makeimg does not report ERRORLEVEL from pre-/postmakeimg.bat

The platform specific (optional) batch files premakimg.bat and postmakeimg.bat are extremely helpful to cusomize the makeimg buildstep. But what if something went wrong? Unfortunately setting exiting the script with an errorlevel

exit /B 1

doesn't help. makeimg.exe simply doesn't catch those cases. But there is a simple solution to workaround that problem: Accidentally I found out that makeimg.exe reports syntax errors. So, why not abuse that. Simply write the following lines in the error label of your scripts:

@ECHO The following lines 'if(...)' are a hack to make makimg.exe stop further processing (exit /B 1 doesn't work)
if 1==2(
)
exit /B 1

Have fun, Jürgen
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So long and thanks for all the fish!

It's time to send all our readers and followers Season Greetings and to bid farewell (but not goodbye).

I would like to thank everyone who has participated over the last 4.5 years - active as well as passive - and hope that the information provided through this blog in 580 posts, with 191 comments and over 129 thousand views, was useful.

As Vera Lynn sung back in 1940: "We'll meet again. Don't know where. Don't know when ... but I know we'll meet again some sunny day!"

To all of you Season Greetings and a Happy and Prosperous 2013!

So long and thanks for all the fish!
Damian


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Renesas DevCon - last day

Hi folks,

today is already the last day of this years Renesas DevCon. It has been a very valuable, informative and interesting event.

Thanks very much to everyone who has made this experience so valuable, especially the people at Renesas – see you at the next DevCon in 2014!

Have fun!

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Renesas DevCon Impressions

Hi folks,

welcome from the last day of the Renesas DevCon here in sunny southern California.

The exhibit ended last night, however there are a lot of interesting sessions to attend as well as a lot of interesting people to talk to.

Here are some impressions from the Renesas DevCon:

Have fun!

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Renesas DevCon Day 2

Hi folks,

Today I held my talk at the Renesas DevCon: “9L04I Developing the Next Generation Automotive User Interface”.

At the end I raffled off the XBOX 360 sponsored by Elektrobit and Microsoft – congratulations to the lucky winner!

At the exhibition I had some really interesting conversations about Windows Embedded as well as EB GUIDE and EB tresos with some of the participants while enjoying a cold beer.

See you today at the Renesas DevCon!

Have fun!

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A warm hello from the Renesas DevCon 2012 – Day 1

Hi folks,

welcome to the first day of the Renesas DevCon 2012 in Garden Grove, CA. We are showcasing our HMI development tool EB GUIDE running on Windows Embedded Automotive 7 as well as EB tresos.

Don’t forget to attend my session tomorrow, Tuesday October 23^rd for a chance to win a Microsoft XBOX 360:

4pm to 6pm: “9L04I Developing the Next Generation Automotive User Interface”

Have fun!

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Win a Microsoft Xbox 360 by attending my talk at the Renesas DevCon

Hi Folks,

I will hold a presentation with hands-on lab “9L04I Developing the Next Generation Automotive User Interface” (look under “Operating Systems”) on Tuesday, October 23^rd at the Renesas DevCon in Anaheim, CA October 22^nd to 25^th.

Simply attend my session to enter to win a Microsoft Xbox 360 sponsored by Microsoft and Elektrobit – one lucky attendant will go home with the Xbox!

Make sure to also stop by at our booth and chat about Windows Embedded Automotive 7, EB GUIDE or any other topic.

See you there!

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