ChorusOS 5.0 Source Delivery Guide

ChorusOS Build Tools

The following table provides a quick reference for the tools used when managing ChorusOS system builds.

Table 3-5 Quick Reference to Host Development Tools


Tool	Description
`chgetlayout`	Extracts image layout, for DebugServer
`ChorusOSMkMf`	Creates `Makefile`s for target binaries using `imake`
`concat`	Concatenates files
`configure`	Configures a build directory
`configurator`	Handles configuration of features and tunables
`cpxml`	Wrapper around `cp`, used to copy XML files
`cproot`	Copies files to the target file system
`ews`	Java^TM based, graphical system image configuration tool
`gcc`	The GNU cross compiler for building executables to be run on the target system
`genEnv`	Reads Makefiles and gives output with their variables
`getExport`	Computes the list of object files to use when creating a link
`getLayoutFile`	ghs compiler only
`HostMkMf`	Creates `Makefile`s for host development environment binaries using `imake`
`imake`	Standard project management tool for generating `Makefile`s based on rule specifications
`m4`	The GNU macro preprocessor for C, assembler and other programming languages
`make`	Standard project management tool
`makedepend`	Generates dependencies
`mkctors`	Handles native ELF sections `.ctors` and `.dtors` when linking actors
`mkimage`	Creates a system image
`mkmake`	Provides a wrapper for `make`
`mkmerge`	Creates a merged directory tree from a split directory tree
`mkmk`	Native project management tool for generating `Makefile`s based on `mkmk` rule specifications
`mkstubs`	Produces system call stubs
`mksymfiles`	ghs compiler only
`rpcgen`	Serves as a remote procedure call protocol compiler

Further descriptions of most tools described in the table are available in the ChorusOS man pages. Precompiled binary ChorusOS operating system tools are located in the tools/host/bin subdirectory of the installation directory.