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Project Operations

Operations over a project in NECTO Studio provide various functionalities for managing and manipulating your project.

Here are the key operations:

Set Active Project

  • Designate a specific project as the active project for building and debugging.
  • Right-click on the project and select "Set Active Project."

Change Project Configuration

  • Switch between different build configurations, such as Debug and Release.
  • Go to the "Project" menu and choose "Change Project Configuration."

Manage Project Libraries

  • Add, remove, or configure libraries used by the project.
  • Right-click on the project and select "Manage Project Libraries" to navigate to the "Libraries" section.

Close Project

  • Close the project, removing it from the workspace without deleting the files.
  • Right-click on the project and select "Close Project".

Build Project

  • Compile and link the project to generate the executable.
  • Click on the "Build" button in the toolbar or use the "Project" menu.

Clean Project

  • Remove all generated files from the build directory to ensure a fresh build.
  • Go to the "Project" menu and select "Clean active project".

Parse Project

  • Analyze the project files to update the code model and resolve symbols.
  • Right-click on the project and select "Parse project".

Open File Location

  • Open the file explorer at the location of the selected file.
  • Right-click on a file in the Project Explorer and choose "Open file location".

Open Build Folder

  • Open the folder where the project's build artifacts are generated.
  • Right-click on the project and select "Open build folder".

Expand All

  • Expand all folders and subfolders in the Project Explorer to show all files.
  • Right-click on the project and choose "Expand all".

Collapse All

  • Collapse all folders and subfolders in the Project Explorer.
  • Right-click on the project and choose "Collapse all".

Flat View

  • Display all files in a single, flat list without folder hierarchy.
  • Right-click on the project and select "Flat View".

Close All Projects

  • Close all open projects in the workspace.
  • Go to the "Project" menu and choose "Close all projects".