Derived objects and configuration records
When it finishes executing a build script, clearmake records the results, including build audit information, in the form of derived objects and configuration records.
A derived object (DO) is a file created in a VOB during a build or build audit with
clearmake. Each DO has an associated configuration record (CR), which is
the bill of materials for the DO. The CR documents aspects of the build environment, the
assembly procedure for a DO, and all the files involved in the creation of the DO.
Note: All
derived objects created by executing a build script have equal status, even though some of
them might be explicit build targets, and others might be created as side effects of the
build script (for example, compiler listing files). The term siblings describes a group of
DOs created by the same script and associated with a single CR.
For more information about DOs and CRs, see Derived objects and configuration records.