Re: How does DDK work

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From: Don Burn (burn_at_stopspam.acm.org)
Date: 12/29/04


Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:47:25 -0500

First off the basic tool for creating a driver is the BUILD utility. BUILD
is driven by the sources file which every sample in the DDK has one of. So
the simplest approach is to find a sources that is for a project similar to
yours and base a new sources on this. BUILD is well documented in the DDK
ses
http://whidbey.msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ddtools/hh/ddtools/build_ref__ddk__2003_0z5f.asp

Using the newest DDK consider invoking build with PreFast this is a checking
tool that performs a lot of static compile time checks on your code.

These are the basics for getting going. Once you start check out the TOOLS
directory. Each tool in that directory has an htm file with documentation.

-- 
Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
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"Kristof" <frotske@pandora.be> wrote in message
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> I'm a newbie in this...
> I'm trying to find out how the DDK works.
> Is there anyone that can tell me how i need to use all the different
tools?
> i just can't seem to find that anywhere.
> It would be a very big help to me,
> thx in advance,
> Kristof


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