Building a Platform Using the Build Demo Tool

Once you have created a platform, you can build a platform using the Build Demo Tool.

To build a platform using the Build Demo Tool

1. Open the command prompt build window for your platform.

   For information about how to create a command prompt build window, see Creating a Command Prompt Build Window.

2. If you want to build a debug OS image, type the following text string.

   set WINCEDEBUG=debug
   

   - or -

   If you want to build a release OS image, type the following text string.

   Set WINCEDEBUG=retail
   

3. Set other environment variables as appropriate. For information about environment variables, see Environment Variables.

4. Run Blddemo.bat to build your modules and features, compile your source code, copy your files into the directory specified by the _FLATRELEASEDIR environment variable, and make your OS image.

   For information about Blddemo.bat, see Build Demo Tool.

See Also

Command-Line Tools

 Last updated on Friday, October 08, 2004

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