Odd Things about the CodeWarrior IDE

Creating New Projects using Wizard

Use the project wizard provided with the IDE to quickly create new projects. The wizard creates everything needed for a minimal, ready-to-run project. Use the created project as a foundation upon which to add features for each new project.

Choose File > New Project.

  • The New Project Wizard opens.

  • Enter a project name in the Project Name field and set the Location for the new project.

Opening Projects Created on Other Hosts

CodeWarrior projects whose names end in .mcp are cross-platform. However, the object code stored inside each project folder is not cross-platform. Use these procedures to properly open the project on a different host computer.

  • Copy the project folder from the original host to the new host.
  • Delete the Data folder inside the newly copied project folder.
  • Open the newly copied project on the new host IDE.
  • Recompile the project to generate new object code.

Saving Projects

The IDE automatically saves projects and updates project information after performing these actions:

  • Closing the project.
  • Applying or saving a preference or target-setting option
  • Adding, deleting, or compiling a file.
  • Editing group information.
  • Removing or compacting object code.
  • Quitting the IDE.

Remember This - The only way to tell where the project is to be stored is when creating the project. You cannot save as the project as a whole via the IDE anywhere else after it has been created.