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Bug 188397 - Changing the build output directory
Summary: Changing the build output directory
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: cnd
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Project (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P3 normal with 4 votes (vote)
Assignee: issues@cnd
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Reported: 2010-07-06 05:04 UTC by Vladimir Kvashin
Modified: 2014-04-14 14:30 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description Vladimir Kvashin 2010-07-06 05:04:27 UTC 
Here is a citation from C/C++ NetBeans forum:

> I am coming from a visual studio background, and am new to netbeans. 
> 
> For the purpose of version control i want to exclude all generated files 
> like obj files and .exes from the immediate project folder. 
> 
> My Problem:
> I cant find a way to do it through the gui of netbeans. 

I think it would be fine if build directory was customizable.
Comment 1 Leonid Lenyashin 2011-02-11 20:28:52 UTC 
Thomas, do you think it would be a good idea to implement in 7.0?
Comment 2 Thomas Preisler 2011-03-16 23:16:14 UTC 
Not in 7.0, perhaps in next. Apparently there is a need for it.