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    12 <concept id="GUID-E6CB4891-AFC8-50BB-A2C8-057DB1269DA9" xml:lang="en"><title>Meta

    13 files</title><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>

    14 <p>A meta file is a simple text file associated with each template extension

    15 makefile, it contains additional information about the extension such as makefile

    16 type, platform and so on. </p>

    17 <p>Following is the syntax for meta file: </p>

    18 <p> <codeph>makefile</codeph>  <varname>gnumake | nmake</varname>  </p>

    19 <p>[<codeph>platform</codeph>  <varname>value</varname>] </p>

    20 <p>[<codeph>option</codeph>  <varname>option-name_1</varname> <varname>option-value_1</varname>] </p>

    21 <p>... </p>

    22 <p>[<codeph>option</codeph>  <varname>option-name_n</varname> <varname>option-value_n</varname>] </p>

    23 <p>The <codeph>makefile</codeph>  <varname>gnumake | nmake</varname> is compulsory

    24 for all the meta files. It specifies whether the makefile is of type <codeph>gnumake</codeph> or <codeph>nmake</codeph>. </p>

    25 <p>The optional <codeph>platform</codeph>  <varname>value</varname> specifies

    26 the platforms for which the associated template extension makefile can be

    27 applied. If not specified, the makefile is invoked for all the platforms.

    28 For example, the <codeph>platform</codeph> could be <varname>winscw</varname> and/or <varname>ARMv5</varname>. </p>

    29 <p>The optional <codeph>option</codeph>  <varname>option-name</varname> <varname>option-value</varname> sets

    30 a default value for an option, which can be changed within <codeph>START EXTENSION</codeph>...<codeph>END</codeph> block

    31 in the <filepath>bld.inf</filepath> file. For more information, refer to <xref href="GUID-2910AB26-CA7C-50B9-A187-0C8406C1ED1F.dita">prj_extensions</xref>. </p>

    32 <example><p>This example will set values to <codeph>platform</codeph> and <codeph>makefile</codeph> variables. </p><codeblock id="GUID-EAEA364D-75F8-5BF0-8E66-A8C3530758E6" xml:space="preserve">#copy_default.meta

    33 #

    34 

    35 makefile     gnumake

    36 platform    win32</codeblock></example>

    37 </conbody><related-links>

    38 <link href="GUID-201E6D4C-5F0F-5AA2-BC79-91E3C62C8971.dita"><linktext>How to write

    39 a meta file</linktext></link>

    40 </related-links></concept>