CAAPE User's Manual - ALSTOM Signaling Inc.

Using Application Files7. SECTION 7 – USING APPLICATION FILES7.1. APPLICATION FILESApplication files are the files produced and used by the lower-level tools such ascompilers and data verifiers. They include:• The source (input) files which describe the application. These files may begenerated by the graphical Make Files / Build operations, or can be directly added orimported into a project.• Output files which result from operations such as compiling the source files. Includesthe files containing application data structures.• Report files which document the results of operations such as compile or dataverification.All application files are displayed in the File View of the Project Workspace. The FileView's display hierarchy is:• The top-level project folder− system folders: created graphically or manually• application folders: either corresponding to the processor boards processedgraphically through a Make Files or Build, or created manually. Eachapplication folder contains all the files for that application. Source files aredisplayed directly in the application folder; output and report files aredisplayed in subfolders.NOTEThe folders shown in the File View are not actual directory folders on thePC. They are virtual folders used to organize the files in the CAAPE’sdisplay.P2512A, Rev. Oct/09 7–1 Alstom Signaling Inc.