Select a Type of OS Build (Compact 2013)
3/26/2014
Windows Embedded Compact 2013 features the OS build configurations Debug, Release, and Checked. You can also specify a configuration for a final shipping build by enabling the Enable ship build option on a Release build.
The following table shows the default settings of the environment variables for each of the build configuration types. For more information about the listed variables, see IMG Environment Variables.
Environment variable |
Description |
Debug |
Checked |
Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IMGOSCAPTURE |
Buffer tracked events in RAM |
No |
No |
No |
IMGNOSMP |
Disable kernel symmetric multi-processor (SMP) support |
No |
No |
No |
IMGCELOGENABLE |
Enable CE Log event tracking during boot (CELog.dll) |
No |
No |
No |
IMGEBOOT |
Enable eboot space in memory |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IMGHDSTUB |
Enable hardware-assisted debugging support |
No |
No |
No |
IMGNODEBUGGER |
Enable kernel debugger |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
IMGNOKITL |
Enable kernel independent transport layer (KITL) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IMGPROFILER |
Enable kernel profiling |
No |
No |
No |
WINCESHIP |
Enable ship build |
No |
No |
No |
IMGAUTOFLUSH |
Flush tracked events to release directory |
No |
No |
No |
IMGCEPERF |
Include CE Log performance testing (CEPerf.dll) |
No |
No |
No |
ENABLE_OPTIMIZER |
Optimize run-time image size and speed |
Default |
Default |
Default |
IMGFLASH |
Write run-time image to flash memory |
No |
No |
No |
After you create an OS design, the Release configuration is enabled by default.
To select the build type
In Platform Builder, go to Build > Configuration Manager.
In the Active solution configuration drop-down list box, select the desired build type, and then click Close.
To configure a release build for shipping
With your OS design selected in Solution Explorer, go to Project > Properties.
In the Property Pages dialog box, click the Configuration drop-down list box, and then select the Release configuration.
Under Configuration Properties, select Build Options.
On the Build Options pane, select Enable ship build, and then set its value to Yes.
Click OK to accept the changes.
See Also
Concepts
Customize Your Build
Build an OS