Michel,

This might be a bit simplistic but have you done a clean and a rebuild? We're going to look in to this, I'll post back to this thread when I have something for you.

Thanks,

Hi Aaron,
A little more news. I can get a ".rel" file created but ONLY if I do a command line build (sysgen, build -c)!! Can't get one from the IDE.

However, during the platform build process, I am still getting the error about the missing .rel file. It's as if during the build process it's not copying the .rel file over to the flatreleasedir.

Hopefully you'll have more insight.
Thanks,
/michel

Success (somewhat).

I figured out what I needed to do in the PB IDE to get the .rel file generated, I had to add the following to the list of link options:

/savebaserelocations:"LOCE_A400_REL_101Dbg\GoStatusIRQ.rel"

(A similar option added for the release version, just modifying the location.)

However, I am still getting the missing .rel file problem specified earlier. I now know what that is about too, but am struggling on how to solve it:
The .rel file is not copied over to the flatreleasedir during the build process.

I see that the dll and and another file (can remember which) get copied over to flatreleasedir but I can't figure out the source of that action. [color=red:2w11u4p4]How can I get the .rel file automatically copied over?

Thanks,
/michel

michel,

You are basically finding out how terrible the Windows CE build process is.

To get around it, I do the following:

Create a batch file in each driver's directory.
In all sources files, set RELEASETYPE=LOCAL. This will make built files reside in a subdirectory of the driver (.\obj\debug).
In the driver's CEC file, build the code during the BSP phase, then call the batch file during the BuildRel phase.
Have the batch file copy over everything that you need.

Take a look at the lpd_drivers directory and you'll see what I mean. About using the batch file to copy things correctly. Those are binary drivers, so you are missing the build instruction during the BSP phase, but you should be able to figure it out.

--mikee