Question - "-outputs" collection created by zAppbuild still empty

[FALLAI-Denis]

Hi,

In a context of working with Git, I find that zAppbuild creates two collections:

• a first collection named with the parameter Application, suffixed by the name of the current branch of the Git Repository
• a second collection named with the name of the first, suffixed by "-outputs"

During our tests, we do see these two collections created in the "datameta store", but the "-outputs" collection is still empty.

Is this normal?

What is the role of the "-outputs" collection?

Thanks.

[FALLAI-Denis]

PS :

I think I found the answer: the "-output" collection is intended to store the results of dependencies during the analysis of loadmodules by the LinkEditScanner.

[dennis-behm]

Your observations are correct. The output collection is storing the results from the LinkEditScanner, which allows the impact analysis to find those programs / link cards which include the changed program (through a static call or a link edit statement).

When your applications make use of static calls or link cards, please also have a look to the README about the scanSource and scanOutputs option

[FALLAI-Denis]

Hi,

Maybe it would be better to only create the "outputs" collection when it is needed, i.e. only when running a scan on loadmodule.

Most often this collection is of no interest (at least in our context I have not yet found any interest in it).