Visual C++ 6 Action

This action provides the ability to build Visual C++ 6 projects and Workspaces. You can choose to build/rebuild/clean all projects in a workspace or selected projects. You can also choose the Configuration to be used (this configuration must exist in all projects in the workspace).

Workspace/Project

Project

Project/Workspace

Enter the name of your project or workspace. The project/workspace types allowed are Visual Studio project file (.dsp), Visual Studio Workspace (.dsw), Embedded VC++ 4.x Workspace (.vcw) or Embedded VC++ 4.x Project (.vcp).

Options

Configuration

If Build All Configurations is not selected, then enter the name of the configuration you want to build

Build All

Specify this option to build all configurations listed in the project.

Action

Choose to Build, Rebuild or Clean the project

CE Config

If building an embedded workspace or project, enter the Config to use

Use Environment Variables for C++ Paths

Use PATH, INCLUDE, LIBPATH, and LIB environment variables instead of IDE paths for VC++ builds.

Expand Variables in Project/Workspace File

By default FinalBuilder variables aren't expanded for the Project/Workspace files, turning this option on will expand variables.

Don't Recurse

Only valid for embedded projects, turning this on will build the specified project configurations without building any dependent projects

Apply to Project

You may choose to build all projects in the workspace, or build only selected projects

Version Info

Update version information in project

Whether the linker should include version information into the generated binary or not.

Use Property Set for Version Info

Whether to use a Property Set for the version information of the generated binary or not.

Module version number

Major version

The major version number of the generated binary. Can be set directly, or taken from a supplied Property Set.

Minor version

The minor version number of the generated binary. Can be set directly, or taken from a supplied Property Set.

Release

The release version number of the generated binary. Can be set directly, or taken from a supplied Property Set.

Build

The build version number of the generated binary. Can be set directly, or taken from a supplied Property Set.

Auto-increment build number

Whether to automatically increase the build number portion of the Module Version Number or not. If the number is increased the value is updated into the action. The project will need to be saved so that this persists for the next execution.

Module Attributes

A binary can be marked with a number of different attributes. These are namely

Debug build

Indicates that the project was compiled in debug mode.

Special build

Indicates that the version is a variation of the standard release.

DLL

Indicates that the project includes a dynamic-link library.

Pre-release

Indicates the version is not the commercially released product.

Private build

Indicates that the version was not built using standard release procedures

Language

The primary language of the binary.

Code Page

Determines the default text character set that is used in ANSI source code. This is used by the compiler in working out how to parse multibyte character strings. This typically includes;

String constants
Comments
#error directive
#define directive

Locale ID

The locale ID which relates to the code page selected.

Version Information

All the version information which will be attached to the binary when its generated. These can either be sourced from the Project Settings, Property Set, or set directly in the dialog.

Include Compile Date in Version Info

Where to update the version information to have the date of the action run included into the version information as the compile date.

Auto-Update FileVersion String

Whether to automatically update the FileVersion string based on the FileVersion major, minor, release, and build numbers.

Link ProductVersion to FileVersion

Whether to link the ProductVersion file in the version information to the FileVersion field. Typically used if the product has only one version number across all parts of the build.

Auto-Update ProductVersion String

Whether to automatically update the ProductVersion string based on the ProductVersion major, minor, release, and build numbers.

Apply to Project

All Projects

Specify this option to have the version information applied to all projects within the solution.

Selected Projects

Specify this option to selected the projects that the version information will be applied to.