Hi,
I'm new to C::B and I'm a little confused...not an unusual state for me :)
When I first installed C::B I opened up a bunch of .cpp files that I had written as part of a C++ Tutorial (I'm relatively new to C++). I was able to build and run them just fine. But today I added some projects (prior to this I just had the files) and now I am no longer given the option to build/run the programs by themselves. I also haven't been able to figure out how to edit the properties for the files so that I can build each of them.
Part of the issue is that, because these are all part of a tutorial, they all have a main() function, so I don't want to have to created one project per file...sorry, that just seems like overkill to me. I would just like to have a bunch of files and be able to build/run them. Is this possible with C::B? And, if not, why was I able to do it before I started adding projects?
Thanks,
Rob
Not in an easy way.
Three options:
1. to add all your cpp files in a project in the same target and then right click on a file->Properties->build, then check compile and link checkboxes only for the file you want to compile and link
2. to add all your cpp file in a project and every file is added to a different target
3. do not use projects, as they are meant for multi file programs
Yeah, as I'm looking at it, it seems like once you start adding projects, you're sort-of stuck with them. The build always builds the currently active project. Since I do want to use projects, because I do have several multi-file projects (libraries - that will be built outside C::B), I will probably have to opt for either creating each tutorial as a project, or trying different build targets...Seems like multiple projects is "easiest". I just need to figure out how best to convert the current files to directories with main.cpp files...shouldn't be too hard.
Thanks for the help, that was actually what I was expecting... :(,
Rob