Berkeley DB Reference Guide: Building for Windows CE

Berkeley DB Reference Guide:
Building Berkeley DB for Windows CE systems

Building for Windows CE

This page contains general instructions on building Berkeley DB for Windows CE platforms using specific compilers.

The build_wince directory in the Berkeley DB distribution contains project files for Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++:

Project File	Description
Berkeley_DB.vcw	eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 workspace
*.vcp	eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 projects

These project files can be used to build Berkeley DB for the Windows CE platform.

Building Berkeley DB for Windows CE

eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0

Choose File -> Open Workspace.... Navigate to the build_wince directory, select Berkeley_DB and click Open.
Choose the project configuration from the Build -> Set Active Configuration... drop-down menu on the tool bar. The correct target will usually db_small - Win32 (WCE emulator) Debug or Release.
To build, press F7, or select Build from the drop-down menu on the tool bar.

Build results

The results of your build will be placed in a subdirectory of build_windows named after the configuration you chose (for examples, build_wince\Release or build_wince\Debug).

When building your application during development, you should normally link against build_wince\Debug\libdb_small47sd.lib. You can also build using a release version of the Berkeley DB libraries and tools, which will be placed in build_windows\Release\libdb_small47s.lib. You will also need to add the build_wince directory to the list of include directories of your application's project, or copy the Berkeley DB include files to a location in your Visual Studio include path.

Building Berkeley DB for different target CPU architectures

There are many possible target CPU architectures for a Windows CE application. This section outlines the process required to add a new target architecture to the project files supplied with Berkeley DB.

eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0

Choose File -> Open Workspace.... Navigate to the build_wince directory, select Berkeley_DB and click Open.
Choose the Build -> Configurations... menu item.
Click the Add... button.
Select the desired CPU architecture from the first dropdown box. Select an existing target to copy the settings from (The corresponding emulator target is a good choice). Configuration should be either Debug or Release. Click OK.
Choose the Build -> Set Active Configuration... menu item. Choose the new target then click OK.
Select the Project -> Settings... menu item. Under the C/C++ tab, select the Preprocessor Category. In the Additional include directories: field add: ".,.." without the quotes. Click OK.
Build as per the instructions in Building Berkeley DB for Windows CE above.