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the eMbedded Visual C
the application program by using command-line tools within the MS-DOS prompt
environment. The procedure for building an application involves a number of items
namely the preprocessor, the compiler, and the linker. Their main functions are
described as below:
The preprocessor prepares source files for the compiler by translating macros,
operators, and directives.
The compiler creates an object file containing machine code, linker directives,
sections, external references, and function/data names.
The linker combines the code from the object files created by the compiler
and from the statically-linked libraries, plus it resolves the name references,
and also creates an executable file.
The Building Process
The following diagram shows the components in the building process using
eMbedded Visual C++ and starting with the editor in which you create your source
code.
If you build your program outside the IDE, you may use a makefile to invoke the
command-line tools. Microsoft eMbedded Visual C
processing makefiles. If you build your program within the IDE, the eMbedded Visual
C++ project system will use the project (.vcp) file to store the make information.
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development environment. The second method is to build
Fig. 5-1-18
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provides the NMAKE utility for