno compile --include worker.ts main.ts
Cross Compilation
You can compile binaries for other platforms by adding the --target CLI flag.
Deno currently supports compiling to Windows x64, macOS x64, macOS ARM and Linux
x64. Use deno compile --help to list the full values for each compilation
target.