After compiling your project, the CodeWarrior IDE adds the object code from each source file to the project file. This binary object code increases the project file's size. You can remove this additional object code if you want the project file to consume less space on your hard disk, or if you want to remove all object code and restart the compilation process. You can also choose to mark your project's files for re-compilation, leaving existing object code intact.

In some cases, you might wish to remove all of the object code from your project and restart the compilation process.

To remove all of the object code from a project, follow these steps:

1. Choose Project > Remove Object Code.

The dialog box shown in Figure 10.2 appears.

2. Enable the Compact Targets checkbox.

After enabling this checkbox and completing the following step, the IDE deletes the following items:

• Target data files. The names of these files end with a .tdt extension.
• Browser data (if you configured the project to produce it)
• Dependency information
• Additional data cached by the IDE during a build

3. Confirm the removal of the object code from your project.

The dialog box contains various buttons for removing object code, depending on the number of build targets in your project:

To learn how to change the current build target of your project, refer to "Setting the Current Build Target."

In some cases, you might wish to mark your project's files for re-compilation while leaving the existing object code in your project intact.

To mark a project for re-compilation, follow these steps:

1. Choose Project > Remove Object Code.

The dialog box shown in Figure 10.2 appears.

2. Disable the Compact Targets checkbox.

Disabling this checkbox preserves existing target data files in your project. These files end with a .tdt extension.

3. Confirm the marking of the project's files for re-compilation.

The dialog box contains various buttons for marking your project's files for re-compilation, depending on the number of build targets in the project:

• Click Cancel if you no longer wish to mark your project's files for re-compilation. The IDE leaves your project intact.
• If your project contains only one build target, click OK to mark all of your project's files for re-compilation.
• If you project contains more than one build target, click Current Target to mark only those files in the current build target for compilation, or click All Targets to mark all files in the project.