[WindRiver]Creating a fresh buildable project

[SuperBK]

Excellent write up on how to set up a project from scratch.

If I copy a project using windows explorer, how can I get that project to show up in workbench?
Brian?

[ProgrammerMike7]

Originally Posted by SuperBK

If I copy a project using windows explorer, how can I get that project to show up in workbench?

Hi, that is a good question, as I don't think there is a simple one-step way in just opening a project like you can a file. I will keep looking and let you know if I find an answer. However, I do know how to do it in a few steps.

First, create a project the same way I explained in my first post. Specifically, do steps 1 - 12 (including step 12). Now right-click on the project you just created in the project-explorer and click "Import...". Now in the pop-up window, click General -> File Path -> Next. Locate the folder the project you copied is in, and select all the .h and .cpp files from this folder. Click finish to import these files. Now continue with my initial instructions at step 15.

I hope this helps!

-Mike and Team 2200

[SteveGarward]

Thanks for those detailed steps! Having used eclipse for a long time for Java development, I wanted to create a new, clean project after our sample robot code got a little out of hand after renaming files. So to have the steps for a non-Java project for an embedded system there like that really helped.

As for getting an existing (copied) project into a workspace, you can right-click in the Project Explorer, select Import..., then select to expand General, and then select Existing Projects into Workspace. Point it at the base directory of the project, and it will pick up the project file with the settings, and bring it all in to the workspace.

Hope that helps!

[gvarndell]

Originally Posted by SuperBK

If I copy a project using windows explorer, how can I get that project to show up in workbench?

The solution is never use Windows explorer to manipulate Workbench projects or project files.
Use the Workbench Project Explorer instead.
Someone else has already described how to Import projects that are not already in your Workspace.

If you want to make a copy of a project that already exists in your workspace:

1) in the Project Explorer, right-click the project and select Copy in the pop-up context menu
2) in the Project Explorer, right-click in the white space and select Paste in the pop-up context menu -- this will pop up a Copy Project dialog box
3) in the Copy Project Dialog, type in the name you want for the copied project -- the default name will be "Copy of <whatever>" just like in Windows Explorer.

(You can also click on the project (to highlight it) and then use CTRL-C to copy and CTRL-V to paste)

Note that either way, the Copy Project dialog will have "Use default location" checked by default -- leave it checked.