Chapter 10. Basic build concepts

This chapter de®nes terms and brie¯y describes the TeamConnection pieces that work together in building an application. For more details, continue to the other chapters in this section.

The TeamConnection build function has numerous features:

vIt builds applications for platforms in addition to those it runs on. Currently you can build applications using TeamConnection on the following platforms: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, MVS, MVS/OE, OS/2, Windows NT, and Windows 95.

vIts graphical representation of the structure of an application makes it easier to visualize and change.

vIt lets you build an application using any number of machines working in parallel.

vBecause it is fully integrated with TeamConnection's version control system, it ensures that the correct versions of parts are used in a build.

vIt can work not only with parts that represent ®les, such as C source ®les, but also with parts that represent objects, such as VisualAge Generator applications.

vIt can manage other steps related to software packaging and distribution.

For more information, see ªPart 5. Using TeamConnection to package productsº on page 199 .

The physical structure of the build function

Figure 43 shows the structure of the TeamConnection build function:

Figure 43. The physical structure of TeamConnection

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