Build Options

The Build options allow you to control some aspects of how the workbench behaves when you run tools, compile programs, execute object files, or build/rebuild the workspace.

Use the following procedures to set Build options:

  1. Select the Build category of the Environment options.
  2. When running tools option: Enable Always save all documents to automatically save all open documents before performing such actions as reparsing, generating code, or compiling, among others.
  3. For the three options under When compiling programs that include generated source code:
    • Enable Always generate code if program structure file is modified to generate code before compiling any time that the program structure file has been modified since the last generate action.
    • Enable Prompt before generating source code to direct the workbench to always display a confirmation dialog before starting code generation.
    • Enable Jump to Event Editor when browsing to direct AcuBench to open the Event Editor when you click a compilation error message caused by code in the program’s .evt COPY file.
  4. For the two options under When executing source (.cbl) or object files:
    • Enable Always re-compile if the original source file is modified to direct the workbench to recompile a modified source file before executing the associated program.
    • Enable Prompt before re-compiling source file if you want the workbench to display a prompt that asks if you want to recompile a modified source file.
  5. For the two options under When building or reparsing the workspace:
    • Enable Always generate modified program (.psf) files to direct AcuBench to first generate code for all programs (.psf files) in the workspace that have been modified since the last build/rebuild or reparse, before starting the new build/rebuild or reparse.
    • Enable Always generate modified FD/SL (.dlt) file to direct the workbench to generate new FD and SL files and update any user-modified file-handling code for all data layout files (.dlt) that have been modified since the last build/rebuild or reparse, before starting the new build/rebuild or reparse.
Parent topic: Setting Environment Options