Building Zig's Greyscale Stuff

by Carolyn Zichterman

• Contents of Zig's Greyscale Folder
• Build Scripts
  • Build Zig's GS CDEF
  • Build Zig's GS WDEF
  • Build Zig's GS Demo
  • Build Zig's GS Demo/PP
  • Build Zig's GS Disabler
  • Deflate All Projects
  • Nonintuitive Fat CDEF and WDEF Build Script Logic

Contents of Zig's Greyscale Folder

Zig's Greyscale Folder contains the following folders:

• Binaries
• Build Scripts
• Projects
• Source.

Build Scripts

The build scripts for Zig's Greyscale Stuff should be used in the order given. Building scripts out of order could cause unwelcome complications!

Initially, the path will need to be specified for Zig's Greyscale Folder. The usual dialog will appear, asking where to find this folder. Resources are placed in the Binaries folder, unless otherwise specified in the script descriptions that follow.

Build Zig's GS CDEF

This script:

• builds Zig's Greyscale Buttons.
• builds three CDEF projects: 68k, PPC, and Fat, using source from CDEF and Common folders.
• produces resource files.

Build Zig's GS WDEF

This script:

• builds Zig's Greyscale Windows.
• builds three WDEF projects: 68k, PPC, and Fat, using source from WDEF and Common folders.
• produces resource files.

Build Zig's GS Demo

This script:

• builds the small demo.
• requires that CDEF and WDEF scripts have been run and that resources are found in the Binaries folder.
• builds small demo project using source from the Demo folder and CDEF and WDEF resources.
• produces Zig's Greyscale Demo.

Build Zig's GS Demo/PP

This script:

• builds the large demo.
• requires that CDEF and WDEF scripts have been run and that resources are found in the Binaries folder.
• builds large demo project using source from the Demo folder and CDEF and WDEF resources.
• produces Zig's Greyscale Demo/PP.

Build Zig's GS Disabler

This script:

• builds Zig's Greyscale Disabler.
• builds GDEF installer 68k project using source from Gestalt Function, Gestalt Function Installer, and Common folders.
• produces Zig's Greyscale Disabler (init).

Deflate All Projects

This script removes binaries from all project files.

Nonintuitive Fat CDEF and WDEF Build Script Logic

The Metrowerk projects that build fat resources also build code as an unwanted side effect. Rather than write an elaborate build script to strip away all the side effect code and other resources, Zig decided to write the fat resource projects as applications that spit out the fat resouce into its own resource file. This workaround makes build scripts easier for Zig to write.

Last modified: 16 January 1998.
Write to Zig Zichterman at ziggr@best.com.
Send comments about this documentation to Carolyn Zichterman at czichtermn@aol.com.