This section provides links to the documentation for the tools provided with Symbian platform. Note that these lists are not exhaustive.
Note: Additional tools for integrating and customising software to produce a Symbian-based platform or phone are supplied as part of Platform Developer Toolkit (PDT). The tools include Symbian Build System v2 (SBSv2), API Usage Report Analysis (AURA), Code Database (CDB), Component Based Release (CBR), EmulatorBuild, Symbian Test Automation Tool (STAT), Test Execute Framework (TEF), TestDriver, Use Case Controller (UCC) and WinTAP. Documentation for these tools is supplied with the PDT.
The application development tools help to speed up development of Symbian platform applications.
| Name | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Application Resource Tools |
Tools for building resource files. |
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Build Tools |
Tools used to build Symbian platform programs. |
In addition to these, the Symbian Build System v2 (SBSv2) provides tools for building Symbian platform and applications developed for Symbian platform. For more information about SBSv2, see Symbian Build System v2 provided with PDT.
| Name | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Capability Management tools |
Allows you to compare the capabilities of binaries that are developed against Symbian platform. |
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Set capability test tool |
Allows you to make a copy of an executable and assign different capabilities to it. |
In addition to these, Symbian provides more analysis tools as part of the PDT.