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This solution and project files are then translated using <b>csolution</b> CLI tool to the <code>*.CPRJ</code> project file format.</p> <p>The individual <code>*.CPRJ</code> project files can be imported to an IDE or by using <b>cbuild</b> translated into executable binary images.</p> <p>The <a class="el" href="cprjFormat_pg.html" target="_blank">*.CPRJ Project Format</a> describes the input file format that is used by <b>cbuild</b>.</p> <h1><a class="anchor" id="Revision_History"></a> Revision History</h1> <table class="doxtable"> <tr> <th align="left">Version </th><th align="left">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">replaced by </td><td align="left"><a href="https://github.com/Open-CMSIS-Pack/devtools/tree/main/tools" target="_blank"><b>CMSIS-Toolbox</b></a> now contains the <b>cbuild</b> (aka CMSIS-Build) CLI tool. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">0.10.0 (beta) </td><td align="left">CMake back-end and support for more Cortex-M processors including ArmV8.1M architecture. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">0.9.0 (beta) </td><td align="left">Support for multiple compilers and commands for layer management </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">0.1.0 (alpha) </td><td align="left">Release for alpha review </td></tr> </table> </div></div><!-- contents --> </div><!-- doc-content --> <!-- start footer part --> <div id="nav-path" class="navpath"><!-- id is needed for treeview function! --> <ul> <li class="footer"> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- writeFooter.call(this); //--> </script> </li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>