Build server

A build server receives requests from a client system to create executable files from source code sent from that client. A build server must be started prior to sending any requests from a build client. A build server typically services requests from multiple clients. Multiple threads may be started if concurrent build requests are received.

In a generator environment you start a build server on a machine whose operating system is the target generation system, for example, Windows 2000. The generator produces Java source code. Java code is sent to a specified build server where the Java compiler is invoked.

If you are generating Java code for Windows, you can build the Java outputs on the same machine as the machine where generation was performed. This is called a local build. In this case you do not have to start a build server. If you want to perform a local build, omit the destHost option from the build descriptor.

Related concepts
Build
Build script

Related tasks
Starting a build server on AIX, Linux, or Windows 2000/NT/XP

Related reference
Build descriptor options