Build Settings

Build Settings allows customization of the build process inside the MPLAB® X project.

Setting the Pre or Post Building settings

1

Open the Project Properties Window

From MPLAB® X with the Project Open:
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  • When the Project Properties window opens, locate the 'Categories' section on the left side of the window.
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2

Select the Building/Loading menu under Categories.

This is also called the Building node.

  • The categories section of the Project Properties lists all the configurations for the project.

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  • Select the 'Building node' under the configuration you wish to modify the build.
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3

Select a macro in the Pre or Post build area.

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You can type the macros yourself or click Insert Macro to copy the macro name into the current position in the Edit box.

macro Name macro Function
Device device for the current-selected project configuration
IsDebug “true” for a Debug Run; “false” otherwise
ProjectDir location of the project files on the PC
ConfName name of the currently-selected project configuration
ImagePath path to the build image
ImageDir directory containing the build image
ImageName name of the build image

4

Select OK at the bottom right of the window when you are done.

  • The commands you selected are inserted into nbproject/Makefile-$CONF.mk file.
  • If you need to refer to project related items (e.g., image name), use the supplied macros.
  • Commands are run in the make process with the current directory being set to the MPLAB X IDE project directory.
  • The project directory is defined as the directory that contains the nbproject folder.

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