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The tool.gbs files

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Description

Purpose

The tool.gbs files are located in the GBS_SYSTOOLS_PATH/tool directories and are used to define the particularities of a Tool.

General

Additional for this file:

• Lines with no leading white-space (called header-lines) define an item.
• Following lines with leading white-space (called sub-lines) define the parameters for that item.
• Reserved words (keywords) are case sensitive
• The search path for the .include Directive is:
  - $GBS_SYSTOOLS_PATH/$GBS_TOOL
  - $GBS_SYSTOOLS_PATH

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SETUP Definition

Purpose:

To define general stuff, valid for the whole definition set.

Syntax:

SETUP

NICE_NAME = nice_name

Semantics:

NICE_NAME

Specifies a more descriptive name of the Tool. It is used in messages.

nice_name

Free format (just do not make it too long)

DEFAULTS definition

Purpose:

To set Tool dependent defaults, overriding the GBS defaults

Syntax:

DEFAULTS

ACTION = action-definition

Semantics:

INIT definition

Purpose:

To perform general initialisation.
It is possible to define derived Tool dependent Environment Variables
Note that all references to the 'outside-world' must be specified in the switch.gbs.
On Windows it can be used to (re)define an EnvVar with spaces removed. (Converted to ShortPathName)

Syntax:

INIT

SET_W = envvar_name => envvar_value

...

SET_X = envvar_name => envvar_value

...

SET = envvar_name => envvar_value

...

SETPATH = path_envvar_name => envvar_value-list

...

BIN_DIR = bin_dir

Semantics:

SET_W, SET_X & SET

Specifies an Environment Variable.

envvar_name

Uppercase please

envvar_value

If placed between quotes (") it will be canonicalized (/.. solved) and on Windows converted to a ShortPathName without spaces.

SET_W is executed for Windows only.
SET_X is executed for Linux only.
SET is executed for all platforms
and must be specified after SET_W and SET_X

SETPATH

Specifies a PATH Environment Variable.

path_envvar_name

Case dependent on OS

envvar_value-list

If placed between quotes (") items will be canonicalized (/.. solved) and on Windows converted to a ShortPathName without spaces.
Items will be properly joined (';' on Windows, ':' on Linux)

Must be specified after SET_W, SET_X & SET

BIN_DIR

Specifies the directory in which the executables of the plugin reside, relative to GBSEXT_<plugin>_PATH.
It is used to assemble GBSEXT_<plugin>_BIN_PATH which must be used in the COMMAND sub-section.

bin_dir

One or more directories, separated by '/'

RUN Definition

Purpose:

To provide information on how to run the Tool program (executable or script)

Syntax:

RUN

ACTION = actiondefinition

...

COMMAND = [ [ pre-condition ; ] ok_exit_values-comma-list ; ] command-definition

...

Semantics:

ACTION

Specifies possible actions of the Tool. To be used as pos-arg, option or EnvVar

action-definition

action-definition := action_name... => option

E.g.:
ACTION = API => api
ACTION = FULL => full

Default is the first in the list

COMMAND

Command to invoke the Tool program.

Syntax and Semantics:

Refer to the COMMAND description

More than one COMMAND can be specified.

The command is called with the following positional parameters:

• $1 selected_action
  The option value of the DEFAULT ACTION
• $2 subsys_def_list
  A comma-list of selected SubSystem definitions
  subsys_def := subsystem:subsystem_type

  subsystem_type := GBS | MSVS | make | Other

  E.g.: subsys1:GBS,subsys2:make,subsys3:GBS
• $3 out_file_spec
  $GBS_SILO_PATH/tools/$GBS_TOOL/index.html
• $4 out_file_path
  $GBS_SILO_PATH/tools/$GBS_TOOL

The following additional Environment Variables are set and may be used:

• GBS_APP_name... and GBS_APP_name_VALUE...
  As specified in the sys.gbs file

Notes:

Example of a tool.gbs:

File 1 (Basic reference - implicit default)

#========================================================
#   doxygen_api [doxygen] tool.gbs
#========================================================
.plugin doxygen

.include <tool.gbs>

###EOF###

File 2 (Basic reference - explicit default)

#========================================================
#   [doxygen] tool.gbs
#========================================================
.plugin doxygen

.include <tool.gbs>

DEFAULTS
    ACTION = FULL

###EOF###

File 3 (Full specification)

#========================================================
#   %TOOL% [doxygen] tool.gbs
#========================================================

SETUP
    NICE_NAME	= DoxyGen

INIT
    BIN_DIR	= bin

RUN
    ACTION = API    => api
    ACTION = FULL   => full
    COMMAND = >doxygen/bin/doxygen.pl %1 %2 %3 %4

##EOF##

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