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Save libraries and board files as part of project
Feb 26th, 2020 at 11:01am
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Hi. 
I dread updating IDE or library files in fear of breaking something on one of many projects that may be using them. So i was wondering, is there a way to save an arduino project using visual micro but collecting the used board files, libraries and any other external code into the prohject to safeguard it against any of these external files being altered at a later point?  furthermore, i find the many locations in which the board files / lib files seem to be stored very confusing. Some are under documents/arduino, some are under the root folder for the specific arduino version, some are in appdata roaming and so on. Is there any one place that is "correct" where i can slap all my lib and board files ?


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Daniel
  
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Re: Save libraries and board files as part of project
Reply #1 - Feb 26th, 2020 at 12:28pm
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You can use the shared project system to put libraries wherever you want. I suggest you use this structure.

solution folder (.sln)
    Libraries
        Library1
    Projects
        Project1

There are options on the Add Library menu that will auto clone libraries or you can copy them manually.

There is no current way to copy the core but that is planned. In the meantime I suggest you make a note in a .txt file of which core version you have installed in board manager. Then you will always be able to get it back.

The clone library adds a version marker to the folde structure of the cloned library. This means a single solution can contain more than one arduino project with each using a different version of the library.

Using the above structure means a single checkin to git for the entire solution with all libraries.

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Reply #2 - Feb 26th, 2020 at 6:10pm
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Thanks! will have a go at these features!
  
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