Generation using the EGL software development kit (SDK)

The EGL software development kit (SDK) is a feature that lets you generate output in a batch environment, even when you lack access to the graphical user interface of your development environment, or lack access to details on how projects are organized, or both. For example, if you store EGL files in a software configuration management (SCM) tool, you can create a batch job that extracts the files from the SCM tool (perhaps after working hours) and then uses the EGL SDK to trigger generation.

Note: You can generate JSF handlers only in the Workbench, not in the EGL SDK.

To use the EGL SDK, you enter the java EGLSDK command in a batch file or at a command prompt. The command statement itself can take either of two forms:

When generating with the EGL SDK, you must specify some information in different ways than when you generate in the workbench:

Please note that debugging information is never included in the generated output, even if you specify a debug build descriptor.

Prerequisites

Running EGLSDK from an alternate directory

To run EGLSDK from an alternate directory, copy both the runtime and lib subdirectories to your alternate directory from the following plugin directory:
shared_resources\plugins\com.ibm.etools.egl.batchgeneration_version\runtime

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