C and C++ SoftBench User's Guide

Using SoftBench

Setting Up a Project

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For external build projects, you may need to change build instructions

in the current project if ﬁles have been removed.

8. Finally, make sure you copy the physical project ﬁles under your new

local workspace root.

Creating a Subproject

When you create a subproject relationship, you also need to create the

build instructions that implement the relationship. For example, if the

subproject is a library, you need to add the library to the target's build

conﬁguration in the parent project. (For more information, see

“Customizing Build Conﬁgurations” on page 62.)

When you create a subproject, you can treat the subproject as code that

you do not control and do not want to build, or you can build the

subproject before building the project. The "■ Build Subprojects"

toggle button in the Build Control Area controls whether the subproject

is built prior to building the parent project.

You can create a subproject in two ways:

• When the project already exists, select the project in the Projects

view, then choose "Project: Make Subproject Of…". In the dialog

box, specify the parent project.

• When you are restructuring the current project and wish to convert

part of it into a subproject, select the targets and/or ﬁles that you

want in the subproject, then choose "File: Convert to Project…".

See “Repartitioning an Existing Project” on page 54 for more

information.