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setting and reading environment variables.

Execution Host The computer on which a process executes. For

example, you can specify a remote compile host for building projects or a

remote debug host for debugging executables. The remote execution host

can be different from the computer that runs the main SoftBench

window or SoftBench Debugger. SoftBench must be installed on the

remote execution host.

See Installing SoftBench for more information on how to conﬁgure your

system to run your tools over distributed systems.

External Build SoftBench's external build model means that users

have their own make utilities, such as their own imake, make, or nmake

ﬁles or scripts. To use external build:

1. Select the "( ) External Build" radio button in the "Create

Project" dialog box or the "Modify Project

Properties" dialog box. (Choose "Project: New -> Create…" or

"Project: Modify Properties" respectively.)

2. In the same dialog box, specify the build directory and default build

command for building the entire project.

3. Choose "Builder: Use External Build Command…" in the

SoftBench main window to post the "External Build Command"

dialog box and provide build instructions for the various targets in

the project.

4. Select Save as Target… in the "External Build Command" dialog box

to save the build instructions for later reuse from the project browser.

Projects that use external build model do not take advantage of

SoftBench's project build and the supporting build conﬁgurations and

packages. With project build, SoftBench handles the build process

without a need for the user to create and edit a Makeﬁle, and SoftBench

provides automatic generation of a Makeﬁle when it is needed.

Both external build projects and project build projects can use the

"External Build Command" dialog box to execute shell commands or

build software which is not in a project.

File Revision A particular instance of a ﬁle in a series of changes to