Working With C and C+ Projects

The following table shows how to work with C and C++ projects in the NetBeans IDE.

Number one
Create and
configure project
  1. Create a project using the best template for your programming needs
  2. Add project dependencies for libraries needed by your application.
  3. Configure the project. A project is created with Debug and Release configurations. You can modify the settings for these configurations and create additional configurations.

Number two
Build Project
  1. Choose Run > Build Main Project or right-click any project and choose Build Project.


Run project
  1. Choose Run > Run Main Project or right-click any project and choose Run Project.
  2. Use the project properties if you want to deploy the project to another location on your system or set the project to use Remote Development.
  3. Profile the project to detect any runtime issues with CPU usage, memory leaks, or thread synchronization.


Debug project
  1. Set breakpoints or watches in your code.
  2. Choose Debug > Debug Main Project or right-click any project and choose Debug Project. You can also attach the debugger to a running process.
  3. Step through the program execution.
  4. Look at the call stack and examine local variables.
  5. Choose Debug > Finish Debugger Session when you are finished debugging.

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