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13 <h1>Setting environment variables</h1> |
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15 <p>You can set the environment variables and values to use when an application |
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18 <p>To set environment variables:</p> |
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21 <li>In the C/C++ Projects view, select a project.</li> |
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22 <li>Click <b>Run > Run</b> or <b>Run > Debug</b>.</li> |
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23 <li>In the <b>Configurations</b> box, expand <b>C/C++ Local</b>.</li> |
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24 <li>Select a run or debug configuration.</li> |
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25 <li>Click the <b>Environment</b> tab..<br> |
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26 <img src="../images/run_environment.png" alt="Run Environment Window"> |
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28 <li>Do one of the following: |
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30 <li>To create a new environment variable, click <b>New</b>.</li> |
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31 <li>To import an environment variable, click <b>Import</b>.</li> |
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32 <li>To edit an existing environment variable, select an item from the list and click <b>Edit</b>.</li> |
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33 <li>To remove an existing environment variable, select an item from the list and click <b>Remove</b>.</li> |
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35 <li>Type a name in the <b>Name</b> box.</li> |
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36 <li>Type a value in the <b>Value</b> box.</li> |
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37 <li>Click <b>Run</b> or do the following, as required:<ul><li>To specify the |
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38 execution arguments that an application uses and to specify the working directory for a run |
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39 configuration, see <a href="cdt_t_run_arg.htm">Specifying execution arguments</a>.</li> |
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40 <li>To select a debugger to use when debugging an application, see |
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41 <a href="cdt_t_run_dbg.htm">Selecting a debugger</a></li> |
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42 <li>To specify the location of source files used when debugging a C or C++ |
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43 application, see <a href="cdt_t_run_source.htm">Specifying the location of |
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44 source files</a></li> |
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45 <li>To specify where the run configuration is stored, how you access it, and |
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46 the perspective to open when running an application, see |
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47 <a href="cdt_t_run_com.htm">Specifying the location of the run configuration</a></li></ul> |
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53 <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_projects.htm">CDT Projects</a><br> |
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54 <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_proj_file_views.htm">Project file views</a></p> |
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57 <a href="cdt_o_run_config.htm">Creating or editing a run configuration</a></p> |
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