diff -r 578be2adaf3e -r 307f4279f433 Adaptation/GUID-2ADB873A-1580-476A-9642-AB47D13D4A98.dita --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/Adaptation/GUID-2ADB873A-1580-476A-9642-AB47D13D4A98.dita Fri Oct 15 14:32:18 2010 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ + + + + + +Driver +Source FilesThis document details the directory structure and file types of +logical device drivers and physical device drivers. +
Directory +structure

Device driver DLLs come in two types - the logical +device driver (LDD), and the physical device driver (PDD). Typically, a single +LDD supports functionality common to a class of hardware devices, whereas +a PDD supports a specific member of that class.

In Symbian platform +source code, PDDs are part of variant baseports, while LDDs are stored in +a shared location that is not specific to a particular variant:

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  • PDD source files (.cpp, .h and .mmp) for peripherals for the H4 variant are in source directories named base\omap_hrp\h4\ <driver_pdd >.

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  • PDD source files (.cpp, .h and .mmp) for peripherals for the Emulator variant are in source directories named base\wins\ <driver_pdd >.

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  • LDD source files are +in source directories named base\e32\ <driver _ldd >, +which are shared for all variants.

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  • Common test application +source files are in source directories named base\e32test\ <driver_test >.

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For both types of driver, the source files are generally organised +in the following sub-directories:

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  • <driver >\group.mmp files

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  • <driver >\inc.h files

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  • <driver >\src.cpp files

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+
File extensions

The +project files of a device driver that is part of the Kernel code are similar +to those for other components in Symbian platform. The following tables summarise +the source and binary file types you will see:

+ + + +

Source File Type

+

Description

+
+ +

.h

+

Include files

+
+ +

.cpp

+

Source files

+
+ +

.inl

+

Inline files

+
+ +

.mmp

+

Project file, similar to a makefile in other operating systems

+
+ +

.inf

+

Build file grouping multiple mmp files. Command line builds are +done from this file's directory.

+
+ +

.iby

+

ROM include file. This file specifies the built files that need +to be included in a ROM image. This is not used in builds for the Emulator.

+
+ + +

+ + + +

Binary File Type

+

Description

+
+ +

.ldd

+

Logical Device Driver target. A LDD contains code that is common +to a class of hardware devices.

+
+ +

.pdd

+

Physical Device Driver target. A PDD contains code that is specific +to one particular type of device.

+
+ +

.exe

+

Application executable target.

+
+ +

.ext

+

Kernel extension target, a driver that is started when the kernel +boots.

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