How to relocate the ConfigTools .Mex file?

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How to relocate the ConfigTools .Mex file?

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jmreina
Contributor III

How do you relocate the MCUXpresso ConfigTools configuration file to a subdirectory? There is a setting in the Overview View -

    NXP Q.png

That doesn't persist and it keeps creating new .MEX files at the base of the project

 

Is it possible to relocate the MEX?

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liborukropec
NXP Employee
NXP Employee

Hi,

 

few comments

1. you are in the MCUXpresso IDE section, but based on the screenshot you are using stand-alone Config Tools.

2. the mentioned button that "does not persist" is for one-time-only importing configuration from another project, it is not about "moving" MEX

 

Since version 14.0 (stand-alone only) there's a possibility to have mex somewhere else. For example I have toolchain project in the `c:\temp\hello_world` folder, including MEX.

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Suppose I want MEX it in this subdirectory: c:\temp\hello_world\sub_dir

1. create sub_dir and move the mex there

2. open mex from this location

3. go to Edit | Configuration Preferences and set ".." to the `Custom toolchain project link`, confirm dialog

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Of course you can specify an absolute path as well.

4. Lets see the Overview view

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if you "Update Code", it updates in toolchain folder, even MEX is somewehere else.

 

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Libor

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jmreina
Contributor III

I appreciate the quick response Libor, thank you. We are using v11.7.0 here, I will check here next I think 'Update Code' was my missing step

Thanks!

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