Build descriptor part

A Build Descriptor part controls the generation process. You associate a build descriptor with a generatable part through the properties of the part or the project; for more information, see Associating a build descriptor with a part.

The Build Descriptor part contains the following information:
Build descriptor options
These specify how to generate and prepare EGL output, and a subset of the build descriptor options can cause other build parts to be included in the generation process. Some build descriptor options include settings that are stored as Java™ runtime properties.
Java runtime properties
The Java runtime properties enable you to set information to be included in a Java runtime properties file. You can specify properties that deal with database connections and date formats.
In the EGL Build Parts Editor, you can select and edit build descriptor options and Java runtime properties.

Build descriptor chains

You can create a chain of build descriptors from the generation-specific build descriptor, so that the first in the chain is processed before the second, and the second before the third. When you define a given build descriptor, you begin a chain (or continue one) by assigning a value to the nextBuildDescriptor build descriptor option. The implication of chaining information is described later.

Any build part referenced by a build descriptor must be visible to the referencing build descriptor. For example, the build part can be a linkage options part or a resource associations part, or the next build descriptor.


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