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<concept id="GUID-12D8C373-5199-5B89-9910-00F769AC164A" xml:lang="en"><title>How

to build EXEs</title><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>

<p>An .EXE program typically has a single executable component. Unlike GUI

application targets there is no application information file, and in most

cases a resource file will not be needed.</p>

<p>Under WINS/WINSCW, the C++ source is compiled to object files in the build

directory; these are then linked, together with standard libraries, into the

release directory. You may run the program directly from the release directory.</p>

<p>Under ARM targets, the C++ source is compiled using a native compiler,

and then linked into a <filepath>.exe</filepath> in the release directory.

You may then transfer the program to the target machine and execute it.</p>

<section><title>mmp project specification</title><p>For an EXE

target, only a minimum of essential information need be specified:</p><ul>

<li id="GUID-A0E2ED12-C5F4-5F6D-BDBB-B3B87B09F502"><p>Specify the <codeph>TARGETTYPE</codeph> line

as:</p> <codeblock id="GUID-02CE2D53-6886-5263-812D-BCD24186C3DE" xml:space="preserve">TARGETTYPE    exe</codeblock> </li>

<li id="GUID-2FFB1967-3C8D-5235-89D0-6D8D5971F54E"><p>Specify the <codeph>UID</codeph> as

zero in a <codeph>UID</codeph> line:</p> <codeblock id="GUID-F813D71D-300B-5C3C-80DC-08F136A1F7F3" xml:space="preserve">UID   0</codeblock> <p>EXEs

do not strictly speaking need a UID value. However specifying zero suppresses

a build tools warning.</p> </li>

</ul></section>

<example><p>An example of the project file for a console program is given

below</p><codeblock id="GUID-05B15418-43DB-5192-9B93-042B08499724" xml:space="preserve">TARGET        HelloWorld.exe

TARGETTYPE    exe

UID           0

SOURCEPATH    .

SOURCE        HelloWorld.cpp

USERINCLUDE   .

USERINCLUDE   ..\CommonFramework

SYSTEMINCLUDE \Epoc32\include

LIBRARY       euser.lib</codeblock></example>

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