start...end

start platform

platform-specific-statement-list

end

A platform-specific section is enclosed in start and end.

The platform-specific statements allowed depend on the platform. Unlike #if defined blocks, which allow statements to specify different files dependent upon the platform for which the makefile is being created, start ... end platform blocks are used to delimit statements understood only by the build tools when creating a makefile for a particular platform.

The .mmp project definition file is preprocessed for each build, with the target platform defined as a macro equal to itself. This allows, for example, the project definition file to be preprocessed with the macro WINS defined as WINS so preserving the syntax of start WINS ... end blocks.

Where VC6 is the target platform, the macro WINS is defined instead.