Iterative development with prioritized build
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Abstract
An iterative software development environment is provided to perform modified dependency analyses for use in building a target file and all the files on which it depends from one or more source files using a set of prioritized build rules. In one embodiment, the build rules indicate how different types of target files can be generated from different source file types. A given target file type may be associated with several rules, each having a different priority, for building the target from different source file types. In one embodiment, if more than one source file exists that can be used to generate a given target file, the rule with the highest priority is used. In one embodiment, the build environment identifies how to generate a particular target file by identifying the highest priority rule for which an associated source file type exists. Moreover, the development environment identifies the presence of a new source file having a corresponding build rule with a higher priority than that of the source file type(s) previously used in the generation of the target file. In one embodiment of the invention, the target file is rebuilt if such a new source file is identified, or if one or more source files previously used to build the target file are determined to have been modified more recently than that indicated by the build date/time of the target file itself.
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37. A computing device implemented method comprising:
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determining by a computing device whether an application corresponding to a received request is present within a designated search path; and
generating by a computing device the application by compiling one or more source files, if it is determined that the application is not present within the designated search path. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A computing device implemented method comprising:
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identifying by a computing device a target file corresponding to an application identified by a request;
accessing by a computing device a compilation rule associated with the identified target file, the compilation rule identifying at least a source file type for use in generating the associated target file; and
generating by a computing device the identified target file. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and
a module operated by the processor and adapted to enable the apparatus to determine whether an application corresponding to a received request is present within a designated search path; and
generate the application by compiling one or more source files, if it is determined that the application is not present within the designated search path. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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48. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and
a module operated by the processor and adapted to enable the apparatus to identify a target file corresponding to an application identified by a request;
access a compilation rule associated with the identified target file, the compilation rule identifying at least a source file type for use in generating the associated target file; and
generate the identified target file. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52)
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