Informix Error -4141: Unknown 4GL compiler flag "name" will be ignored.
Cause and resolution
Unknown 4GL compiler flag "name" will be ignored.
This error occurs when the user invokes components of the NewEra product directly, instead of through standard interfaces. The executable fglc or fglp has been passed a compiler switch that is not understood.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-4141 fires when the NewEra compiler executables (fglc or fglp) are invoked directly with
an unrecognized switch — per the official guidance, this typically happens when NewEra
components are invoked directly rather than through the standard interfaces.
- An unrecognized compiler switch passed to
fglc/fglp, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
- Invoke NewEra through its standard interfaces rather than calling
fglc/fglpdirectly, or correct the switch if direct invocation is genuinely intended.
Examples
Checking a compiler switch
fglc -unknownflag myprogram.4gl
-- -4141: -unknownflag is not recognized
Diagnostic Checks
- Check every switch passed to
fglc/fglpagainst the documented set, and use the standard build interface instead of invoking them directly if possible.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -4146 — "Too many input files specified." A related
fglc/fglpcommand-line error, about too many input files rather than an unrecognized switch.
An unrecognized switch was passed to fglc/fglp directly — check the switch, or use the
standard build interface instead.