Generation from the EGL Software Development Kit (SDK)
The EGL software development kit (SDK) is a feature that lets you generate output in a batch environment, even when you lack access to the following aspects of the Rational Developer product:
- The graphical user interface
- The details on how projects are organized
You can use the EGL SDK to trigger generation from a software configuration management (SCM) tool such as Rational ClearCase, perhaps as part of a batch job that is run after normal working hours.
To invoke the EGL SDK, you use the command EGLSDK in a batch file or at a command prompt. The command invocation itself can take either of two forms:
- It can specify an EGL file and build descriptor. In this case, if you want to cause multiple generations you write multiple commands.
- Alternatively, the invocation can reference an EGL command file that includes the information necessary to cause one or more generations.
However you organize your work, you can specify a value for eglpath, which is a list of directories that are searched when the EGL SDK uses an import statement to resolve a part reference. Also, specify the build descriptor option genDirectory instead of genProject.
The prerequisites and process for using EGLSDK are described in Generating from the EGL SDK. For details on the command invocation, see EGLSDK.
Related concepts
Development process
Generated output
Related tasks
Generating from the EGL Software Development Kit (SDK)
Related reference
genDirectory
EGLCMD
EGL build path and eglpath
EGLSDK