Command line options for build, link, execution rules

Special command line options can be used for build, link, and execution rules.

Table 1. Command line operands
Command line / syntax Description
$(blockpoint)
$(blockpoint) [options] filename
The $(blockpoint) command manages user added code by extracting or injecting code between BLOCK and POINT tags in a generated file.
$(copy)
$(copy) sourceFilePath destinationFilePath

Copies the given file or directory to the given destination in a platform independent way.

$(delete)
$(delete) filePath1 filePath2 ...
Removes the given files or directories in a platform independent way.
$(generate)
$(generate) [options] filename
The $(generate) command creates an intermediary XML file from modeled entities.
$(javac)
$(javac) options filePath
Options include:
  • -d - Destination directory
  • -classpath (–cp) - Specify where to find the user class files
  • -sourcepath - Specify the source code path to search for class or interface definition
  • -verbose - Verbose compilation
  • -g - Generate debug information
 
$(move)
$(move) sourceFilePath destinationFilePath
Moves the given file or directory to the given destination in a platform independent way.
$(tcl) - deprecated  
tclsh
tclsh [options] filename.xml
The tclsh executable generates the final file by using both a Tcl template file and the intermediary XML file created by the $(generate) command.