sbsv1/abld/doc/building_variants.txt
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Product Build Variants
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In order to create a build variant two files are required. A "Product Variant" HRH file
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containing the variant-specific macros.  And a configuration file (variant.cfg) that points
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to it.
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1. The Product Variant (.HRH) File
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This file contains the macros to be defined for this product variant as #define statements.
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eg,
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	#define EKA2
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	#define NEW_CRYPTO
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	#undef DONT_USE_ME
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This file is a C++ header file, so comments are allowed.
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The product variant can go anywhere on the same drive as the epoc32 directory.
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Suggested location is somewhere under %EPOCROOT%\epoc32.
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e.g.:
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	\epoc32\include\variant\buildvariant.hrh
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	\epoc32\include\variant\cedar.hrh
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2. The Configuration File (variant.cfg)
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The variant.cfg file must be called
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	%EPOCROOT%\epoc32\tools\variant\variant.cfg
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The variant folder doesn't exist by default and has to be created manually.
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This file should contain the name and path of the product variant (.HRH) file.
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The file can be specified as
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	a) a path relative to %EPOCROOT%
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	b) an absolute path
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A path starting with "\EPOC32" will be adjusted for EPOCROOT.
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Perl-type comments (#) are allowed.
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