Configuration

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General

  • independent from the platform (windows/unix/.NET) [conditions]
  • one file with multiple configurations (e.g. debug, release build) [targets]
  • exclude as regexp pattern [file patterns]
  • global ignore patterns (e.g. cvs/svn) [file patterns on targets]
  • libraries [library group]
  • relative paths [paths relative to ecf file location]
  • actions before/after run/compile (e.g. start a server) [pre-/postcompile actions/tasks]
  • variables [used in locations and for custom conditions]

A system consists of multiple targets. A target can extend another target. A target can have some libraries, assemblies, clusters and override clusters. A library has an associated target. A cluster can have a parent cluster. An override cluster has a some groups it overrides.

Libraries

A library specification includes needed clusters, assemblies, libraries, externals and tasks. If a library is included in a project only classes in clusters can be accessed from this project because everything else is considered a dependency of the library and not content of the library itself.

Overrides

It is possible to specify override clusters in a project (but not in a library). Classes in there with the same name as classes in other clusters/libraries will override those other classes. That means they will replace the implementation of the other class.

File pattern

The file pattern match against the relative path in Unix format in a cluster. e.g. if the cluster is in C:\mycluster

Pattern Matches

storage/table 

   C:\mycluster\storage\table\*
   C:\mycluster\storage\table.e
   C:\mycluster\something\storage\table\*

^/storage/table/ 

   C:\mycluster\storage\table\*

^/.*/test/ 

   C:\mycluster\a\test\*
   C:\mycluster\b\test\*

/test/ 

   C:\mycluster\a\test\*
   C:\mycluster\b\test\*
   C:\mycluster\something\table\test\*

Settings

Name Description Value range Default value
address_expression Are simplified address expressions enabled? true/false false
array_optimization unused true/false
automatic_backup Automatically generate a backup during recompilation? true/false false
check_generic_creation_constraint Check generic creation constraint? true/false true
check_vape Enforce VAPE validity constraint? true/false true
console_application Is the project a console application? true/false false
force_32bits Force compilation for 32bits? (.NET only) true/false false
cls_compliant Should generated assemblies be marked as CLS compliant? true/false true
dead_code_removal Should unused code be removed? true/false true
dotnet_naming_convention Should names follow the .NET naming convention? true/false false
dynamic_runtime Should the generated executable use a shared library of the runtime? true/false false
exception_trace Should a complete exception trace be generated in the finalized version? true/false false
executable_name Name of the generated binary. configuration string use system name
full_type_checking Full type checking? true/false false
il_verifiable Should the generated binary be IL verifiable? true/false true
inlining Should inlining be enabled? true/false true
inlining_size Maximal number of instructions in a feature for the feature to be inlined. integer 0..100 0
java_generation unused true/false
library_root Absolute path to use as base for relative paths. path location of the ecf file
line_generation Generate extra information for external debuggers? true/false false
metadata_cache_path Location where information about external assemblies is stored. path $ISE_EIFFEL\dotnet\assemblies
msil_assembly_compatibility unused true/false
msil_classes_per_module Number of classes generated per .NET module during incremental compilation. Increasing this value will slow down the incremental recompilation, but speed up the time to load the assembly while debugging in workbench mode. integer > 0 5
msil_clr_version Version of the .NET runtime to use. installed .NET version highest installed .NET version
msil_culture MSIL culture string
msil_generation Generate .NET code? true/false false
msil_generation_type Type of binary to generate. exe/dll exe
msil_key_file_name Key to be able to add the generated binary to the Global Assembly Cache (GAC). file
msil_use_optimized_precompile Use an optimized version of a precompile? true/false false
multithreaded Generate a multithreaded application? true/false false
old_verbatim_strings Use the old format for verbatim strings? true/false false
platform Override the detected platform to use in conditions. valid platform as in conditions detected platform
external_runtime External runtime file
shared_library_definition Specify the file the compiler uses to generate the exported functions. file
use_cluster_name_as_namespace Should cluster names be used as namespaces? true/false true
use_all_cluster_name_as_namespace Should names of folders in recursive clusters be used as namespaces? true/false true

Questions and Problems

  • When are two libraries the same? UUID

Multiple library usage

Problem

System Application

[1]library A 
[2]library B

System A

[3]library C
    option Yes

System B

[4]library C
    option No

We have a conflict for the option on library C.

Solution

If the library is directly used in Application, use the options set on the group there ([1], otherwise use the options of the Application system.

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