This section discusses how to configure settings for individual build targets. These settings customize the IDE to suit your needs when building the targets in your project. The settings mainly affect the compiler, linker, and debugger.

See "Target Settings Guided Tour" for instructions on viewing a particular settings panel.

The specific settings panels that appear in the Target Settings window depend on the operating system or chip family of your build target and the programming language that you use.

For example, if you work with an x86 project, you do not see any settings panels for Motorola¨ 68K configurations. If the C++ language does not apply to a particular build target, panels related to that language do not appear.

In addition, the IDE marks for re-compilation those files affected by changes in the settings panels. For example, changing a setting in the resource compiler causes the IDE to mark resource-compiler source code for re-compilation. By marking only those files that require re-compilation, the IDE reduces link time during the next Make operation.

This manual does not discuss settings panels specific to a particular operating system, microprocessor family, or programming language. To learn about target-specific settings panels, refer to the CodeWarrior targeting documentation for your particular platform. For example, to learn about operating system-, processor-, and language-specific settings panels for Mac OS development, refer to Targeting Mac OS.

This section discusses general settings panels that apply to virtually all build targets. The following groups organize the panels:

• Target Settings
• Code-Generation Settings
• Editor Settings
• Debugger Settings