Author: jjones
Date: Mon Jun 24 22:18:33 2013
New Revision: 59335
URL: http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos?rev=59335&view=rev
Log:
Fixed typo.
Modified:
branches/vs_jc/reactos/_IMAGES/DUMMY.txt
Modified: branches/vs_jc/reactos/_IMAGES/DUMMY.txt
URL: http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/branches/vs_jc/reactos/_IMAGES/DUMMY.txt…
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--- branches/vs_jc/reactos/_IMAGES/DUMMY.txt [iso-8859-1] (original)
+++ branches/vs_jc/reactos/_IMAGES/DUMMY.txt [iso-8859-1] Mon Jun 24 22:18:33 2013
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
the specified target file is non-existent, or stale, relative to the source file, then the build tool will be
invoked. Therefore, if we create a dummy source file, such as this file, DUMMY.TXT, and specify a target file that will
never be actually generated, DUMMY.ZZZ, then each time Visual Studio examines whether to build DUMMY.ZZZ, it
- will always conclude that the answer is "Yes. Try to build DUMMY.TXT." In this way, we can force an operation
+ will always conclude that the answer is "Yes. Try to build DUMMY.ZZZ." In this way, we can force an operation
to occur, always, for a project.
In this particular case, we use this technique to build ReactOS target images that can be booted, installed, etc.
Author: jjones
Date: Mon Jun 24 19:26:55 2013
New Revision: 59334
URL: http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos?rev=59334&view=rev
Log:
Edit contents of DUMMY.txt so that it becomes self-explanatory.
Modified:
branches/vs_jc/reactos/_IMAGES/DUMMY.txt
Modified: branches/vs_jc/reactos/_IMAGES/DUMMY.txt
URL: http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/branches/vs_jc/reactos/_IMAGES/DUMMY.txt…
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--- branches/vs_jc/reactos/_IMAGES/DUMMY.txt [iso-8859-1] (original)
+++ branches/vs_jc/reactos/_IMAGES/DUMMY.txt [iso-8859-1] Mon Jun 24 19:26:55 2013
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * COPYRIGHT: See COPYING in the top level directory
+ * PROJECT: ReactOS _IMAGES
+ * FILE: _IMAGES/DUMMY.TXT
+ * PURPOSE: Give Visual Studio's build engine a source file from which it will try to generate a target file.
+ * PROGRAMMERS: J. C. Jones
+ */
+
+ /*
+ The sole purpose of this file is to stimulate Visual Studio's build engine. When deciding when to invoke a build
+ tool, such as a compiler, Visual Studio always has the intent of generating a target file from a source file. If
+ the specified target file is non-existent, or stale, relative to the source file, then the build tool will be
+ invoked. Therefore, if we create a dummy source file, such as this file, DUMMY.TXT, and specify a target file that will
+ never be actually generated, DUMMY.ZZZ, then each time Visual Studio examines whether to build DUMMY.ZZZ, it
+ will always conclude that the answer is "Yes. Try to build DUMMY.TXT." In this way, we can force an operation
+ to occur, always, for a project.
+
+ In this particular case, we use this technique to build ReactOS target images that can be booted, installed, etc.
+ The creation of a CD, for example, by copying and packing files, is ~always~ done, no matter what might have
+ occured previously. This same DUMMY.TXT file is used for several Visual Studio projects in the image directory.
+ That is why DUMMY.TXT is an immediate child of the directory _IMAGE.
+ */