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109			`and everything else that is needed to generate the default`
110			`configuration for the selected architecture and platform.`
111			`The only requirement is that the tools needed for that`
112			`architecture, for example`
113			`<B`
114			`CLASS="COMMAND"`
115			`>powerpc-eabi-g++</B`
116			`>,`
117			`are available using the standard search path. If this is not`
118			`the case then the <B`
119			`CLASS="COMMAND"`
120			`>make</B`
121			`> will`
122			`fail with an error message. If you have a multiprocessor`
123			`system then it may be more efficient to use:</P`
124			`><TABLE`
125			`BORDER="5"`
126			`BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"`
127			`WIDTH="70%"`
128			`><TR`
129			`><TD`
130			`><PRE`
131			`CLASS="SCREEN"`
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138			`></TD`
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142			`>where <TT`
143			`CLASS="REPLACEABLE"`
144			`><I`
145			`>n</I`
146			`></TT`
147			`> is equal to the`
148			`number of processors on your system.</P`
149			`><P`
150			`>Once the <B`
151			`CLASS="COMMAND"`
152			`>make</B`
153			`> process`
154			`has completed, the install tree will contain the header`
155			`files and the target library that are needed for application`
156			`development. </P`
157			`><P`
158			`>It is also possible to build the system’s test cases`
159			`for the current configuration:</P`
160			`><TABLE`
161			`BORDER="5"`
162			`BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"`
163			`WIDTH="70%"`
164			`><TR`
165			`><TD`
166			`><PRE`
167			`CLASS="SCREEN"`
168			`>$ make tests</PRE`
169			`></TD`
170			`></TR`
171			`></TABLE`
172			`><P`
173			`>The resulting test executables will end up in a`
174			`<TT`
175			`CLASS="FILENAME"`
176			`>tests</TT`
177			`> subdirectory of the`
178			`install tree. </P`
179			`><P`
180			`>If disk space is scarce then it is possible to make the copy`
181			`of the install tree for application development purposes, and then`
182			`use: </P`
183			`><TABLE`
184			`BORDER="5"`
185			`BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"`
186			`WIDTH="70%"`
187			`><TR`
188			`><TD`
189			`><PRE`
190			`CLASS="SCREEN"`
191			`>$ make clean</PRE`
192			`></TD`
193			`></TR`
194			`></TABLE`
195			`><P`
196			`>The build tree will now use up a minimum of disk space — the`
197			`bulk of what is left consists of configuration header files that`
198			`you may have edited and hence should not be deleted automatically.`
199			`However, it is possible to rebuild the system at any time without`
200			`re-invoking <B`
201			`CLASS="COMMAND"`
202			`>ecosconfig</B`
203			`>, just by`
204			`running <B`
205			`CLASS="COMMAND"`
206			`>make</B`
207			`> again. </P`
208			`><P`
209			`>Under exceptional circumstances it may be necessary to run <B`
210			`CLASS="COMMAND"`
211			`>make`
212			`clean</B`
213			`> for other reasons, such as when a new release`
214			`of the toolchain is installed. The toolchain includes a number of`
215			`header files which are closely tied to the compiler, for example <TT`
216			`CLASS="FILENAME"`
217			`>limits.h</TT`
218			`>,`
219			`and these header files are not and should not be duplicated by <SPAN`
220			`CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"`
221			`>eCos</SPAN`
222			`>.`
223			`The makefiles perform header file dependency analysis, so that when`
224			`a header file is changed all affected sources will be rebuilt during`
225			`the next <B`
226			`CLASS="COMMAND"`
227			`>make</B`
228			`>. This is very useful`
229			`when the configuration header files are changed, but it also means`
230			`that a build tree containing information about the locations of`
231			`header files must be rebuilt. If a new version of the toolchain`
232			`is installed and the old version is removed then this location information`
233			`is no longer accurate, and <B`
234			`CLASS="COMMAND"`
235			`>make</B`
236			`> will`
237			`complain that certain dependencies cannot be satisfied. Under such circumstances`
238			`it is necessary to do a <B`
239			`CLASS="COMMAND"`
240			`>make clean</B`
241			`> first. </P`
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