start <platform> ... end

start platform

platform-specific-statement-list

[COPY_FOR_STATIC_LINKAGE]

end

A platform-specific section is enclosed in a start and end block.

The platform-specific statements allowed depend on the platform. Unlike #if defined blocks, which allow statements to specify different files dependent upon the platform for which the makefile is being created, start ... end platform blocks are used to delimit statements understood only by the build tools when creating a makefile for a particular platform.

Specify the platform as MARM if the section is defined for ARM platforms, or WINS for non-ARM platforms. Specify the platform as WINC for WINC and VC6WINC only sections.

The COPY_FOR_STATIC_LINKAGE statement is useful for DLLs that are both dynamically loaded and statically linked. If it is used in a START WINS block, then the target DLL is built both into the specified target directory (for dynamic loading), and into the epoc32\release\wins or winscw\udeb or urel (for static linking).