Getting Most out of Carbide.c++ Build System

June 19, 2008July 7, 2008tz Leave a comment

The Carbide.c++ team at Nokia has just published a series of articles that explains the Carbide.c++ build system in-depth and how to get the most out of it. A recommended read for all developing software with Carbide.c++.

Building a better build system-Part 1: Introduces improvements done in Carbide.c++ 1.3 for detecting MMP file changes and dependency tracking using the compiler
Building a better build system – Part 2 Concurrent builds: Explains using parallel compilation using Carbide.c++
Building a better build system – Part 3 Eclipse incremental builder: Explains the benefit of using the Eclipse incremental builder. Note that there’s a small issue/bug with the incremental builder if you are using multiple SDKs, it won’t automatically detect that you’ve switched SDKs and hence fail to build the new target, even if its not built. Only applicable where you have a project that’s been created/imported to use more than a single SDK
Building a better build system – Part 4 Benchmarking: Puts everything into perspectiva and summerizes by listing the pros/cons of using different build options and how that results into build speed

Happy coding!

Ever Wondered What Macros are Defined for your Project?

June 19, 2008July 7, 2008tz Leave a comment

A colleague of mine recently popped down at my desk, asking me if there was an easy way to find the macros defined for a Symbian project build configuration. Given that a macro can originate form different places, its not always a easy guess. Of course you can look at the usual suspects, like the HRH file for the platform (\epoc32\include\variant\Symbian_OS_*.hrh) and the MMP file itself for the MACRO directive, but it won’t give you the full list, since the Symbian tool chain will insert its own on top. So how do you get it? Enter Carbide.c++ build configurations.