Editing a build configuration

To open a build configuration for editing, go to the project properties (Project > Properties on the menu) and then to the C/C++ Build section in the left pane.

Expand the Configuration menu to view all build configurations available for the project. Select the build configuration to be viewed and edited:


Build configuration settings

The build configuration settings are arranged in groups and are available from the C/C++ Build section in the left pane:

Table 1. Build configuration settings
Settings Description Refer to:
C/C++ Build page Builder Settings tab: Click to select the builder type and to configure the builder settings. Configuring the builder
Behavior tab: Click to configure the build flow. Configuring the build behavior
Refresh Policy tab: Click to configure the list of resources to be refreshed after each build. Applies to the external builder only.  
Build Variables page Click to view and edit the list of build variables to be used by the external builder for string substitution.  
Environment page Click to view and edit the list of environment variables available to the builder.  
Logging page Click to enable and configure build logging.  
Settings page Tool Settings tab: Click to configure the tool settings. Tool settings section (Reference)
Build Steps tab: Click to add optional pre-built and post-build steps. Adding the pre-build and post-build steps
Tool Chain Editor page Click to select a different builder for the project. Also, you can select the tools in the current toolchain to be called at build time.  
Note: Click Apply to save the latest changes to the build configuration. If you just close the Properties dialog box, your updates will be lost.