mkapp - Legato Docs

Make Application: run mkapp to generate an app bundle to install and run on a target.

Application bundles are compressed archives containing everything that needs to be sent to your target device to install your app.

The main input for mkapp is an Application Definition .adef file that contains these definitions:

executables to build when the app is built
components and/or other files to build into those executables
other files to be included as a part of the app
if the app will run in a sandbox, files to access outside the sandbox
executables to run when the app is started
command-line arguments and environment variables to pass to those apps
limits to place on the app (CPU, memory, etc.)

mkapp will parse the .adef file, determine which components, interface definitions, and other source files are needed, build those into the libraries and executables required, generate the on-target configuration data needed, and add everything to an app bundle ready for installation on the target.

To display usage, run

mkapp --help

Note: mkapp only knows about the app it's building. Typos in binding values won't be detected, but your app will hang. The note in mksys has details how to troubleshoot.

See Application Definition .adef files for details on app def files.