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$CompilationTarget

$CompilationTarget
gives the default value for the option CompilationTarget of Compile.
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  • $CompilationTarget = indicates that the Mathematica compiler should generate code for the traditional Mathematica virtual machine.
  • $CompilationTarget = indicates that the Mathematica compiler should create C code, compile this to an external machine code library, and link back into Mathematica.
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You can set $CompilationTarget to to generate C code from Compile:
This runs the compilation using C code:
You can set $CompilationTarget to to generate C code from Compile:
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This runs the compilation using C code:
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