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  84 ><A
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  87 >eCos</SPAN
  88 > <SPAN
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  90 >Configuration Tool</SPAN
  91 > Documents</H1
  92 ><DIV
  93 CLASS="SECT2"
  94 ><H2
  95 CLASS="SECT2"
  96 ><A
  97 NAME="AEN1063">Configuration Save File</H2
  98 ><P
  99 ><SPAN
 100 CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
 101 >eCos</SPAN
 102 > configuration settings and other information
 103             (such as disabled conflicts) that are set using the
 104             <SPAN
 105 CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
 106 >eCos</SPAN
 107 > <SPAN
 108 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 109 >Configuration Tool</SPAN
 110 > are saved to
 111             a file between sessions. By default, when the
 112             <SPAN
 113 CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
 114 >eCos</SPAN
 115 > <SPAN
 116 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 117 >Configuration Tool</SPAN
 118 > is first
 119             invoked, it reads and displays information from the
 120             Component Registry and displays the information in an
 121             untitled blank document. You can perform the following
 122             operations on a document:</P
 123 ><DIV
 124 CLASS="SECT3"
 125 ><H3
 126 CLASS="SECT3"
 127 ><A
 128 NAME="AEN1071">Save the currently active document</H3
 129 ><P
 130 >Use the &#8220;<SPAN
 131 CLASS="emphasis"
 132 ><I
 133 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 134 >File-&gt;Save</I
 135 ></SPAN
 136 >&#8221; menu
 137             item or click the <SPAN
 138 CLASS="emphasis"
 139 ><I
 140 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 141 >Save Document</I
 142 ></SPAN
 143 > icon on the
 144             toolbar; if the current document is unnamed, you will be prompted
 145             to supply a name for the configuration save file.</P
 146 ><DIV
 147 CLASS="FIGURE"
 148 ><A
 149 NAME="AEN1076"><P
 150 ><B
 151 >Figure 15-3. Save As dialog box</B
 152 ></P
 153 ><P
 154 ><IMG
 155 SRC="pix/save-as-dialog.png"></P
 156 ></DIV
 157 ></DIV
 158 ><DIV
 159 CLASS="SECT3"
 160 ><H3
 161 CLASS="SECT3"
 162 ><A
 163 NAME="AEN1079">Open an existing document</H3
 164 ><P
 165 >Select <SPAN
 166 CLASS="emphasis"
 167 ><I
 168 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 169 >File</I
 170 ></SPAN
 171 >-&gt;<SPAN
 172 CLASS="emphasis"
 173 ><I
 174 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 175 >Open</I
 176 ></SPAN
 177 >,
 178             or click the <SPAN
 179 CLASS="emphasis"
 180 ><I
 181 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 182 >Open Document</I
 183 ></SPAN
 184 > icon on the toolbar.
 185             You will be prompted to supply a name for the configuration save
 186             file. </P
 187 ><DIV
 188 CLASS="FIGURE"
 189 ><A
 190 NAME="AEN1085"><P
 191 ><B
 192 >Figure 15-4. Open dialog box</B
 193 ></P
 194 ><P
 195 ><IMG
 196 SRC="pix/open-dialog.png"></P
 197 ></DIV
 198 ></DIV
 199 ><DIV
 200 CLASS="SECT3"
 201 ><H3
 202 CLASS="SECT3"
 203 ><A
 204 NAME="AEN1088">Open a document you have used recently</H3
 205 ><P
 206 >Click its name at the bottom of the
 207             <SPAN
 208 CLASS="emphasis"
 209 ><I
 210 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 211 >File</I
 212 ></SPAN
 213 > menu. </P
 214 ><P
 215 >Documents may also be opened by:</P
 216 ><P
 217 ></P
 218 ><UL
 219 ><LI
 220 ><P
 221 >double-clicking a Configuration Save File in the desktop
 222 explorer (Windows only);</P
 223 ></LI
 224 ><LI
 225 ><P
 226 >invoking the <SPAN
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 228 >eCos</SPAN
 229 >
 230 <SPAN
 231 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 232 >Configuration Tool</SPAN
 233 >
 234 with the name of a Configuration File as command-line argument,
 235 or by creating a shortcut to the <SPAN
 236 CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
 237 >eCos</SPAN
 238 > <SPAN
 239 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 240 >Configuration Tool</SPAN
 241 > with such an argument
 242 (under Windows or a suitable Linux desktop environment).</P
 243 ></LI
 244 ></UL
 245 ></DIV
 246 ><DIV
 247 CLASS="SECT3"
 248 ><H3
 249 CLASS="SECT3"
 250 ><A
 251 NAME="AEN1102">Create a new blank document based on the Component
 252               Registry</H3
 253 ><P
 254 >Select <SPAN
 255 CLASS="emphasis"
 256 ><I
 257 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 258 >File</I
 259 ></SPAN
 260 >-&gt;<SPAN
 261 CLASS="emphasis"
 262 ><I
 263 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 264 >New</I
 265 ></SPAN
 266 >,
 267 or click the <SPAN
 268 CLASS="emphasis"
 269 ><I
 270 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 271 >New Document</I
 272 ></SPAN
 273 > icon on the toolbar.</P
 274 ></DIV
 275 ><DIV
 276 CLASS="SECT3"
 277 ><H3
 278 CLASS="SECT3"
 279 ><A
 280 NAME="AEN1108">Save to a different file name</H3
 281 ><P
 282 >Select <SPAN
 283 CLASS="emphasis"
 284 ><I
 285 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 286 >File</I
 287 ></SPAN
 288 >-&gt;<SPAN
 289 CLASS="emphasis"
 290 ><I
 291 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 292 >Save
 293                 As</I
 294 ></SPAN
 295 >. You will be prompted to supply a new
 296               name for the configuration save file.</P
 297 ></DIV
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 300 CLASS="SECT2"
 301 ><H2
 302 CLASS="SECT2"
 303 ><A
 304 NAME="AEN1113">Build and Install Trees</H2
 305 ><P
 306 >The location of the build and install trees are
 307             derived from the <SPAN
 308 CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
 309 >eCos</SPAN
 310 > save file name as illustrated in the
 311             following example:</P
 312 ><P
 313 >Save file name = &#8220;c:&#0092;My
 314             eCos&#0092;config1.ecc&#8221;</P
 315 ><P
 316 >Install tree folder = &#8220;c:&#0092;My
 317             eCos&#0092;config1_install&#8221;</P
 318 ><P
 319 >Build tree folder = &#8220;c:&#0092;My
 320             eCos&#0092;config1_build&#8221;</P
 321 ><P
 322 >These names are automatically generated from the name
 323             of the save file.</P
 324 ><P
 325 >See also <A
 326 HREF="cdl-concepts.html"
 327 >Chapter 24</A
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