Setting default properties for new CDT projects

If most of your projects are targeting the same configuration and RTS library location, you can save time by setting system environment variables at the OS level that will be used by the CDT project wizard to set the CDT environment variables.

About this task

To set default properties on a system:

Procedure

  1. Open the Environment Variables window.
    1. (Windows XP system) Open the Control Panel; then click Performance and Maintenance > System.
    2. Click the Advanced tab; then click Environment Variables.
  2. Under the System variables section, set the following variables in your system environment:
    Variable Description
    RSDRT_RTS_HOME Environment variable for the TargetRTS location path.
    RSDRT_PLATFORM Platform name used to derive the configuration. For example, “SUN5” or “NT40Cygwin” for Solaris and Win32 respectively.
    RSDRT_LIBRARY_SET Environment variable for the library set location. Identifies the default platform architecture and compiler information for the platform. For example, “sparc_debug” or “x86-cygwin-gnu-2.95.3-5.”

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