Selecting the Translation Tools 

Use

Module files can be written in different programming languages. There are special VMAKE tools for translating the PASCAL, C/C++ and Assembler languages; there is also a tool for translating a group of description languages (IDL, Resource, Yak, Lex and so on).

Available tools

		Assembler	PASCAL	C / C++	Description Language Group
1. Phase 2	Unpack imported interface	mfainc	mfpinc	mfcinc	mfcinc
	Unpack exported interface	mfaexp	mfpexp	mfcexp	mfcexp
	Unpack module	mfa	mfp	mfc	mfrc
2. Phase 2	Translate	compa	comppc	compc	comprc

VMAKE assigns module files to a specific tool on the basis of the file extension. If the file does not have an extension, it is assigned on the basis of the last character in the file name.

	Assembler	PASCAL	C / C++	Description Language Class
File extension	s	p, t	c, h / cpp, hpp	rc, ico, def, mc, dlg, idl, ycc, lex, rgs
Last character	a	p, t or a number	c / x	r

You can change the assignment of the translation tools on the basis of the file extension or the last character of the file name in the Langextinfo initialization file.