How to Build NS Basic Palm.txt

Building a new rev of NS Basic/Palm:


2. Building CHMfile:
	1. Start Word
	   	-load Docs file
 		-Select Section 5-7 and paste to a new doc
		-remove all page breaks
		-save as English.doc in \Files\Help\English 
	2. Run DOC2CHM. Use all defaults.
	3. Test the results

	To build Chinese version: (not tested with DOC2CHM)
	Do Select all, change font to PMingLui
	After step 5, change Styles "Normal" and "Heading 4" to use font PMingLui.
	
	
3. IDE:
         1. Find 'beta' in frmIDE and remove
         2. Find 'VersionInteg' in Module 1
	 3. In Project Properties...Make, change version number
	 4. Make sure Menus are turned on in MNsbasicCompile
	 4. File...Make NSBasic.exe

4. Runtime:
         1. Check Version number in nsbasic.rsrc
         2. Check Version number in Project Settings/Post Linker
         3. Set runtimeVersionInteg in Main.c
         4. Make NSBRuntime.prc. (no need to move)
	a) turn off MacsBug symbols for release builds (set in the 68K Processor panel).
	b) use opts level 3 optimize for code size (set in the Global Optimization panel).
	c) Turn off A6 stack frames (68K Processor) 
	d) I also turn off symbolics (68K Linker) 
          5. Turn off bullets in project window

   ARM Native: Build all 4 targets, then run doit.bat

5. Build Template: Move Template.prc to \Download

6. Put latest readme.htm into \Files

7. Run setup\NSBP.eps
   This creates password protected version
   move to ftp site

8. Load setup\NSBP.eps
   delete Password dialog.
   Save as NSBPnopw.eps
   Build
   rename to Nsbasic4.EXE
   move to little2k.

9. To make demo:
   IDE: In MNSBasicCompile, change allowRegistration = False
   Build.
   Load NSBPnopw.eps
   Empty out nsbasic\lib folder
   Build.
   rename to NsbasicDemo.exe 
   move to ftp site

10. To make book edition:

1. In desktop, change allowRegistration flag to false, 
bookEdition to True.
2. In documentation, rename the readme.txt file