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User forums => Using Code::Blocks => Topic started by: bloodhound on August 16, 2012, 10:17:18 pm

Title: Making a driver in a project
Post by: bloodhound on August 16, 2012, 10:17:18 pm

I want to test out a function in a separate file with it's own main(). What's the best way to do this? I added a new file to the project and can build it but how do I run it? Whenever I click the green arrow the non-testing main.cpp is run.

Title: Re: Making a driver in a project
Post by: oBFusCATed on August 16, 2012, 10:18:48 pm

You have to use two separate projects or have to use two targets.

Title: Re: Making a driver in a project
Post by: bloodhound on August 16, 2012, 10:30:33 pm

Quote from: oBFusCATed on August 16, 2012, 10:18:48 pm

You have to use two separate projects or have to use two targets.

How do you have two targets?

Title: Re: Making a driver in a project
Post by: oBFusCATed on August 16, 2012, 10:33:47 pm

Have you tried Project -> Properties -> Build targets?

Title: Re: Making a driver in a project
Post by: bloodhound on August 16, 2012, 10:52:42 pm

Quote from: oBFusCATed on August 16, 2012, 10:33:47 pm

Have you tried Project -> Properties -> Build targets?

Thanks that works. Out of curiosity when I tried building both files it fails because "multiple definitions of main". Why is that a problem, as long as they are in different files?

Title: Re: Making a driver in a project
Post by: oBFusCATed on August 16, 2012, 11:51:07 pm

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Title: Re: Making a driver in a project
Post by: Jenna on August 17, 2012, 12:33:23 am

Keep both files (if both contain a main() function) in different targets or differerent projects.