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<title>Release Notes</title>
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<body><h2>Release Notes</h2> <p>RELEASE NOTES for iMaker 2.2.0 (24.09.2009)
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</p>  <h3>Product Description:</h3> <p>The iMaker extension for Carbide.c++
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is a tool for building ROM images. Its core functionality is implemented in
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a command line executable called <i>imaker.cmd</i>. iMaker extension offers a 
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Carbide.c++ integration that provides a graphical user interface for the <i>imaker.cmd</i> command line tool. iMaker extension referred from here on just iMaker enables you to set and modify
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the build parameters for the imaker.cmd commandline tool, which are used to create flashable images.</p><p>Image building process is started 
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by selecting project and launching iMaker dialog by choosing the <b>Open iMaker Dialog...</b> menu 
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item from iMaker pulldown menu (hammer with 'i') on the Carbide.c++ toolbar.</p><p>The ROM
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image is built using the preferences configured in this dialog. Although not necessary, these preferences
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can be saved to a file (with .imp extension) for future use for image building if needed. </p><p>
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Once preferences are configured, an image can be built by clicking the <b>Run</b> button in the dialog. All saved preferences under current project are visible on the pulldown menu of imaker in the carbide.c++ toolbar. 
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Any of these saved preferences can be used for image creation by just selecting it. </p>  <h3>
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Features:</h3> <ul>
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<li>UI for building ROM images.</li>
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<li>UI for configuring multiple build settings.</li>
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<li>UI for viewing the build log and debugging image build errors.</li>
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<li>Management of preferences files.</li>
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<li>An independent dialog for managing imaker creation parameters.</li>
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<li>Possibility to override the default image creation parameter values</li>
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</ul> <h3>New Features:</h3> <p><ul>
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<li>Possibility to create Platsim images and run selected Platsim instance configured with the created image</li>
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<li>Possibility to add debug binaries and files to different sections of the image</li>
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<li>Simplified UI</li>
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</ul> </p>  <h3>Enhancements:
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</h3> <p><ul>
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<li>Code cleaned and copy right headers added.</li>
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<li>Few bugs have been fixed.</li>
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<li>Simplified handling of preference files.</li>
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</ul></p>  <h3>System Requirements:</h3>  <p>Basic
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Requirements:</p><ul>
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<li>Windows XP</li>
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</ul> <p>Additional Requirements:</p><ul>
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<li>S60 3rd edition R&amp;D SDK (version 3.2 or higher) environment for building ROM
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images. </li>
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</ul>  <h3>Compatibility Issues:</h3> <ul>
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<li>N/A</li>
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</ul>   <h3>Known Problems:</h3> <ul>
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</ul>  <div id="footer">Copyright &copy; 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). All rights reserved. License: <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html">http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html</a>.</div>
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