Installing Build Catalyst on Windows

You install Build Catalyst on Microsoft® Windows® by using the Build Catalyst archive file.

Before you begin

Verify that Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package version 8.0.50727.762 is installed on your computer. You can verify which package is installed by using the Add or Remove Programs item in the Control Panel.

Important: Build Catalyst does not use any other version of this package. You must have version 8.0.50727.762 installed.

If required, you can download the correct version from www.microsoft.com/downloads/.

For more information about Windows support, see Supported operating systems.

Procedure

  1. Download the Build Catalyst archive file from http://hostname/buildcatalyst, where hostname is your Management Console host.
  2. Extract the archive file to any folder.
  3. Open that folder and then open the created folder that contains the install.bat file.
  4. Run install.bat. The Build Catalyst binary file is installed as the rafmake.exe file. The bin folder that the file is saved to is indicated in the following table.
    Table 1. Installation folders
    Operating system type Location
    32-bit operating systems C:\Program Files\IBM\Build Forge\buildcatalyst
    64-bit operating systems C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Build Forge\buildcatalyst

Results

You can now start rafmake from your IBM® Rational® Build Forge® jobs to build your C or C++ software. You can also start rafmake independently of your Rational Build Forge jobs.

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