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| <div role="main"><h1>Defining Project Build settings</h1> |
| <p>The <strong>Builder Settings</strong> page lets you:</p> |
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| <li>Select whether CDT-generated makefile should be used or custom one.</li> |
| <li>Select internal or external builder (for generated makefile only).</li> |
| <li>Change the default build command (for external builder or for custom makefile).</li> |
| <li>Configure how the CDT handles make errors.</li> |
| <li>Change parallel build settings.</li> |
| <li>Map the target passed to make when you select build or rebuild.</li> |
| <li>Redefine build directory (for custom makefile only)</li> |
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| <p>To define build settings:<br> |
| In the C/C++ Projects view, right-click your project, and select <strong>Properties</strong>. |
| Select <strong>C/C++ Build </strong> from the list. |
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| <li>To stop the build when an error is encountered, select <strong>Stop |
| on first build error</strong>.</li> |
| <li>Select one of the following build command settings: |
| <ul> |
| <li>To use the default make command, select the <strong>Use Default</strong> |
| check box.</li> |
| <li>To use a build utility other than the default make command <strong>Build |
| Command</strong> box, clear the <strong>Use Default</strong> check box .</li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| <li>In the Workbench Build Behavior box, do the following: |
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| <li>To build your project when resources are saved and change the |
| default make build target, select the <strong>Build on resource save (Auto |
| Build)</strong> check box. Enter a new build target in the <strong>Make build |
| target</strong> box.</li> |
| <li>To change the build default make build target, select the <strong>Build |
| (Incremental Build)</strong> check box. Enter a new build target in the <strong>Make |
| build target</strong> box.</li> |
| <li>To change the rebuild default make build target, select the <strong>Rebuild |
| (Full Build)</strong> check box. Enter a new build target in the <strong>Make |
| build target</strong> box.</li> |
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| <li>Click <span style="font-weight: bold;">OK</span>.</li> |
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| <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_proj_file_views.htm">Project file views</a></p> |
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