Efficient generation of executable file from program files when some of the program files expressly incorporate other program files
US8151253B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/71
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Efficient generation of executable file from program files when some of the program files expressly incorporate other program files. In an embodiment, dependency information representing which program files (conditionally or unconditionally) incorporate other program files is generated and stored in a secondary (non-volatile) storage. When some program files are modified, the dependency information is used to identify for recompilation all the program files that incorporate any of the modified program files. The modified program files and the identified program files are recompiled and the executable file is regenerated.
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