In KDS, how can I duplicate a project while renaming it?

[davepfaltzgraff]

I have a basic project, call it Project1, that I would like to duplicate to a new name, say Project2. I have tried this in various ways and always seems to end up with something "out of sync".

If I copy the file system to a new folder (Project2) and then "import" it, the project loads as Project1. If I rename it to Porject2, the output elf file is still named Project1 and the debugger can't find what it wants - Project2.elf. I went to the Project=>Properties and changed the name of the output file. At that point it seems to generate the right file, but there's still something wrong that keeps it from debugging.

My Objective is to form a code base that I can replicate and then modify to build up new applications that all have the same common core but may have different peripherals and/or processing modules. There should be some eas, clean way to do this from within KDS.

Thanks

[ZhangJennie · Accepted solution]

hi David,

please refer attached video for rename a project

Have a great day,
Zhang Jun

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[davepfaltzgraff]

Hi Zhang Jun,

I followed the video and believe that was what I was doing. However, this morning I repeated the process and was more cautious and patient. It worked as I had expected.

I think one of my problems at first was that I didn't wait for PE to rebuild the project completely before going on.

Thanks

[ZhangJennie]

hi David,

you are welcome! yes, rebuild project is necessary after rename a project.

Have a great day,
Zhang Jun