How to add existing project into Geany

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Yordan Pavlov picture Yordan Pavlov · Jul 24, 2012 · Viewed 11k times · Source

I have an existing C++ project which is built with Gnu Make. I want to develop the source under Geany but am unable find a way to import it.

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Andreas Ryge picture Andreas Ryge · Jan 29, 2018

I know this i a rather old question, but it was first hit on my search for the exact question. Since I have figured it out now, I wanted to give an answer for future searchers.

One should create a new project. Select a name for the project, select a location for the project file, e.g. the root of the project directory and the the root of the project directory. That's it.

But - the documents tab is confusing, so I suggest installing a file browser plugin, by selecting Tools -> Plugin Manager and then select the plugin File Browser. This adds a tab that will enable browsing the files in the project.

Hope it helps.

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