Component-neutral builder interface

专利名称：Component-neutral builder interface发明人：Daniel Edward House,Brian Joseph Owings申请号：US028358申请日：19970912公开号：US06212673B1公开日：20010403

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摘要：A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture and memory for a componentneutral builder interface. The interface comprises a dynamic link library (DLL) stored inthe memory of and executable by a computer that is communicatively coupled to theuser-definable component and the build utility, and a program interface implemented in

the DLL which enforces an interface protocol between the component and the utilityhaving a command set including all interface commands for the user-definablecomponent. In this invention, the instruction set for implementing the componentfunctions can reside in the DLL itself, an external component, or can be shared betweenthe DLL and the external component. A method of implementing a user-definablecomponent in a build utility is also disclosed. The method comprises the steps of invokinga DLL when a user-definable component associated with the DLL is selected from a buildutility, reading user-definable component data from the user-definable component viathe DLL, and implementing the user-definable component in the build utility inaccordance with the user-definable component data.

申请人：INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

代理机构：Gates & Cooper

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