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--- kb:labview:build_specs [2021/04/26 08:26] – joerg.hampel
+++ kb:labview:build_specs [2023/03/08 10:35] (current) – joerg.hampel
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 //For more details, see https://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361R-01/lvconcepts/building_standaloneapps/ //
-A build specification contains all the settings for a LabVIEW build, such as files to include, directories to create, and settings for VIs. The following items can be built using the Application Builder:
+The [[kb:labview:tools:appbuilder|LabVIEW Application Builder Module]] provides tools for exporting LabVIEW code in various forms. The most common ones are stand-alone, end-use applications and source code exports.
+Builds are configured via build specifications. A build specification contains all the settings for a LabVIEW build, such as files to include, directories to create, and settings for VIs. The following items can be built:
   * Stand-alone application
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 ===== Source Distribution =====
+==== Preserve Disc Hierarchy ====
+The builder will not create an empty directory, it only counts files as contents and ignores folders. You can add a dummy file as 'always included' in a hierarchy level you want to be existent in the build.
+Source:
+  source/someFilesNotIncludedInBuildSpec.txt
+  source/ParentFolder/ChildFolder/file1.ext
+  source/ParentFolder/ChildFolder/file2.ext
+  source/neededDir/dummyFile.txt
+  source/neededDir/nextLevel/someIncluded.vi
+Build Result:
+  builds/ParentFolder/file1.ext
+  builds/ParentFolder/file2.ext
+  builds/neededDir/dummyFile.txt
+  builds/neededDir/someIncluded.vi
 ==== Destination Directory ====