VersionMapBuilder documentation
Russ Atkinson
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VersionMapBuilder is a program that builds version maps from the closure of files touched by a DF file. These version maps are used to make it easier to find source and symbols files.
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VersionMapBuilder is a program that builds version maps from the closure of files touched by a DF file. There are two commands of general interest:
GenMap
filename
... generates version maps starting with filename.df. The maps are stored to filenameSource.versionMap and filenameSymbols.versionMap. Progress information and error messages are displayed on a viewer and also written to a log file (VersionMapBuilder.log).
MergeMap
filename
... is like GenMap, but is faster, since it trusts the information in the files filenameSource.versionMap and filenameSymbols.versionMap.
For those who build Cedar version maps there are two more commands:
GenCedarMap
filename
... generates version maps starting with filename.df (which defaults to CurrentCedar.df) The maps are stored to CedarSource.versionMap and CedarSymbols.versionMap. Progress information and error messages are displayed on a viewer and also written to a log file (VersionMapBuilder.log).
MergeCedarMap
filename
... is like GenCedarMap, but is faster, since it trusts the information in the files CedarSource.versionMap and CedarSymbols.versionMap.
Version maps are useful in providing a fast mapping from short names to full names and from version stamps to full names. A list of current version maps is maintained by VersionMapDefaults. The initial default version maps can be initialized from lists of files specified in the user profile, under the keys VersionMap.SourceMaps and VersionMap.SymbolsMaps.