Time for Action – building a Config file

Let's take a look at how to write a build config file.

1. Copy the lite.cfg file found in the build directory and name the copied version example_1.cfg (or whatever you'd like, but that's what we'll refer to it as).

2. Let's manually specify some files. We'll add in a couple controls. Add in the following and then save the file. The full file should look like this:

   # Config File
   
   [first] 
   OpenLayers/SingleFile.js 
   OpenLayers.js 
   OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js 
   OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Class.js 
   OpenLayers/Util.js 
   
   [last] 
   
   [include] 
   OpenLayers/Map.js 
   OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js 
   OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js 
   OpenLayers/Control/Navigation.js 
   OpenLayers/Control/Scale.js 
   
   [exclude]

What Just Happened?

We just created a configuration file for our build named example_1.cfg. We'll be using this file to build the OpenLayers.js file. Notice that we did not have to include the base Control.js class—the build script will automatically look for and include the dependencies...