```> kotlinc -script .\p2.kts error: invalid ar...

# getting-started

[Ruyi Li]

> kotlinc -script .\p2.kts
error: invalid argument: -script
info: use -help for more information

Anyone know why this is happening? I'm on Windows and installed Kotlinc through the zip on the releases page, and when I run kotlinc -version it outputs

> kotlinc -version
info: kotlinc-native 1.3.60 (JRE 9.0.1+11)
Kotlin/Native: 1.3.60

-script is not listed in the options specified in -help.

[Mike]

Hmm, looks like you're hitting the native compiler, and not the JVM compiler. I see this, and -script is an option.

info: kotlinc-jvm 1.3.61 (JRE 1.8.0_222-b10)

[Mike]

Not sure how to control/change which one is used. A path/install issue perhaps?

[Ruyi Li]

Ah, I see, I installed the native package from the repo. Found the normal one though, which does indeed include kotlinc-jvm so hopefully that works now. Thanks!

[Ruyi Li]

Also, if you wouldn't mind explaining, what's the difference between the two? kotlin-compiler and kotlin-native-windows, that is.

[Ruckus]

kotlinc-jvm compiles down to JVM byte code, kotlinc-native compiles down to native machine code. (Or I guess to LLVM bit code which LLVM compiles to machine code, I'm not 100% sure on that one. Either way it ends up as native machine code that doesn't need any *VM to run.)

[Ruyi Li]

Oh I see, thank you!