## ABLD Actions

Use the ABLD menu option to invoke an specific abld command on the selected project or file. ABLD is available under Symbian Build > ABLD or by right-clicking a project or file in the Project Explorer, Symbian Project Navigator, and Disassembly views and choosing ABLD > command. When executed any arguments specified in the Carbide Build Configurations pane for the command are passed to the selected tool.

Figure 1 - Available ABLD actions

The available commands include:

- target — creates the main executable and also the resources
- export — copies the exported files to their destinations
- cleanexport — removes files created by abld export
- resource — creates resources files and bitmaps
- final — allows extension makefiles to execute final commands
- tidy — removes executables which need not be released
- test — similar commands that act on test components

See the Symbian Developer Library for more information on the abld command.

##### Other references

- Carbide Menu