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<h1>Defining build settings</h1>

<p>The <b>Make Builder</b> page lets you:</p>

<ul>
  <li>Configure how the CDT handles make 
errors.</li>
  <li>Change the default build command.</li>
  <li>Map the target passed to make when you select build or rebuild.</li>
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<p>You can define the properties on a per project basis in the New Project 
wizard, in the C/C++ Projects view or in the Navigator view. You can also define 
project properties in the Preferences window for future make projects.</p>

<p>Before you begin</p>

<p>In order to be able to turn on or to turn off the feature that automatically performs 
an incremental build of your project every time a resource is saved for 
individual projects, you need to enable the Workbench preference. You can then 
disable this feature or change the associated make target for individual 
projects.</p>

<p>To enable build on resource save:</p>

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  <li>Click <b>Window &gt; Preferences</b>.</li>
  <li>To automatically perform an incremental build of your project every time a 
  resource is saved, select <b>Workbench</b> from the list.</li>
  <li>Select the <b>Perform build automatically on 
  resource modification</b> check box.</li>
  <p>You can now enable or disable this feature on a per project basis.</p>
  </ol>

<p>To define build settings:</p>

<ol>
  <li>Do one of the following:</li>
  <ul>
  <li>Click <b>Window &gt; Preferences</b>. Expand<b> C/C++</b>, click <b> 
  New Make Projects</b>.</li>
  <li>In the C/C++ Projects view, right-click a project, and select <b>Properties</b>. 
  Select <b>C/C++ Make Project</b> from the list.</li></ul>
  <li>Click the <b>Make Builder</b> tab.</li>
  <li>Do one of the following:</li>
  <ul>
  <li>To stop the build when an error is encountered, select <b>Stop on error</b>.</li>
  <li>To continue the build even if an error is encountered, select <b>Keep going on error</b>.</li>
  </ul>
  <li>Select one of the following build command settings:</li>
  <ul>
  <li>To use the default make command, select the <b>Use Default</b> check box.</li>
  <li>To use a build utility other than the default make command <b>Build Command</b> 
  box, clear the <b>Use Default</b> check box .</li>
  </ul>
  <li>In the Workbench Build Behavior box, do the following:</li>
  <ul><li>To build your project when resources are saved and change the default 
    make build target, select 
  the <b>Build on resource save (Auto Build)</b> check box. Enter a new build target in the <b>Make build 
  target</b> box.</li>
  <li>To change the build default make build target, select the <b>Build 
  (Incremental Build)</b> check box. Enter a new build target in the <b>Make 
  build target</b> box.<li>To change the rebuild default make build target, 
  select the <b>Rebuild (Full Build)</b> check box. Enter a new build target 
  in the <b>Make build target</b> box.</li>
  </ul>
  <li>Click the <b>Finish</b>.</li>
  </ol>
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  <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_projects.htm">CDT Projects</a><br>
  <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_proj_file_views.htm">Project file views</a></p>
<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngtasks.gif" ALT="Related tasks" width="143" height="21">
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<a href="cdt_o_proj_prop.htm">Defining project properties</a><br>
<a href="cdt_o_proj_files.htm">Working with C/C++ project files</a></p>
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<a href="../reference/cdt_u_newproj_buildset.htm">Make Builder page, C/C++ Properties window</a></p>


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