what does ^:skip-aot mean in clojure project.clj

Question

I am new to clojure, when I use

lein new app

I saw this line

:main ^:skip-aot my-stuff.core

What does ^:skip-aot mean?

In which section of clojure document could I find the description?

Hoye

You are creating Pedestal application? – Nickell

I don't know what is a Pedestal application. I just try lein new app my-stuff in the tutorial – Hoye

Answer 1

It is Leiningen configuration. Have a look at : Sample project.clj.

If you are creating a Pedestal application, then that is why they want to skip AOT:

Why does pedestal skip AOT? and in Heroku context: Reason for skipping AOT?

Nickell

Just adding to this answer: In case it wasn't clear, AOT = ahead-of-time compilation (vs JIT, just-in-time compilation). You can read more about how AOT vs JIT impacts clojure specifically in the official docs here: clojure.org/compilation – Ambrogio

Another clarification, sleetdrop: Leiningen isn't really part of Clojure; it's a tool that enhances Clojure. That's why the documentation is separate. – Abloom

"It is Leiningen configuration." explains nothing. – Isolda