Developing C/C++ Programs

In the IDE, you'll use the C/C++ perspective to develop and build your projects (a container for organizing and storing your files.)

• The C/C++ perspective
  
• Understanding projects in the IDE
  
• The IDE project model
  
• Supported project types in the IDE
  
• Container project
  
• Scenarios for creating a project for the first time
  
• Checking out a partial source tree
  
• Sharing projects
  
• Checking out existing projects
  
• Setting build properties for a project
  
• Developing projects in the IDE
  
• Creating a simple project
  
• Creating a make project
  
• Managed make projects
  
• Creating a Makefile to build outside of the IDE
  
• Choosing an indexer
  
• Working with projects
  
• Opening files
  
• Creating files from scratch
  
• Filtering files
  
• Opening projects
  
• Closing projects
  
• Viewing outlines of source and binary files
  
• Writing code
  
• C/C++ editor layout
  
• Finishing function names
  
• Accessing source files for functions
  
• Using code templates
  
• Inserting code templates
  
• Creating a custom template
  
• Editing a code template
  
• Adding include directives
  
• Using hover help
  
• Adding and removing comments in code
  
• Customizing the C/C++ editor
  
• Changing fonts, background color, or the visibility of line numbers
  
• Changing tabs into spaces, highlighting, and folding options
  
• Setting Content Assist options
  
• Using other editors
  
• Using an external editor outside of the IDE
  
• Using another editor within the IDE
  
• Building projects
  
• Enabling the autobuild feature for QNX C/C++ projects
  
• Enabling the autobuild feature for non QNX C/C++ projects
  
• Configuring automated builds
  
• Example #1: the Makefile is in the root
  
• Building all projects
  
• Configuring the project build order
  
• Building a single project
  
• Building selected projects
  
• Building from the command line
  
• Cleaning and rebuilding all projects
  
• Cleaning selected projects
  
• Autosave before building
  
• Creating custom options
  
• Building a project with a custom make target
  
• Removing a make target
  
• Adding a use message
  
• Adding a usage message when using a QNX C/C++ Project
  
• Adding a usage message when using a Standard Project
  
• Creating a QNX target system Project
  
• Creating a launch configuration
  
• Running binaries for a project
  
• Deleting a project
  
• More development features
  
• Tracking remaining work
  
• Error markers
  
• Jumping to errors
  
• Filtering errors
  
• Tracking tasks
  
• Setting reminders
  
• Associating tasks with resources
  
• Removing a task
  
• Code synopsis
  
• Toolbar icons
  
• Outline view icons
  
• Filtering and grouping in the Outline view
  
• Using Working Sets
  
• Checking your build
  
• Customizing the Console view
  
• Opening headers
  
• Setting the include paths and define directives (C/C++ Make project)
  
• Navigating: Go To Type
  

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