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| <div role="main"><h1>Adding and Editing Build Variables</h1> |
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| <p>Use the <strong>Define a New Build Variable</strong> dialog box to add local build variables or the <strong>Edit Existing Build Variable</strong> |
| dialog box to edit a previously defined variable. Both are accessible from the <img src="../images/command_link.png" alt="" > <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui.preferences.PrefPage_Vars)")'>Build Variables</a> preference panel.</p> |
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| <h2>Define a New Build Variable</h2> |
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| <li>Click <strong>Window > Preferences > C/C++ > Build > Build Variables</strong></li> |
| <li>Click <strong>Add...</strong> in the <strong>Build Variables</strong> preference panel to open the <strong>Define a New Build Variables</strong> dialog box</li> |
| <li>Enter the variable name</li> |
| <li>Choose a variable type</li> |
| <li>Enter the variables value</li> |
| <li>Click <strong>OK</strong></li> |
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| <p><img src="../images/cdt_dlg_define_build_var.png" ALT="Define a New Build Variable dialog box" ></p> |
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| <caption><strong>Define a New Build Variable/Edit Existing Build Variable Dialog Box Options</strong></caption> |
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| <th id="option"><strong>Option</strong></th> |
| <th id="description"><strong>Description</strong></th> |
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| <td headers="option"><strong>Variable name</strong></td> |
| <td headers="description">Enter the variable name.</td> |
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| <td headers="option"><strong>Type</strong></td> |
| <td headers="description">Choose the variable type from the available list.</td> |
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| <td headers="option"><strong>Value</strong></td> |
| <td headers="description">Enter or edit the value of the variable.</td> |
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| <h2>Edit Existing Build Variable</h2> |
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| <li>Click <strong>Window > Preferences > C/C++ > Build > Build Variables</strong></li> |
| <li>Select the local build variable to edit in the <strong>Build Variables</strong> preference panel</li> |
| <li>Click <strong>Edit...</strong> to open the <strong>Edit Existing Build Variable</strong> dialog box</li> |
| <li>Change the variable type (optional)</li> |
| <li>Edit the variables value (optional)</li> |
| <li>Click <strong>OK</strong></li> |
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| <p><img src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" height="21"><br> |
| <a href="../reference/cdt_u_pref_build_vars.htm">Build Variables preferences</a></p> |
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