The -encoding option used at compile time and run time:

The example shows:

• use of the -encoding option for minervac
• use of -p option for minervac
• compilation of *.min source files in Ascii, EUC and Unicode
• use of these fragments as packages
• access of packages with *.msp property files
• use of the -encoding option for minerva

This example illustrates how to combine and use programs that are written in different encodings (e.g. by different authors) and how to specify a given encoding for a package.

The example also shows how to execute MINERVA to produce output in the encoding most suitable for the specific environment.

Note that the MINERVA compiler minervac produces *.mbc MINERVA binary files which are independent of the encoding of their respective source file, but that the *.mpk MINERVA package interface file is a text file in the encoding of its source.