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NAME

       aegis build - build a change

SYNOPSIS

       aegis -Build [ option...  ][ filename...  ]
       aegis -Build -List [ option...  ]
       aegis -Build -Help

DESCRIPTION

       The aegis -Build command is used to build a project.  The project
       configuration file is consulted for the appropriate build command, and
       that command is executed (see the build_ command and integration_
       build_command fields in aepconf(5) for more information.)  Output of
       the command is automatically logged to the aegis.log file at the root
       of the development directory tree.  The build command will be executed
       with its current directory being the root of the development directory,
       irrespective of there the aegis -Build command was executed.

       If the change is in the being integrated state, references to the
       development directory, above, should be read as the integration
       directory.  Integration build commands are executed with the user and
       group set to the project’s owning user and group.  That is, it is not
       necessary for an integrator to log in as someone else, the project
       account for instance, in order to do an integration.

   No Build Required
       It is possible to configure your project so that no build is required.
       To do this, set the following
              build_command = "exit 0";
       in the project configuration file.

   Process Side Effects
       This command will cancel any test registrations, because building the
       project logically invalidates them.  If the project configuration file
       was deleted, any diff registration will also be canceled.

   Notification
       The actions of the command are controlled by the build_ command and
       integration_build_command fields of the project config file.  See
       aepconf(5) for more information.

   File Action Adjustment
       When this command runs, it first checks the change files against the
       projects files.  If there are inconsistencies, the file actions will be
       adjusted as follows:

       create  If a file is being created, but another change set is
               integrated which also creates the file, the file action in the
               change set still being developed will be adjusted to "modify".

       modify  If a file is being modified, but another change set is
               integrated which removes the file, the file action in the
               change set still being developed will be adjusted to "create".

       remove  If a file is being removed, but another change set is
               integrated which removes the file, the file will be dropped
               from the change set still being developed.

PARTIAL BUILD

       If files are named on the command line, these files are appended to the
       build command.  This is known as a partial build.  Partial builds are
       not legal in the being integrated state, but can often be useful in the
       being developed state.  Partial builds are not recorded in the change
       status, because builds are decoupled from aegis it is not possible for
       aegis to know if any set of partial builds is equivalent to a full
       build.

       Warning: no change state lock is taken for a partial build, only a
       baseline read lock.

   File Name Interpretation
       The aegis program will attempt to determine the project file names from
       the file names given on the command line.  All file names are stored
       within aegis projects as relative to the root of the baseline directory
       tree.  The development directory and the integration directory are
       shadows of this baseline directory, and so these relative names apply
       here, too.  Files named on the command line are first converted to
       absolute paths if necessary.  They are then compared with the baseline
       path, the development directory path, and the integration directory
       path, to determine a baseline-relative name.  It is an error if the
       file named is outside one of these directory trees.

       The -BAse_RElative option may be used to cause relative filenames to be
       interpreted as relative to the baseline path; absolute filenames will
       still be compared with the various paths in order to determine a
       baseline-relative name.

       The relative_filename_preference in the user configuration file may be
       used to modify this default behavior.  See aeuconf(5) for more
       information.

SYMBOLIC LINKS

       Many dependency maintenance tools, and indeed some compilers, have
       little or no support for include file search paths, and thus for the
       concept of the two-level directory hierarchy employed by Aegis.  (It
       becomes multi-level when Aegis’ branching functionality is used.)  To
       allow these tools to be used, Aegis provides the ability to maintain a
       set of symbolic links between the development directory of a change and
       the baseline of a project, so it appears to these tools that all of the
       project’s files are present in the development directory.

   Project Configuration
       The development_directory_style field of the project configuration file
       controls the appearance of the development directory.  See aepconf(5)
       for more information.

       By using a setting such as
              development_directory_style =
              {
                  source_file_symlink = true;
                  during_build_only = true;
              };
       the user never sees the symbolic links, because they are added purely
       for the benefit of the dependency maintenance tool during the execution
       of the aeb(1) command.

       By using a setting such as
              development_directory_style =
              {
                  source_file_symlink = true;
              };
       (the other will default to false) the symbolic links will be created at
       develop begin time (see aedb(1) for more information) and also
       maintained by each aeb(1) invocation.  Note that the symbolic links are
       only maintained at these times, so project integrations during the
       course of editing change sourec files may leave the symbolic links in
       an inconsistent state until the next build.

       When files are copied from the baseline into a change, using the
       aecp(1) command, the symbolic link pointing into the baseline, if any,
       will be removed before the file is copied.

