Configure the Build Toolbar

The Build toolbar feature provides an easy way of managing the active configuration of projects grouped in a working set. The toolbar is made of two elements:
  • Projects drop-down list: Enables you to select the active configuration.
  • Hammer icon: Enables you to start the build process of the selected configuration.
Note: The default value is (Active) and its means that all the projects are in the workspace.
Figure 1. Build Toolbar
Build Toolbar

To create some entries in the drop-down list, perform the following steps:

  1. Create a C/C++ working set with one or more projects. This can be done in the dialog, which is opened from the “Project/Build Working Set/Select Working Set…” menu, by clicking the “New…” button and then selecting the “C/C++“ type.
    Figure 2. Build Toolbar
    Build Toolbar
  2. Create a working set configuration(s). To do so, go to the “Project/Build Configurations/Manage Working Sets…” menu and add one or more configurations to the working set created in step 1.
    Note: If you do not plan to use this feature, you may hide the Build Toolbar in the “Customize Perspective” dialog opened from the “Window/Customize Perspective…” menu.
    Figure 3. Build Toolbar
    Build Toolbar