Build and Run
- (Optional) Specify CMakeLists.txt as the configuration file for project build.
Find the CMakeLists.txt file in the directory on the left of the project page, right-click the file, and choose Load CMake Project from the shortcut menu to specify it as the configuration file for project build. See Figure 1.
- On the menu bar, choose Build > Edit Configurations... to access the build configuration page. Click + to add a configuration option, as shown in Figure 2. (The configuration option marked with (default) in the list is the default one. To switch the default option to a custom option, select the custom option and click
.)
Table 1 Parameters on the Edit Configurations page Parameter/Icon
Description
Name
Custom configuration name. The default value is Debug.
Build type
Configuration type. The options are Debug and Release.
Toolchain
Toolchain configurator, which supports local and remote build. For details about the configuration, see Toolchains.
CMake options
CMake option. The default value is -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=TRUE.
Build directory
Relative path of the build directory, which is relative to the project directory.
Build options
Build acceleration option.
Environment variables
Environment variable configuration, which can be set before project build.
- Select one of the following build methods on the MindStudio project page based on the actual application scenario. For details about how to switch the default configuration option, see 2.
- Choose and clear build configurations. (The Clean CMake Project function supports only local build.)
- Choose to use the default configurations for full build.
- Choose or click
on the toolbar to use the default configurations for incremental build.
- On the top menu bar, choose or click the run configuration box on the toolbar to access the run configuration page. Then, click + in the upper left corner to create the CMake Application run configuration, as shown in Figure 4. Table 2 lists the run configuration options.
Click OK. The preparation for build and run configuration is complete.
Figure 3 Run configuration box
Table 2 Run configuration options Configuration Option
Description
Executable
Select the path of the executable file used for compilation to the last level.
Program arguments
Run parameters.
Working directory
Working directory. (If a relative path is configured in the project, you need to select a relative working directory.)
Environment variables
Enter the path of the dynamic load library (DLL).
You can also click
, and click 
on the displayed page. Then, enter the path. - On the top menu bar, choose Run > Run 'Project_Name' to use the saved configuration to run the project.
If the run configuration is not saved, the run configuration page is displayed after you perform the current operation. For details about how to fill in the configuration, see 4. Click Apply to apply the configuration, and then click Run to run the configuration.
