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Managing change and releases
Learn how to manage change and release in the product.
Guide to building software on Linux and UNIX
Building software for multiple platforms
Learn how to address the challenge of using a single source tree to develop an application for a variety of hardware and software platforms.

Managing change and releases
Learn how to manage change and release in the product.
- Managing software projects
- Workflow for creating projects
- Workflow for making baselines
- Workflow for recommending baselines
- Guide to building software on Linux and UNIX
  - HCL VersionVault build concepts
    HCL VersionVault supports makefile based building of software systems and provides a software build environment closely resembling that of the make program.
  - Derived objects and configuration records
    Learn about derived objects and configuration records.
  - Pointers on using HCL VersionVault build tools
    Learn how to use VersionVault build tools.
  - Working with DOs and configuration records
    You can perform operations on derived objects and configuration records.
  - clearmake makefiles and BOS files
    The HCL VersionVault build program, clearmake can process makefiles.
  - Using clearmake compatibility modes
    clearmake is designed for compatibility with existing make programs, which minimizes the changes you need to make to your makefiles.
  - Using HCL VersionVault to build C++ programs
    Use clearmake effectively with C++ programs built with various compilers.
  - Using HCL VersionVault build tools with Java
    The build behavior of Java tools causes various problems for clearmake. Understand the problems and some possible solutions to resolve them.
  - Setting up a parallel build
    Learn the process to set up and run builds that use several hosts in the local area network.
  - Building software for multiple platforms
    Learn how to address the challenge of using a single source tree to develop an application for a variety of hardware and software platforms.
    - Issues in multiple platform development
      Several issues arise in an environment where developers create and maintain several platform-specific variants of an application.
    - Handling source code differences
      Learn how to handle differences in the source code.
    - Handling build procedure differences
      You can handle differences in the build procedure using the following methods.
    - Segregating the derived objects of different variants
      It is essential to keep derived objects (object modules, executables) built for different architectures separate.
    - Multiple architecture example
      Use this content as an example of multiple-architecture development.
  - Setting up a build on a non-VersionVault host
    There is a technique to create configuration records for a build that involves HCL VersionVault data, but is performed on a non-VersionVault host.
- Guide to building software on Windows

Building software for multiple platforms

Learn how to address the challenge of using a single source tree to develop an application for a variety of hardware and software platforms.

The sub-topics contain information about various approaches, contrasting their advantages and disadvantages. An extended example incorporates some of the approaches.