       Note: Using this functionality in either form has implications for how
       the rules file of the dependency maintenance tool is written.  Rules
       must remove their targets before creating them (usually with an rm -f
       command) if you use any of the link sub-fields (both hard links and
       symbolic links).  This is to avoid attempting to write the result on
       the symbolic link, which will point at a read-only file in the project
       baseline.  This is similar to the same requirement for using the link_
       integration_directory field of the project configuration file.

   User Configuration
       There is a symbolic_link_preference field in the user configuration
       file (see aeuconf(5) for more information).  This controls whether
       aeb(1) will verify the symbolic links before the build (default) or
       whether it will assume they are up-to-date.  (This field is only
       relevant if development_directory__style.source_file_symlink is true.)

       For medium-to-large projects, verifying the symbolic links can take as
       long as the build itself.  Assuming the symbolic links are up-to-date
       can be a large time-saving for these projects.  It may be advisable to
       review your choice of DMT in such a situation.

       The aedb(1) command does not consult this preference.  Thus, in most
       situations, the symbolic links will be up-to-date when the build is
       performed.  The only Aegis function which may result in the symbolic
       links becoming out-of-date is the integration of another change, as
       this may alter the presence or absence of files in the baseline.  In
       this situation, the default aeb(1) action is to ignore the user
       preference and the verify symbolic links.

       There are two command line options which modify aeb(1) behavior
       further: the -Verify-Symbolic-Links option says to verify the symbolic
       links; and the -Assume-Symbolic-Links option says to assume the
       symbolic links are up-to-date.  In each case the option over-rides the
       default and the user preference.

       It is possible to obtain behaviour similar to Tom Lord’a Arch by using
       a setting such as:
              development_directory_style =
              {
                  source_file_link = true;
                  source_file_symlink = true;
              };

       It is possible to obtain behaviour similar to CVS by using a setting
       such as:
              development_directory_style =
              {
                  source_file_copy = true;
              };
       There are many more possible configurations of the development_
       directory_style, usually with helpful build side-effects.  See
       aepconf(1) and the Depenedency Maintenance Tool chapter of the User
       Guide for more information.

       The symbolic link command line options and preferences apply equally to
       hard links and file copies (the names have historical origins).

THE BASELINE LOCK

       The baseline lock is used to ensure that the baseline remains in a
       consistent state for the duration of commands which need to read the
       contents of files in the baseline.

       The commands which require the baseline to be consistent (these include
       the aeb(1), aecp(1) and aed(1) commands) take a baseline read lock.
       This is a non-exclusive lock, so the concurrent development of changes
       is not hindered.

       The command which modifies the baseline, aeipass(1), takes a baseline
       write lock.  This is an exclusive lock, forcing aeipass(1) to block
       until there are no active baseline read locks.

       It is possible that one of the above development commands will block
       until an in-progress aegis -Integrate_PASS completes.  This is usually
       of short duration while the project history is updated.  The delay is
       essential so that these commands receive a consistent view of the
       baseline.  No other integration command will cause the above
       development commands to block.

       When aegis’ branch functionality is in use, a read (non-exclusive) lock
       is taken on the branch baseline and also each of the "parent"
       baselines.  However, a baseline write (exclusive) lock is only taken on
       the branch baseline; the "parent" baselines are only read (non-
       exclusive) locked.

METRICS

       Aegis is capable of recording metrics as part of the file attributes of
       a change.  This allows various properties of files to be recorded for
       later trend analysis, or other uses.

       The specific metrics are not dictated by Aegis.  It is expected that
       the integration build will create a metrics file for each of the source
       files the change.  These metrics files must be in the format specified
       by aemetrics(5).

       The name of the metrics file defaults to “filename,S”, however it may
       be varied, by setting the metrics_filename_pattern field of the project
       config file.  See aepconf(5) for more information.

       If such a metrics file exists, for each source file in a change, it
       will be read and remembered at integrate pass time.  If it does not
       exist, Aegis assumes there are no relevant metrics for that file, and
       proceeds silently; it is not an error.

OPTIONS

       The following options are understood:

       name=value
               Command line arguments of this form are assumed to be variable
               assignments for the build tool.  They are passed through
               unchanged.  They imply a partial build.

       -BAse_RElative
               This option may be used to cause relative filenames to be
               considered relative to the base of the source tree.  See
               aeuconf(5) for the corresponding user preference.

       -CUrrent_RElative
               This option may be used to cause relative filenames to be
               considered relative to the current directory.  This is usually
               the default.  See aeuconf(5) for the corresponding user
               preference.

       -Change number
               This option may be used to specify a particular change within a
               project.  See aegis(1) for a complete description of this
               option.

       -Help
               This option may be used to obtain more information about how to
               use the aegis program.

       -List
               This option may be used to obtain a list of suitable subjects
               for this command.  The list may be more general than expected.

