Generating, Compiling, and Linking

AppMaker generates source code and resources that are ready to compile, link, and run. With just a few simple steps you can create a working applications.

Choose a language, and generate code.
Create a project for your compiler.
Add source files to your project.
Compile, link, and run.

In the File menu, choose Language, then select a Language file.
In the File menu, choose Generate. After AppMaker is finished generating, click Done, then Quit AppMaker.
In the Finder, navigate inside your AppMaker folder to the Projects subfolder for the language you generated, e.g. Projects: CodeWarrior Pro 3: PowerPlant. Drag the YourApp.u project file and the resource file to your application's folder.
Rename the copied YourApp.u project file to the name of your application. (For PowerPlant the conventional extension is option-m but that character doesn't display properly in most browsers. For Symantec the conventional extension is option-p.)
Running your development environment, e.g. Metrowerks or Symantec, open your project file. Add the generated source and resource files.
In the project Settings dialog set the targets of the linked application to <your name>68K and <your name>PPC.
- For Metrowerks, at the bottom of the Edit menu, choose "YourApp68K Settings...".
- In the Settings dialog, on the left side under Target, select Target Settings. In the Target Name field, type the name of your application plus "68K".
- On the left side, select 68K Target. In the File Name field, type the name of your application plus "68K".
- Click the Save button, then close the dialog.
- In your project window, near the top, use the popup to select YourAppPPC. As a shortcut for choosing "YourAppPPC Settings..." from the Edit menu, click the small icon just to the right of the popup.
- In the Settings dialog, again select Target Settings and PPC Target to rename YourAppPPC to the name of your application plus "PPC".
Choose the Make command, then wait for your compiler to build your application.