| "Compiler" | Automatic | the compiler to use |
| "CleanIntermediate" | Automatic | whether temporary files should be deleted |
| "CreateBinary" | True | whether the object file should be created |
| "CompileOptions" | "" | options to pass through to the compiler |
| "CompilerInstallation" | Automatic | location of the compiler software |
| "CompilerName" | Automatic | which compile command to use |
| "Debug" | False | compiles with debug information, does not clean the intermediate output, and prints the compile commands and output |
| "Defines" | {} | C preprocessor defines to use for the build |
| "IncludeDirectories" | {} | directories to add to the include path |
| "Language" | Automatic | what language the source code is in (can be used to assume source is C or C++ rather than relying on automatic detection) |
| "PreCompileCommands" | "" | shell commands to run before compilation |
| "PostCompileCommands" | "" | shell commands to run after compilation |
| "ShellCommandFunction" | None | function to call with the shell commands used for compilation |
| "ShellOutputFunction" | None | function to call with the shell output of running the compilation commands |
| "SystemCompileOptions" | {} | options to pass through to the compiler before  |
| "SystemIncludeDirectories" | Automatic | directories to locate Mathematica header files |
| "TargetDirectory" | Automatic | the directory in which the executable file should be created |
| "TargetSystemID" | $SystemID | the system for which output should be generated |
| "WorkingDirectory" | Automatic | the directory in which temporary files should be generated |
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, you first need to load the CCompilerDriver package using Needs["CCompilerDriver`"].
treats it as C code. If source is a list of one or more strings, it treats it as a list of files that contain C code.
cannot find a suitable C compiler, it issues a message and returns $Failed.
