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Title: Sharing compiler search directories between 3 projects
Post by: 16BitBilly on April 21, 2015, 07:59:35 pm
I currently have about 10 projects in my workspace. Some projects have a lot of paths added in "Compiler search paths". I wanted to know if there was a way i could tell another project to use the same compiler search directories a specific project is using. That way I will not have to type in all the header search paths again for that project. I know I could do this globall in settings >> xompiler search directories tab but then I dont want those paths available to all the projects that  I wouldnt even mind if there was a way for me to copy paste search paths (even if I have to do that in an xml file).
Title: Re: Sharing compiler search directories between 3 projects
Post by: Chun Jiu on April 21, 2015, 08:41:38 pm
I usually use a text editor to open the *.cbp files, copy these options.

Code
<Target title="Debug">
				<Option output="bin/Debug/TestBitmapButton" prefix_auto="1" extension_auto="1" />
				<Option object_output="obj/Debug/" />
				<Option type="0" />
				<Option compiler="gcc" />
				<Option projectLinkerOptionsRelation="2" />
				<Compiler>
					<Add option="-g" />
					<Add option="-D__WXDEBUG__" />
					<Add directory="$(#wx)/lib/gcc_lib/mswud" />
				</Compiler>
				<ResourceCompiler>
					<Add directory="$(#wx)/lib/gcc_lib/mswud" />
				</ResourceCompiler>
				<Linker>
					<Add library="libwxmsw30ud.a" />
					<Add library="libwxpngd.a" />
					<Add library="libwxjpegd.a" />
					<Add library="libwxtiffd.a" />
					<Add library="libwxzlibd.a" />
					<Add directory="$(#wx)/lib/gcc_lib" />
				</Linker>
			</Target>

Note - For example: <Add directory="$(#wx)/lib/gcc_lib" /> Copy to another .cbp file.
Title: Re: Sharing compiler search directories between 3 projects
Post by: MortenMacFly on April 21, 2015, 09:38:53 pm
Way easier: create a copy of the compiler you are using. Then add all path and settings as needed for ask of your projects to the compiler settings. Then reference this compiler in your project.
Title: Re: Sharing compiler search directories between 3 projects
Post by: MortenMacFly on April 21, 2015, 09:42:06 pm
Project files are not meant to be edited by hand. If you do so, very bad things including crashes can happen. Don't do this. For all operations we have ui, scripting or similar support trough plugins.

To mass manipulate project settings you could also use the project options manipulator plugin.
Title: Re: Sharing compiler search directories between 3 projects
Post by: 16BitBilly on April 21, 2015, 10:33:09 pm
Thanks for the post could you tell me a little  about the project options manipulator plugin.
Any links ?
Title: Re: Sharing compiler search directories between 3 projects
Post by: Chun Jiu on April 22, 2015, 05:40:24 am
Quote from: MortenMacFly on April 21, 2015, 09:42:06 pm
Project files are not meant to be edited by hand. If you do so, very bad things including crashes can happen. Don't do this. For all operations we have ui, scripting or similar support trough plugins.

To mass manipulate project settings you could also use the project options manipulator plugin.

Sorry, I should not be recommend others do the same.

Yes, the project files easily damaged, C::B will collapse ......
But there is no other method is faster than it.
Copy the backup of *.cbp files before be edit by hand.
Title: Re: Sharing compiler search directories between 3 projects
Post by: MortenMacFly on April 22, 2015, 11:05:46 am
Quote from: 16BitBilly on April 21, 2015, 10:33:09 pm
Thanks for the post could you tell me a little  about the project options manipulator plugin.
Any links ?
Its distributed with recent nightlies. Just run it through the plugins menu.
Title: Re: Sharing compiler search directories between 3 projects
Post by: teto on April 22, 2015, 03:50:52 pm
I've never used "profiles" but that may come in handy too (though MortenMacFly's solution looks the best)
Title: Re: Sharing compiler search directories between 3 projects
Post by: MortenMacFly on April 22, 2015, 08:48:40 pm
Quote from: teto on April 22, 2015, 03:50:52 pm
I've never used "profiles" but that may come in handy too (though MortenMacFly's solution looks the best)
Indeed, profiles are another option: This would mean you don't make copies of compilers, but just use a different profile for a different set of projects.

Profiles are easy to use:
- Just make a link to the C::B executable and add a parameter "-p [profile_name]" (w/o quotation marks and brackets)
- This creates a (new) profile file named "profile_name.conf"

The drawback is, that all settings are copied and become independent, so for example editor and colour settings as well.
If you want to re-use your current settings, just copy the default profile file (default.conf) to [profile_name].conf before you run C::B with the "-p" parameter.

More information can be found in the C::B manual.

More information about command line options available are with the help (/?) parameter and (again) in the manual.

Quote from: Chun Jiu on April 22, 2015, 05:40:24 am
Yes, the project files easily damaged, C::B will collapse ......
Well again: Don't do this and C::B won't collapse.

Quote from: Chun Jiu on April 22, 2015, 05:40:24 am
But there is no other method is faster than it.
Sorry, but I strongly disagree. I think with the options and plugin mentioned you can very fast adopt / harmonise multiple projects at once... and we did't speak about scripting so far...