Project Explorer is a view that helps to manage OpenVMS projects, their dependencies, and settings. It is also possible to build, rebuild and clean the project from the Project Explorer context menu.
executable - source files will be built and linked in the executable image
library - object library (OLB) will be created
shareable - extension will create a shareable image
Context Menu
Add to dependencies of selected - add the project you right-clicked to the previously selected project as a dependency
Remove project from dependencies - remove the selected project from dependencies of the main project
Build only this project - build the current project
Build with dependencies - build the current project and all dependencies
Clean this only - clean current project only
Rebuild only this project - rebuild the current project
Rebuild with dependencies - rebuild the current project and all dependencies
Creating MMS
VMS IDE may create MMS files automatically based on the project type and on types of projects which it depends on.
For shareable images, the OPT file will be created, but the universal symbol vector must be edited so that other images could link to this image.
If the project depends on some shareable images, the COM file will be created with logicals needed to run this project.
Project Description
When a project is selected in the Project Dependencies panel, its description is shown.