Additional Command-Line Build Tools: Overview

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The tools listed below provide extra ways to view or manipulate your source files or build output.

  • BSCMAKE.EXE builds a browse information file (.BSC) that contains information about the symbols (classes, functions, data, macros, and types) in your program. You view this information in browse windows within the development environment. (A .BSC file can be also be built in the development environment.)

  • DUMPBIN.EXE is a wrapper for LINK /DUMP. It displays information (such as a symbol table) about Common Object File Format (COFF) binary files.

  • EDITBIN.EXE is a wrapper for LINK /EDIT. It is used to modify COFF binary files.

  • LIB.EXE is a wrapper for LINK /LIB. It is used to create and manage a library of COFF object files. It can also be used to create export files and import libraries to reference exported definitions.