ChorusOS 5.0 Application Developer's Guide

`imake` Build Rules

The Imake.rules file contains macros known as Imake build rules. A list of Imake build rules and their functions is displayed in Table 6-4.

Table 6-4 imake Build Rules


Macro name	Function
`MakeDir(dir)`	Creates a directory named `dir`.
`LibraryTarget(lib, objs)`	Adds the objects indicated by `objs` into the library `lib`.
`Depend(srcs)`	Computes the dependencies of `srcs` and adds them to the dependency list in the `Makefile` (using `makedepend`).
`ActorTarget(prog, objs, options, crt0, libs)`	Uses `objs` to create a C actor called `prog`, and passes `options`, `crt0` and `libs` to the linker.
`UserActorTarget(prog, objs, libs)`	Creates a user C actor or process.
`SupActorTarget(prog, objs, libs)`	Creates a supervisor C actor or process.
`EmbeddedUserActorTarget(prog, objs, libs)`	Creates an embedded user C actor.
`EmbeddedSupActorTarget(prog, objs, libs)`	Creates an embedded supervisor C actor.
`BuiltinDriver(prog, objs, libs)`	Creates a ChorusOS operating system driver.
`BspProgTarget(prog, entry, objs, libs)`	Creates a BSP program.
`CXXActorTarget(prog, objs, options, crt0, libs)`	Uses `objs` to create a C++ actor or process named `prog`, and passes `options`, `crt0` and `libs` to the linker.
`CXXUserActorTarget(prog, objs, libs)`	Creates a user C++ actor or process.
`CXXSupActorTarget(prog, objs, libs)`	Creates a supervisor C++ actor or process.
`CXXEmbeddedUserActorTarget(prog, objs, libs)`	Creates an embedded user C++ actor.
`CXXEmbeddedSupActorTarget(prog, objs, libs)`	Creates an embedded supervisor C++ actor.
`DynamicUserTarget(prog, objs, libs, dynamicLibs, dlDeps, options)`	Creates a dynamic user C process.
`DynamicSupTarget(prog, objs, libs, dynamicLibs, dlDeps, options)`	Creates a dynamic supervisor C process.
`DynamicCXXUserTarget(prog, objs, libs, dynamicLibs, dlDeps, options)`	Creates a dynamic user C++ process.
`DynamicCXXSupTarget(prog, objs, libs, dynamicLibs, dlDeps, options)`	Creates a dynamic supervisor C++ process.
`DynamicLibraryTarget(dlib, objs, staticLibs, dynamicLibs, dlDeps, options)`	Creates a dynamic library.
`SharedUserTarget(prog, shobjs, staticLibs, sharedLibs, slDeps, options)`	Creates a shared user C process.
`SharedSupTarget(prog, objs, staticLibs, sharedLibs, slDeps, options)`	Creates a shared supervisor C process.
`SharedCXXUserTarget(prog, objs, staticLibs, sharedLibs, slDeps, options)`	Creates a shared user C++ process.
`SharedCXXSupTarget(prog, objs, staticLibs, sharedLibs, slDeps, options)`	Creates a shared supervisor C++ process.
`SharedLibraryTarget(shlib, shobjs, sharedLibs, staticLibs, slDeps, options)`	Creates a shared library.

The rules for building actors and processes use the following common arguments:

obj is the list of binary objects included in the actor/process.
prog is the name of the actor/process.
libs is the list of additional libraries used to build the actor/process. The application is linked by default with the library to provide either the basic or extended environment.

The rules used to build dynamic or shared libraries for actors and processes are described in more detail in "Building a Dynamic Process".