Products sharing a common source framework

Layout on file system

• The VJET source files for two products require a common framework.
• Projects and common framework are in separate directories which have their own source and output folders.

  

Steps for defining corresponding projects

1. Click Window > Open Perspective > Other... > VJET to change to the VJET perspective.

2. Click File > New > Other... > VJET Project to open the New VJET Project wizard.

3. Type "Project1" in the Project name field. Click Next.

   

4. On the next page, Select "Project1" source folder.

   Click Link additional source link in Details pane or button in view bar.

   

5. In Link Source click Browse.... and choose the C:\Project1\SourceFile directory.

   

6. Click Finish to validate and close the dialog.

7. Again, Select "Project1" and click Link additional source link in Details pane or button in view bar.

   

8. In Link Source click Browse.... and choose the C:\ProjectFramework\SourceFile directory.

   Type "FWSourceFile" in the Folder name field.

   

9. Click Finish to validate and close the dialog.

   Your project source setup now looks as follows:

   

10. Click Finish.

11. Create project "Project2" repeating steps 2 to 5 choosing C:\Project2\SourceFile directory for source folder instead.

12. Click on Finish to create the project immediately.

13. Now, we'll see how to add a linked source folder when project is already created in workspace...

    Edit project "Project2" properties and select VJET Builder Path page.

    On Source tab, click Link Source....

    

14. In Link Source click Browse.... and choose the C:\ProjectFramework\SourceFile directory.

    Type "src-common" in the Folder name field.

    

15. Click Finish to validate and close the dialog.

    Click OK to apply project "Project2" properties changes.

16. You now have two VJET projects which respectively contain the sources of "Project1" and "Project2" and which are using the sources of "ProjectFramework".

    

Next Section: Product nesting resources in output directory

• New VJET Project Wizard
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