Creating a build file

To create a build file, do as follows:

1. Identify a project or folder to contain the file. You must create a project or folder if you do not already have one. The project should be an EGL or EGL Web project.

2. In the workbench, click File > New > EGL Build File.

3. Select the project or folder that will contain the EGL build file. In the File name field, type the name of the EGL build file, for example MyEGLbuildParts. The extension .eglbld is required for the file name. An extension is automatically appended to the end of the file name if no extension or an invalid extension is specified.

4. Click Finish to create the build file with no EGL build part declaration. The build file appears in the Project Explorer view and automatically opens in the EGL build parts editor.

5. To add an EGL build part before creating the build file, click Next. Select the type of build part to add, then click Next. Type a name and a description for the build part, then click Finish. The build file appears in the Project Explorer view and automatically opens in the EGL build parts editor.

Related concepts
EGL projects, packages, and files
Introduction to EGL

Related tasks

Adding a build descriptor part to an EGL build file
Adding a linkage options part to an EGL build file

Adding an import statement to an EGL build file
Adding a resource associations part to an EGL build file
Creating an EGL Web project