Build Configuration automatically loads different files in explorer?

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Matt

• February 03, 2010 20:39

Hi all,

Related to an ealier post, I'm trying to find a way to get CrossStudio to change a path AND change the files that are included in a project based on the build configuration.

For example, I have a file "user.c" that changes based on user application.  The rest of the project is fixed and common.  User.c is located in subdirectories within the solution directory, and are specific to each user, i.e. ./USER_USER1/user.c, ./USER_USER2/user.c, etc.

If I create a Build Configuration called  "USER 1", I would like CrossStudio to link to ./USER_USER1/user.c.  I would also like the Project Explorer to be updated to include that folder and file so I can edit for that user.

This is less of a question about how to change includes based on build configuation (which I understand and am doing), but more of a question about how to change the solution as understood and displayed by CrossStudio.

Thanks,
Matt

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  Paul Curtis

  • February 03, 2010 21:01

  I suggest you add each "user" file to the prject then exclude them each in each build configuration they are not used for.

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  Matt

  • February 03, 2010 21:06

  Hi Paul,

  Two followup questions:

  1) How would you suggest excluding them?  What field in the build configuration property should be used?

  2) Does this remove that specific file from being visible in the project? 

   

  The thing I'm trying to avoid here is someone editing a user.c file thinking they are writing code that is applicable, but that they are in the wrong file.  While I could have different file names, I'd like to keep the same name "user.c" just different copies in different directories.  Probably a bass-ackwards way of doing it, but...

  Thanks,
  Matt

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  Paul Curtis

  • February 03, 2010 21:31

  1. There is an Exclude From Build property for each file.  Or folder.

  2. No.  You might want to create some folders of your own (logical ones in the IDE) or name the user.c files "user1.c" or somesuch.  The folder approach seems nicer.

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  Matt

  • February 03, 2010 21:33

  Thanks Paul, that'll work...

  Matt

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