Build Scripts

Scripts are tokenized command procedures that contain all the specific commands necessary to perform the compile and link steps for a module. During a module build, the Build Tool interprets the script and replaces the tokens with information about the local or remote file from the setup information (found in the ICM file), along with profile information that has been utilized or customized by the user, and produces a complete command procedure. The Build Tool then submits the command procedure for execution.

Tokens are generic placeholders that are used for substitution in a script. When a script is being interpreted, each token is resolved to its representative value so that the resulting command procedure is specific to a module and its set‑up environment. When the script is processed, unresolved tokens are resolved as a blank value.

Note: Structures of tokens within tokens are not supported.

The information that appears as tokens in a script includes:

Information about the elements of the module itself. This information is taken from the Install Control Module (ICM) portion of the file.
Locations and target configuration information defined previously using the Build Tool profiling utility.
Option (OPT) tokens. Option tokens are user defined in the Build Tool profile utility.