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C language => Beginner questions => Topic started by: niota on July 28, 2019, 11:54:23 PM

Title: Change build/.obj/compiling and executable files folder
Post by: niota on July 28, 2019, 11:54:23 PM: I noticed that when compiling a project, Pelles C creates some files and folder like project_name.ppx, project_name.tag, output/source_file.obj, etc.
Here's an tree view of my project files:
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bin / build / src / | source_file.c project_name.ppj
And here's how it looks after I compile it:
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bin / build / output/ | source_file.obj src / | source_file.c project_name.exe project_name.ppj project_name.ppx project_name.tag
Is there anyway to change these generated files locations, including the resulting .exe, to their specific folders? For example:
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bin / | project_name.exe build | source_file.obj | project_name.ppx | project_name.tag src / | source_file.c project_name.ppjI also don't know if this is a good thing to do, if it isn't what can and should I do? Maybe a command line command?
My plan was to reference the build folder inside a .gitignore file, so I don't need to worry about cleaning everytime.
Title: Re: Change build/.obj/compiling and executable files folder
Post by: niota on July 29, 2019, 10:10:56 AM: Okay, I managed to choose the .obj and .exe locations by deleting the project file, and in the "New Project" dialog, click on "Advanced" and choosing the "Output" and "Result" folders.

How about the .ppx and .tag files though? Is it better to keep them there?
Title: Re: Change build/.obj/compiling and executable files folder
Post by: TimoVJL on July 29, 2019, 12:22:42 PM: Those .ppx and .tag files are always created after deletion, so it's possible to make an Add-In to delete those files when closing project.

I personally like to keep PellesC files inside a sub-folder under a project main folder, so i still wait support for that.
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\src .c .h .rc \PellesC .ppw .ppj .ppx .tag