VS Arduino - Latest update removes add new library project option to existing solution.

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Cynthia MacLeod Newbies Offline Posts: 6 Joined: May 22^nd, 2018	Latest update removes add new library project option to existing solution. May 30^th, 2018 at 10:15am	Print Post
	Whilst the new template for project with library is useful; it seems to have replaced the option to add a new library project. I can add a shared code project and then add the required files, but that makes it more error prone rather than less which is I think the reason for the new template. Also it is unclear why the project local libraries are under the folder named _micro-api but that is a separate issue.


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Tim@Visual Micro Administrator Offline Posts: 12076 Location: United Kingdom Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: Latest update removes add new library project option to existing solution. Reply #1 - May 30^th, 2018 at 12:34pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the post. There is an SP1 update that contains the "Arduino Library" template here 1806.1 sp1 Quote: Also it is unclear why the project local libraries are under the folder named _micro-api but that is a separate issue. If you want lib sources within the local project without need for shared project then the _micro-api\libraries is an alternative that honours the arduino library build rules and supports debugging. Shared libraries are often better but many users don't understand them. The shared library option was removed by mistake and is now reinstated.
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Cynthia MacLeod Newbies Offline Posts: 6 Joined: May 22^nd, 2018	Re: Latest update removes add new library project option to existing solution. Reply #2 - Jun 1^st, 2018 at 9:39am	Print Post
	Excellent with the update to return the library template. I get the use case for the subfolder, however, I wasn't sure where the _micro-api bit came from... I kinda would have expected it just to be a folder called libraries under the project root. In any case, I use Solution libraries lib1 lib2 ... src prj1 prj2 ... When I am developing as I often have a number of shared libraries developed for a system, with 1 or more embedded apps, either for different board revisions, for multiple use cases where conditional compilation is too difficult, or for multiple processors (often different types) for one system.


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Tim@Visual Micro Administrator Offline Posts: 12076 Location: United Kingdom Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: Latest update removes add new library project option to existing solution. Reply #3 - Jun 1^st, 2018 at 10:02am	Print Post
	Thanks, yes it a pain. The _micro-api is a "temporary solution that will always be supported" while it gets more thought. The problem is that Atmel Studio forces a Libraries node into the solution explorer with special facility to add .a files. So it becomes confusing, however Atmel is so poorly maintained maybe it needs to be dumped. Then other tools have chosen the \Libs folder instead of \Libraries. The system you are using with the shared library enabled you to use your \Libraries folder so it's a better solution within your control. Ugg
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