Compilation operations

Generating the makefile

There are two different methods of generating the makefile on a package or a class:

· through the "Generate" icon in the toolbar on a component or its makefile work product (Figure 43)

· through the "C# Developer/Generate the makefile" command, available in the context menu accessed by right-clicking on a makefile work product belonging to a component

Figure 43. Generating the makefile using the "Generate" icon in the toolbar

Steps:

1. In the explorer, select the component for which you wish to generate the makefile.

2. Click on the "Generate" icon in the toolbar. If no makefile work product already exists for the selected component, this is automatically created.

Visualizing the makefile

There are two different methods of visualizing the makefile:

· through the "Visualize" icon in the toolbar on a component for which the makefile has been generated, or on the makefile work product of a component for which the makefile has been generated

· through the "C# Developer/Visualize the makefile" command, available in the context menu accessed by right-clicking on a makefile work product belonging to a component (Figure 44)

Figure 44. Visualizing the makefile through the "C# Developer/Visualize the makefile" command

Steps:

1. Right-click on the C# makefile work product belonging to the component whose generated makefile you wish to visualize.

2. In the context menu which then appears, run the "C# Developer/Visualize the makefile" command.

A window like the one shown in Figure 45 then appears.

Figure 45. The "Visualizing the generated file" window

Compiling

There are two different methods of running the compilation operation:

· through the "Compile" icon in the toolbar on a component or its makefile work product

· through the "C# Developer/Compile" command, available in the context menu which is accessed by right-clicking on the component or its makefile work product (Figure 46)

Figure 46. Launching compilation through the "C# Developer/Compile" command

Steps:

1. Right-click on the C# makefile work product belonging to the component you want to compile.

2. In the context menu which then appears, run the "C# DeveloperCompile" command.

The compilation analysis window then appears, providing information on the compilation, including any errors encountered.

Recompiling

You may wish to recompile all previously compiled files. To do this, you should simply run the "C# Developer/Recompile all" command, available in the context menu accessed by right-clicking on the component's makefile work product.

Clearing compiled files

To delete all compiled files, you should simply run the "C# Developer/Clear compiled files" command, available in the context menu accessed by right-clicking on the component's makefile work product.

Generating and compiling

There are two different methods of launching the generation and compilation commands one after the other:

· through the "Generate all and compile" icon in the toolbar on a component or its makefile work product (Figure 47)

· through the "C# Developer/Generate and compile" command, available in the context menu which is accessed by right-clicking on the makefile work product of a component

Figure 47. Launching generation and immediate subsequent compilation from the tooblbar

Steps:

1. In the explorer, select the component for which you wish to run the generation and compilation operations.

2. Click on the "Generate all and compile" icon in the toolbar. If no makefile work product exists for the selected component, this is automatically created.

After running this command, the "Compilation analysis" window then appears, providing information on the compilation, including any errors encountered.

Analyzing the compilation

After running both the "Compile" and "Generate all and compile" commands, the compilation analysis window automatically appears (Figure 48).

Figure 48. The "Compilation analysis" window

This window is divided into two sections:

· The upper section displays the generated sources which present errors. Double-clicking on the blue text opens the dialog box of the model element concerned.

· The lower section, entitled "Results of the compilation", displays errors prefixed by the icon. Other lines are prefixed either with the (information) icon or the warning) icon. When selecting a line of errors, the file containing the faulty code is displayed in the upper section of the window. Double-clicking on this code edits the model element that generated the code.