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QNX Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
This User's Guide describes the QNX^® Toolkit for Visual Studio Code. The guide introduces you to the QNX Toolkit by explaining the QNX development environment and how to build, run, and debug your QNX^® Operating System (OS) applications and systems.
Developing QNX Projects
The QNX Toolkit contains wizards for creating projects based on specific programming languages.
Creating a project
You can create several different types of projects. You can also open sample projects to get up and running quickly with QNX sample code.

QNX Momentics IDE User's Guide
This User's Guide describes version 8.0 of the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that's part of the QNX Tool Suite.
QNX Software Development Platform
QNX SDP is a cross-compiling and debugging environment, including an IDE and command-line tools, for building binary images and programs for target boards running the QNX OS 8.0.
QNX Software in the Cloud
QNX Software in the Cloud enables developers to use the QNX software in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure (Azure).
QNX Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
This User's Guide describes the QNX^® Toolkit for Visual Studio Code. The guide introduces you to the QNX Toolkit by explaining the QNX development environment and how to build, run, and debug your QNX^® Operating System (OS) applications and systems.
- About the QNX Toolkit
  The QNX Toolkit for the Visual Studio Code provides VS Code users with access to the world-class POSIX-based QNX development environment.
- Using the Target Navigator
  The QNX development environment consists of a host and a target machine.
- Developing QNX Projects
  The QNX Toolkit contains wizards for creating projects based on specific programming languages.
  - Creating a project
    You can create several different types of projects. You can also open sample projects to get up and running quickly with QNX sample code.
  - Configuring an existing project
    You can configure an existing non-QNX project using the QNX Toolkit.
  - Working with tasks
    You can launch and configure tasks to automate the steps when running your project's tools and scripts.
  - Transitioning from Momentics IDE to QNX Toolkit
    This section describes the differences between Momentics IDE and QNX Toolkit, including project structure, build system, debugging, and application packaging. It is intended to help you transition to using QNX Toolkit as your development environment. To learn how to migrate your projects from Momentics IDE to QNX Toolkit, go to com.qnx.doc.qnxtoolkit.user_guide/topic/configuring_an_existing_project.html#configuring_an_existing_project__porting.
- Debugging and Launching
  The QNX Toolkit allows you to debug or run an application remotely on a QNX target.
- Using the System Profiler
  You can use the System Profiler to render different types of trace analysis, such as graphs and tables.
- References
  The reference topics provide information about QNX Toolkit features and workflows that aren't covered in the other chapters.
- Tutorials
  Tutorials aim to help you understand how to use QNX Toolkit with your own applications by providing step-by-step guides.
- Glossary
  To make best use of the QNX Toolkit, we recommend that you become familiar with the following terms, which are used throughout the user interface and documentation.
QNX Hypervisor User's Guide
This User's Guide explains the QNX hypervisor architecture and provides instructions for installing and running a QNX Hypervisor system, changing system components and configuration, and using hypervisor features such as virtual devices (vdevs).
Typographical Conventions, Support, and Licensing
This section describes the typographical conventions used throughout the documentation, explains how to obtain technical support, and provides some information about licensing.

Creating a project

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You can create several different types of projects. You can also open sample projects to get up and running quickly with QNX sample code.

The following project types are available:


Project Type	Recommended usage
QNX Recursive Makefile	To create an application or library project which uses the QNX recursive make build system.
Simple Makefile	To build a QNX OS application or utility using a traditional makefile.
None	To create an empty QNX project which invokes compiler commands directly from the tasks.json file, without a Makefile.
QNX CMake Project	To create an application or library project which uses the CMake build system, in conjunction with the QNX compiler tool chain.
Other	To create a project with no default configuration which can be customized as desired.

Creating a QNX project

Click the QNX extension icon on the Primary Side Bar to open the QNX menu.
Expand QNX COMMANDS, then click Create new Project... under Projects:
Enter a name for the project.
Select the project type (QNX Recursive Makefile, Simple Makefile, None, QNX CMake Project, or Other):
Select the project language (c or cpp).
Select the artifact type (Executable, Shared Library, or Shared Library and Test Executable).
The project is created and you can view the directory structure in the workspace.

Generating an example project

Expand QNX COMMANDS, then click Generate QNX Example Projects... under Projects.
Select a project from the list of example projects in the dropdown menu.
The project is created and you can view the directory structure in the workspace.

CAUTION:

The QNX Toolkit extension requires a trusted workspace. In Restricted Mode, the QNX icons don't show up in the VS Code Activity Bar.

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