In this scenario, the full system is built and tested directly from the object files. For GEE, it seemed appropriate to continue the traditional practice of doing installation with the same construction script tools that are used for system build. The next chapter describes infrastructure tools used for the GEE source archive and construction. Construction is more specifically described in the third chapter, and later chapters describe the problems encountered with various COTS products. Italics in text distinguish command names or file names , where the latter usually have a dot in them.
Directory names are file names with a trailing slash.
A serif font has been used for sample code that would appear in a program or script. Sans-serif text within sample code is a comment that describes omitted code.