.bf Files

The .bf files are equivalent to the Imakefiles. They define source files, binary files and compilation options. The .bf files contain link directives and source definitions, such as C__SRCS. You can have several .bf files per directory. The mkmk tool concatenates the .bf files inside the Makefile product. The .bf file is preprocessed by the macro processor m4(1).

Table 4-4 lists the macros used in a .bf file. Actor, ConfigurableActor, Library and BigObject, either directly, or indirectly use getExport to get the list of object files. DistFile and Export are defined in $(DEVTOOLS_DIR)/tgt-make/mkrules.m4.

Table 4-4 Macros used in .bf files.

Actor(actor, libs)	build 'actor' using libs
ConfigurableActor(actor, libs)	build 'actor' using libs
Library(lib)	build 'lib'
BigObject(obj)	build a relocatable object file
DistFile(file,dir)	copy 'file' into 'dir'
Export(file,dir)	same as DistFile