This overview describes the windows and tools that are central to performing your daily C, C++, or Fortran development tasks in the IDE. For information about the IDE workflow, see Working with C and C++ Projects.
The Projects window is the main entry point for working in the IDE. All your source files must be part of a project, even if there is only one source file. to your project sources. It shows a logical view of important project contents such as source files, header files, and makefiles. You can right-click any project node to access a contextual menu of commands for building and running, as well as to open the Project Properties dialog box.
See C/C++/Fortran Projects and Makefiles for more information about projects.
The Files window shows a directory-based view of your projects, including files and folders that are not displayed in the Projects window. From the Files window, you can open and edit your project configuration files, like the project build script and properties file. You can also view build outputs like object (.o) files and executable (.exe) files.
The Navigator window is a tool that displays information about selected C or C++ source files and the makefile in the currently open project. You can click a file in the Projects, Files, or Favorites window and the Navigator window displays information about the file's contents. You can double-click an item shown in the Navigator to open the file in the Source Editor. By default, the Navigator window is located in the lower lefthand corner of the IDE's workspace below the Projects and Files windows. See Using the Navigator Window.
The Run Monitor window shows the C/C++ profiling tools. The window opens automatically when you run your C/C++ project. The IDE selects a profile configuration that is appropriate for your platform and tool collection and runs tools defined in the profile configuration. You can modify the profile configuration to specify the tools that you want to run. You can also prevent the profiling tools from running by modifying project properties. See Overview of C and C++ Profiling.
The profiling tools can be used over the network if you have a Linux or Solaris system available to use as a remote development host.
The Classes window lets you see all of the classes in your C++ project, and the members and fields for each class. By default, the Classes window is located in the same section of the IDE's workspace as the Projects and Files windows. See Using the Classes Window.
The Source Editor is a full-featured text editor that is integrated with the Projects window and the compilers. The Source Editor is automatically opened when a new and editable object is created from the available templates in the IDE. It can also be opened by double-clicking the node of an editable object in the Projects window or Navigator window. See Editing Source Files.
The Run menu contains commands for compiling applications. You can compile an entire project or compile single files. You can also access the most common compiling actions by using the command buttons in the Run toolbar or by using the keyboard equivalents. The toolbar buttons apply to the main project, not the selected project.
The IDE does not include C/C++ compilers. Instead it uses compilers that it finds in your path.
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C/C++/Fortran Projects and Makefiles Working with C and C++ Projects |