Patent ID: 8701083
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for generating computer executable files, the computer readable storage medium comprising: instructions for receiving source code for a computer program; instructions for loading an option set stored in a primary build file, the option set including at least one default build option, wherein the at least one default build option governs building the source code to produce a computer executable file; instructions for receiving a selection of a build option stored in a supplemental file; instructions for modifying the option set in accordance with the build option stored in the supplemental file, the modifying comprising overriding a specific build option stored in the primary build file with the build option stored in the supplemental file; instructions for building the source code for a computer program to produce the computer executable file in accordance with the modified option set; instructions for maintaining the specific build option stored in the primary build file during building the source code for the computer program in accordance with the modified option set; and instructions for building the source code for a computer program to produce the computer executable file in accordance with the maintained specific build option.