       -MINImum
               This option may be used to request a source-only development_
               directory_style.  This is useful if you want to simulate
               something like aeib -minimum in the development directory.
               This option is only meaningful if development_directory_style
               is being used.  If the change is in the being integrated state,
               and the developer specified -MINImum when issuing the aegis
               -Integrate_Begin command, then this option is set by default.

       -Not_Logging
               This option may be used to disable the automatic logging of
               output and errors to a file.  This is often useful when several
               aegis commands are combined in a shell script.

       -Project name
               This option may be used to select the project of interest.
               When no -Project option is specified, the AEGIS_PROJECT
               environment variable is consulted.  If that does not exist, the
               user’s $HOME/.aegisrc file is examined for a default project
               field (see aeuconf(5) for more information).  If that does not
               exist, when the user is only working on changes within a single
               project, the project name defaults to that project.  Otherwise,
               it is an error.

       -TERse
               This option may be used to cause listings to produce the bare
               minimum of information.  It is usually useful for shell
               scripts.

       -Verbose
               This option may be used to cause aegis to produce more output.
               By default aegis only produces output on errors.  When used
               with the -List option this option causes column headings to be
               added.

       -Verify_Symbolic_Links
               This option may be used to request that the symbolic links, or
               hard links, or file copies, in the work area be updated to
               reflect the current state of the baseline.  This is controlled
               by the development_directory_style field of the project
               configuration file.  Only files which are not involved in the
               change are updated.  See also the “symbolic_links_preference”
               field of aeuconf(5).  This option is the default, if meaningful
               for your configuration.  The name is an historical accident,
               hard links and file copies are included.

       -Assume_Symbolic_Links
               This option may be used to request that no update of baseline
               mirror files take place.  This options is useful when you
               definitely know the files’ up-to-date-ness isn’t important
               right now; incorrect use of this option may have unanticipated
               build side-effects.  See also the “symbolic_links_preference”
               field of aeuconf(5).  This option is the default, if not
               meaningful for your configuration.  The name is an historical
               accident, hard links and file copies are included.

       -Wait   This option may be used to require Aegis commands to wait for
               access locks, if they cannot be obtained immediately.  Defaults
               to the user’s lock_wait_preference if not specified, see
               aeuconf(5) for more information.

       -No_Wait
               This option may be used to require Aegis commands to emit a
               fatal error if access locks cannot be obtained immediately.
               Defaults to the user’s lock_wait_preference if not specified,
               see aeuconf(5) for more information.

       See also aegis(1) for options common to all aegis commands.

       All options may be abbreviated; the abbreviation is documented as the
       upper case letters, all lower case letters and underscores (_) are
       optional.  You must use consecutive sequences of optional letters.

       All options are case insensitive, you may type them in upper case or
       lower case or a combination of both, case is not important.

       For example: the arguments "-project, "-PROJ" and "-p" are all
       interpreted to mean the -Project option.  The argument "-prj" will not
       be understood, because consecutive optional characters were not
       supplied.

       Options and other command line arguments may be mixed arbitrarily on
       the command line, after the function selectors.

       The GNU long option names are understood.  Since all option names for
       aegis are long, this means ignoring the extra leading ’-’.  The
       "--option=value" convention is also understood.

RECOMMENDED ALIAS

       The recommended alias for this command is
       csh%    alias aeb ’aegis -b \!* -v’
       sh$     aeb(){aegis -b "$@" -v}

ERRORS

       It is an error if the change is not assigned to the current user.
       It is an error if the change is not in one of the being developed or
       being integrated states.
       It is an error if a partial build is requested and the change is in the
       being integrated state.

EXIT STATUS

       The aegis command will exit with a status of 1 on any error.  The aegis
       command will only exit with a status of 0 if there are no errors.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       See aegis(1) for a list of environment variables which may affect this
       command.  See aepconf(5) for the project configuration file’s project_
       specific field for how to set environment variables for all commands
       executed by Aegis.

SEE ALSO

       aedb(1) begin development of a change

       aecp(1) file copy also takes a baseline read lock (non-exclusive)

       aeib(1) begin integration of a change

       aeipass(1)
               integrate pass takes a baseline write lock (exclusive)

       aet(1)  run tests

       aemetrics(5)
               metrics values file format

       aepconf(5)
               project configuration file format

       aeuconf(5)
               user configuration file format

COPYRIGHT

       aegis version 4.24.3.D001
       Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
       2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Peter
       Miller

       The aegis program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use
       the ’aegis -VERSion License’ command.  This is free software and you
       are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; for details
       use the ’aegis -VERSion License’ command.

AUTHOR

       Peter Miller   E-Mail:   millerp@canb.auug.org.au
       /\/\*             WWW:   http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~millerp/