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 Compilation Descriptions 

Use

Compilation description specify how module files are to be translated. Essentially, a compilation description contains a list of module files and their interdependencies, as well as translation-specific options. These interdependencies include:

Compilation descriptions are created for groups of module files, and not for individual module files. The compilation description has the same name as the layer. Compilation descriptions have the file extension .com

If the layer ak exists in the directory containing the module files (src), the directory with the description files (desc) must contain the compilation description ak.com .

If a layer (subdirectory) under the directory with the module files (src) contains further sublayers, the hierarchy must be recreated up to the second last level in the directory containing the description files (desc). The name of the compilation description is then formed from the last sublayer and the file extension .com

The compilation description for module files in the SAPDB/DBM/Cli layer has the name Cli.com and is located in the directory containing the description files (desc) under SAPDB/DBM.

Compilation descriptions are not processed sequentially. The processing points of a description of this kind are addressed selectively.

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