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<concept id="GUID-793A5EF9-CC16-5EEB-9011-6431EA76EB15" xml:lang="en"><title>How

to use bldmake</title><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>

<p>The <filepath>bldmake</filepath> tool processes the component description

file (<filepath>bld.inf</filepath>) in the current directory and generates

the batch file <filepath>abld.bat</filepath> and several build batch makefiles

(<filepath>.make</filepath>). <filepath>abld</filepath> can then use the makefiles

to carry out the various stages of building the component. </p>

<p>The tool supports a number of command line options, however most Symbian

developers will simply use: </p>

<p><userinput>bldmake bldfiles</userinput> </p>

<p> <filepath>bldmake</filepath> then carries out the following 3-stage process: </p>

<ol id="GUID-BE26A1D9-1529-5DDC-8288-2BBBEFF95D30">

<li id="GUID-5E2F4383-6D29-5476-9D88-FF65A7878FDC"><p>Creates the directory: <filepath>\epoc32\build\</filepath> <codeph>absolute_path_to_bld.inf_file</codeph> \ </p> </li>

<li id="GUID-00C7C6F4-42A7-52CC-80C4-91E2A4A887D4"><p>Generates makefiles

for the component into this directory </p> </li>

<li id="GUID-4E6D5AC8-8317-5D24-8617-1B8741730745"><p>Produces a batch file

called <filepath>abld.bat</filepath> in the current directory. </p> </li>

</ol>

</conbody><related-links>

<link href="GUID-B1800856-3516-5D22-B1C5-556866CDDF46.dita"><linktext>Bldmake syntax</linktext>

</link>

<link href="GUID-7D3B5008-CB40-504D-90A8-92DE482977CA.dita"><linktext>Bldmake component

definition file syntax</linktext></link>

<link href="GUID-B6B54E07-3B34-5D5C-8815-93383FA8FB4B.dita"><linktext>Using abld</linktext>

</link>

</related-links></concept>