Projects Migration (Windows CE 5.0)
In Microsoft® Windows CE 5.0, when you create projects using the New Project Wizard, you can create two types of projects: sources projects and workspace projects. Both types are based on the underlying SOURCES and DIRS file hierarchy that the build system uses:
A sources project is a directory that contains a sources file and all associated source files, or a dirs file and one or more subdirectories.
Platform Builder only creates sources projects in the %_WINCEROOT% used by the active workspace. When you add a new sources project, the change is global to the %_WINCEROOT%, and your project is built by all subsequent workspaces.
A workspace project is a superset of a sources project. The contents include a directory that contains a sources file and all associated source files, a Platform Builder project (.pbpxml) used to store extra information, and project-specific binary image builder (.bib) and registry (.reg) files.
Workspace projects can be located anywhere on the hard disk, but are displayed only on the FileView tab in the Workspace window, in a folder called Projects.
Like sources projects, when you build a run-time image based on your OS design, your workspace projects are passed to the build system for processing. However, unlike sources projects, workspace projects are only included in the run-time image for the current OS design.
For information about migrating an existing project to Windows CE 5.0, see How to Migrate a Windows CE .NET 4.2 OS Design to Windows CE 5.0.
See Also
Projects | Build System Migration
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