Kelly, I use Codewarrier. Do you know how to do this automation inside a Codewarrier project?
Thank you. Cliff Jones - Narly Software "Kelly Morrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:58411@palm-dev-forum... > > Thought I'd give a little back to the newsgroup for all the info I've > learned from it. Here's an automated way to put build time information in > your Palm app during development if you use the PRC tool chain: I use this > to track internal builds without having to remember to edit my .rcp file to > change the VERSION info each time. Basically, it lets me pop up information > like this: > Build Info: > Tue Jul 31 17:42:30 2001 > on my splash screen. > -----> kell > > > 1. Create a little shell script called "buildtime" that contains the > following lines: > --------------------- snip here ----------------------------- > export HDR=buildtime.h > set `date` > rm -f $HDR > echo "#ifndef BUILD_TIME_H" > $HDR > echo "#define BUILD_TIME_H" >> $HDR > echo "#define BUILD_TIME \""$1 $2 $3 $4 $5"\"" >> $HDR > echo "#endif // BUILD_TIME_H" >> $HDR > -------------------- snip here ------------------------------ > Save this shell script in the same directory as your Makefile. When > executed, this shell script will create a C header file called "buildtime.h" > that has the build time info in it. Now, we just need to tell the Makefile > to run it each time you compile... > > > 2. Add the following lines to your Makefile. > -------------------- snip here ----------------------------- > time: > ./buildtime > -------------------- snip here ----------------------------- > This adds a target called "time" that will run the shell script we > created in step 1. > > > 3. Tell the Makefile to run the shell script whenever you build your Palm > app. You can do this by just adding the "time" target in the following place > in your Makefile. > ------------------------- snip here -------------------------- > $(PRC): time grc.stamp bin.stamp; > $(BUILDPRC) $(PRC) $(ICONTEXT) $(APPID) *.grc *.bin $(LINKFILES) > ls -l *.prc > ------------------------- snip here ---------------------------- > > > 4. The last thing you have to do to your Makefile is to tell which of your > source files depends on the header file. E.g., I use the build info in my > splash screen (in SplashScreen.c), so I add the following line to the > Makefile: > -------------------------- snip here --------------------------- > SplashScreen.o: time > -------------------------- snip here --------------------------- > > > 5. That's all! Now, just include the buildtime.h file in your program and > use the BUILD_TIME string to display the build info however you'd like. For > example, I use the following: > --------------------------- snip here -------------------------- > #include "buildtime.h" > ... > WinPaintChars("Build Info:", 11, 2, 140); > WinPaintChars(BUILD_TIME, StrLen(BUILD_TIME), 2, 150); > ---------------------------- snip here -------------------------- > which paints the following lines on my splash screen. > Build Info: > Tue Jul 31 17:42:30 2001 > > > > > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
