The following terms are in common use and are used throughout the CrossWorks
documentation:
- Active project
- The project that is currently selected in the Project Explorer.
The Build tool bar contains a dropdown and the Project
> Set Active Project menu contains an item that display the active
project. You can change the active project using either of these elements.
- Active configuration
- The configuration that is currently selected for building. The Build
too bar contains a dropdown and the Build > Set Active
Build Configuration menu display the active configuration. You can
change the active configuration using either of these elements.
- Assembler
- A program that translates low-level assembly language statements into executable
machine code. See Assembler Reference.
- Compiler
- A program that translates high-level statement into executable machine code.
See C Compiler Reference.
- Integrated development environment
- A program that supports editing, managing, building, and debugging your
programs within a single environment.
- Linker
- A program that combines multiple relocatable object modules and resolves
inter-module references to produce an executable program. See Linker
Reference.
- Project explorer
- A docking indow that contains a visual representation of the project. See
Project Explorer.