How to best use a modified version of a package file for the "release" build?

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From: Stephan
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:26

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Let's say I'm using a run time package file MyPackageRT.dpk during IDE 
development of my component package.

To build the release version, I'm using dcc32 with (Gnu) Makefiles. 
Since MyPackageRT.dpk contains conditionals like {$DEFINE DEVELOP}, I 
need to modify this for the release version, e.g. changing it to 
{$DEFINE RELEASE}.

But when I do this via my Makefile, creating a MyPackageRT_final.dpk 
from MyPackageRT.dpk, then a call to
dcc32 [options...] MyPackageRT_final.dpk
creates
MyPackageRT_final.bpl etc., same for a design time package 
MyPackageDT_final.bpl. What I want is the bpl file to still be called 
MyPackageRT.bpl.

I can't seem to find a dcc32 command line option that lets me specify 
the output file, which makes me wonder:

- Is it safe to simply rename the output files, or are there deeper 
implications, like interdependence of bpl/dcp file contents?

- Is there a better way to do it? :-)

I'm using D5-D7 and D2005.

Thanks in advance for any pointers,

Stephan

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