Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Managing 4GL Applications

Preparing the UNIX software environment

When you install OpenEdge, the installation program prepares the software environment. In the UNIX software environment, OpenEdge uses the buildenv script to maintain environment variables.

The OEBuild utility script calls the buildenv.sh script. The buildenv.sh script sets default values for environment variables that point to objects, libraries, and options involved in linking executables. You can edit this script to customize environments for different sites.

The OEBuild script has software and environment requirements, as follows:

Build the executable on the same platform on which it is to be run.
Verify that there is a linker installed on your system, and that the PATH environment variable contains the path to the C++ compiler and the linker.
Verify settings for OpenEdge environment variables. Set DLC to the directory where you have installed OpenEdge.
Verify that the buildenv.sh script (located in the $DLC/oebuild/make directory) includes the appropriate environment variable settings for your system.

For more information about UNIX environment variables, see OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and Configuration . For more information on maintaining environment variables in the buildenv script, see the section on maintaining the UNIX user environment in OpenEdge Deployment: Managing 4GL Applications .