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| <div role="main"><h1>Project References</h1> |
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| <p>Project References are a powerful way of expressing dependencies between your CDT projects, allowing you to |
| write modular software built with CDT's managedbuild. |
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| <p> Two main pages control project references: |
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| <a href="../reference/cdt_u_prop_general_pns_ref.htm">Project References Page</a> under<br> |
| <span class="bold">Right click > Properties > C/C++ General > Paths and Symbols</span> |
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| <a href="../reference/cdt_u_prop_general_exp.htm">Export Settings Page</a> under<br> |
| <span class="bold">Right click > Properties > C/C++ General > Export Settings</span> <br> |
| <em>If this page is missing, enable it under Window > Preferences > C/C++ > Property Page Settings </em> |
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| The export settings page gives you fine grained control of which paths, preprocessor symbols, and |
| library files are exported by a given project's configuration. |
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| When another project's configuration, in the workspace, references a configuration with exported settings, those settings |
| are automatically propagated into the dependent project configuration. CDT also ensures that referenced projects are |
| built as a prerequisite for building dependent projects. |
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| This functionality prevents you from needing to maintain and update the build settings manually between all the |
| dependent projects in your workspace. Simply configure the exported settings, setup the references, and the settings |
| are propagated and kept in sync for you. |
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| <p><img src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"> |
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| <a href="../reference/cdt_u_prop_general_pns_ref.htm">Project References Page</a> <br> |
| <a href="../reference/cdt_u_prop_general_exp.htm">Export Settings Page</a> |
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