Re: Is there a better method to embed a application into OS image ?

And you could write a simple script or app to automatically create the dat
file entries based on an existing directory tree.

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"Anthony Pellerin" <apellerin_nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> I think that .dat files is a good way to do what you want.
> In those file, you can indicate where (in the filesystem) you want to put
a
> specific file
> Hope this helps
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> "YuMail" <Yu.Mails@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to put a software into my OS ROM image.
> > Howerver, the software contains many directories and many files.
> > When I put all directories and files in
> > "\WinCE420\Platform\SMDK2410\Files"
> > directory, I still keep the original hierarchy.
> > Howerver, finally all those files still are in \Windows directory of OS.
> > It is flat and no hierarchy exists.
> >
> > I come up with two methods, but I do not like them.
> > 1) I can use Platform.dat to re-construct the directory hierarchy and
> > copy
> > the files to the expected directories.
> > Drawback:
> > It is very inconvenient for me because there are many directories and
> > many files.
> > If third-party give me the new version, I have to re-write the
> > platofrm.dat again.
> > 2) Package all files into a cab file and put the cab file into \Windows
> > directory.
> > After cold-boot device, launching a program to install the software
by
> > cab file.
> > Drawback:
> > It is not like to embed the application into the OS ROM image.
> >
> > Which method do most developers often use ?
> > Is there any other better method to embed a application with many
> > directories and files into OS image ?
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Yu
> >
> >
>
>


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