WINCE Build Process Overview and Build Commands used in Visual Studio2005
1. Introduction This article will cover the WINCE 6.0 build process and the process of different build commands which used from Visual Studio2005. WINCE build process contains several phases includes compile the source code, copy modules and files to a common release directory, and create the run-time image. Batch files and build tools, such as the Sysgen tool (Sysgen.bat) and the Make Binary Image tool (Makeimg.exe), automate this process. You can run these tools directly at the command prompt or start the build process in Microsoft Platform Builder for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 (the process of doing this is out of scope of the article, future it can be added). 2. Scope The Scope of the article is to target mainly towards who wants to know the WINCE6 build process and different build commands available and its step by step process. 3. Different Phases of Build a) Compile Phase/Pre Sysgen Build b) Sysgen Phase c) Post Sysgen Phas