Build Step: Build Platform\$(_TGTPLAT) (Compact 2013)

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3/26/2014

This step simply runs build.exe in %_WINCEROOT%\Platform\$(_TGTPLAT). The directories that build.exe makes might depend on libraries from the Build Step: Sysgen OS step or the Build Step: Build Platform\Common step. As in those steps, dirs filtering is used to build only the directories for which the correct Windows Embedded Compact 2013 OS components are present.

Sysgenplatform.bat – the tool that links the files in your OS design – is called before and after build.exe to handle any special rules; for example, filtering configuration files based on ceconfig.h and copying them to $(SG_OUTPUT_ROOT).

After this build step is completed, the $(SG_OUTPUT_ROOT) directory contains all of the %_WINCEROOT%\Platform\$(_TGTPLAT) files that you need for the later build steps. You do not need to run this step again unless the %_WINCEROOT%\Platform\$(_TGTPLAT) files change. In fact, at this point in the build process, you are finished compiling and linking, and are almost ready to build your image.

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Build Step: Copy All to Release Directory