Build System (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

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1/5/2010

The build system is the system logic by which Platform Builder enables you to develop a run-time image for a target device.

The run-time image that you develop is based on the Windows Embedded CE OS.

You use the build system during the run-time image development process. The run-time image development process contains several steps you must complete, either with the Platform Builder integrated development environment (IDE), or from a command-prompt window.

After you create your OS design, you can customize it by adding or removing drivers or other OS functionality, and by setting or clearing environment variables. You can also select a different configuration for your OS design, depending on your needs.

The final step in the run-time image development process is called the build process, in which you use the OS design to build the run-time image that you download to a target device.

Regardless of whether you use the IDE or the command-line tools to create an OS design, the build process consists of distinct build phases in the following sequence:

  1. The Compile phase
  2. The Sysgen phase
  3. The Release Copy phase
  4. The Make Run-Time Image phase

For more information, see Build Phases.

The following list shows the major aspects of the run-time image development process:

See Also

Concepts

Run-Time Image Development Process
Run-Time Image Downloading Process

Other Resources

Creating an OS Design