User`s guide

4 Deployment Process
Software M od ule Description
libmatrix.ctf
Component Technology File archive;
platform-dependent file that must correspond to
the end user’s platform
libmatrix
Shared librar y; extension varies by platform, for
example,
DLL on Windows
libmatrix.h
Library header file
.NET Component
To distribute a .NET component to a development machine, create a package
that includes the following files.
Software Module
Description
componentName.ctf
Component Technology File
componentName.xml
Documentation files
componentName.pdb (if Debug
option is selecte d)
Program Database File, which
contains debugging information
componentName.dll
Component assembly file
MCRInstaller.exe
MCR Installer (if not already
installed on the target machine)
COM Component
To distribute a COM component to a development machine, create a package
that includes the following files.
Softwar e Module
Description
mwcomutil.dll
Utilities required for array processing.
Provides type definitions used in data
conversion.
componentname.ctf
Component Technology File (ctf)archive.
This is a platform-depend ent file that must
correspond to the end user’s platform.
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