Re: Copying a project (without versioning system)
Re: Copying a project (without versioning system)
- Subject: Re: Copying a project (without versioning system)
- From: Jeff Kelley <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 10:03:43 -0400
William,
For most projects that will work fine, just note that if you
reference anything *outside* of that folder—an external framework or
the like—then the reference to it may need to be adjusted for the new
location.
Jeff Kelley
On Saturday, May 14, 2011, William Squires <email@hidden> wrote:
> Can I just copy an Xcode 3 project (directory) to another directory without problems, or does the project file keep some references to the enclosing folder, or to the project name itself?
>
> Often, while working through the various 'self-help' books on iOS/MacOS X programming, the next chapter will build on a project in the previous chapter. I usually organize these by making a directory structure like:
>
> /users
> /wsquires
> /Xcode\ 3
> /Apress
> /MoreiPhone3Dev
> /Chapter\ 1
> /Chapter\ 2
> /Chapter\ 3
> /Chapter\ 4
> /Chapter\ 5
> /SuperDB
> /SuperDB.xcodeproj
> /SuperDBAppDelegate.h
> /...
> etc...
>
>
> so when I'm done with the project in chapter 5, and I want to use it in chapter 6, can I simply copy the /SuperDB folder inside /users/wsquires/Xcode\ 3/Apress/MoreiPhone3Dev/Chapter\ 5/ into the /Chapter\ 6 folder, and rename the folder (and the .xcodeproj file) to "NewSuperDB"? Or am I just begging it to go kablooey?!
>
> This way I maintain a separate backup copy of the original in case I screw something up in the new project.
>
--
Jeff Kelley
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