Critical tools
- Carbide.c++
- GCC for Symbian
- Symbian Certificate Manager
- Symbian DevCert Request
- Symbian Makesis
- Symbian UnSIS Utility
Carbide C++
Carbide.c++ is a family of Eclipse-based development tools supporting Symbian OS development on S60, Series 80, UIQ and MOAP. The Carbide family consists of:
- Carbide.c++ Professional performance tools for advanced users
- Carbide.c++ Developer Edition – Productivity tools for creating applications
- Carbide.c++ Express – For developers new to Symbian, Academia
Find out about the new features and improvements in the latest version of Carbide.c++, with the booklet Carbide.c++ v1.3 and the podcast with David Durant and Neil Taylor.
Carbide.c++ v1.3 booklet Podcast with David Durant and Neil TaylorGCC for Symbian
The GCC compiler is one of two target compilation toolchains supported by Symbian OS. It can be used to compile Symbian C++ applications. The other compiler is RVCT from ARM which is the leading high-performance compiler for ARM processors and can be used to compile any Symbian C++ source code, including Symbian OS itself.
GCC is also distributed in the CustKit, DevKit, BAK, and SDKs
Applications for Symbian OS v9.1+ should use GCC compiler version 2005q1-c CodeSourcery
Symbian Certificate Manager
The Certificate Manager is a Carbide.c++ plugin that allows you to manage your Developer Certificates within Carbide. Read more
Symbian DevCert Request
In order to obtain a Symbian Developer Certificate, a tool called DevCertRequest must be used. Find out more about the using Developer Certificates (Open Signed Offline) in the Guide to Symbian Signed. Read more
Symbian MakeSIS
Symbian's MakeSIS tool is supplied with all Symbian OS SDKs to allow developers to package their apps up in .sis files which allow convenient installation onto Symbian OS phones. You can now download the source code for this tool under Symbian's example code licence with instructions for recompilation on a PC running Microsoft Visual C++. This source code is being released in response to requests to publicise the file format of .sis files, so that Symbian OS deveopers can write their own tools to read, modify and/or create .sis files. Through the source release of MakeSIS this now becomes possible. Likewise recompilation of the makesis tool itself for developer platforms other than Microsoft Windows is an option for the first time. Read more GnuPoc Website
Symbian UnSIS
The UnSIS utility extracts the contents of a Symbian installation *.SIS file to a specific directory Read more
