I have a project with around 300+ source files. I want to duplicate the entire project prior to editing it before making it open source. Is there a nice easy way of making a project copy ?
I can do it the hard way: copy the actual source files into new directories then load them into the new projects virtual folders. But then there all the project settings to be copied -- that gets to be a drag 
Suggestions please...
Hi,
There's not (afaik) a 'Duplicate Project' command, but it needn't be hard to do by hand. Suppose I have a workspace called FooWsp containing a project RealPrj.
1) Duplicate the actual files: use your file manager/terminal to duplicate/rename the containing directory.
2) Then do one of the following alternatives:
a) Similarly, duplicate the workspace's project directory e.g. /path/to/FooWsp/RealPrj/ and call it DupPrj. It should contain a file that's currently called RealPrj.project. Rename it. Open it in a text editor and make the obvious alteration to the line:
<CodeLite_Project Name="RealPrj" ....>
There will also be lines similar to:
<VirtualDirectory Name="foo">
<File Name="path/to/file1.cpp"/>
Make any necessary alterations.
Then, in CodeLite with the original workspace open, Workspace > Add existing project.
In the Workspace View right-click over DupPrj and select Reconcile Project to check that the files/folders are all present and correct.
b) Use Workspace > New project to create DupPrj.
Add the files/folders: In the Workspace View right-click over DupPrj and select either 'Import files from directory' or, for more complicated projects, Reconcile Project.
Regards,
David
Well, I "think" I went through the appropriate steps you suggested. However, when I try and build the copied project Codelite crashes. I tried the 'reconcile' option but it seemed to simply want me to assign files that are already part of the project. I had hoped it would simply 'reconcile' the project in some way...
Rather obviously, messing with XML configuration file can really mess with things... 
Back to doing things the hard way. Copying and then importing files is easy. I just wish there were more facilities for duplicating compiler and linker settings between projects.
What does "save as template" do ? Might this help me ?
I hacked around and I have solved my problem. Thanks for your suggestion.