Compiling (Move)

`aptos move compile`

Once you have a package set up, you can compile your Move code by doing:

aptos move compile

If run successfully, you should receive a Terminal output like so

{
  "Result": [
    "<PUBLISHING_ADDRESS>::<MODULE_NAME>"
  ]
}

You may need to add named addresses, especially for examples. For example, with the Hello Blockchain Move example, you will need to add the hello_blockchain named address:

aptos move compile --named-addresses hello_blockchain=default

Unpacking Build

Compiled Move packages contain a folder structure that resembles the one below.

Directorybuild/
- Directorypackage_name/
  - Directorybytecode_modules/
    Directorydependencies/
    …
    module_name.mv
  - Directorysource_maps/
    Directorydependencies/
    …
    module_name.mvsm
  - Directorysources/
    Directorydependencies/
    …
    module_name.move
  - BuildInfo.yaml
Directoryscripts/
- …
Directorysources/
- module_name.move
Directorytests/
- …
Move.toml

`bytecode_modules`

The bytecode modules folder contains the compiled Move bytecode for your module(s) (such as module_name.mv). To learn more about the bytecode and its security features, see why move?

`source_maps`

The source maps folder contains source maps (such as module_name.mvsm) which allow users to map the compiled bytecode back to the source code and relevant dependencies.