Build plan

The build plan is an XML file that makes the following details available at preparation time:
  • The files that need to be processed on the build system
  • The build scripts that are needed to process them
  • The location where the output will be placed

The build plan resides on the development platform and informs the build client of all the build steps. For each step a request is made of the build server.

Unless you set the buildPlan build descriptor option to NO, EGL produces a build plan in the following situations:
  • Whenever you generate a COBOL program
  • Whenever you generate a Java™ program or Java™ wrapper and place the output of generation outside the workspace by setting the genDirectory build descriptor option.
You can also create a build plan and invoke it at a later time. For details on how to do this, see Using a build plan after generation.

For details on the name of the build plan, see Generation output.