# C/C++ projects

Normally, before you can work with plug-ins provided by the CDT, you must create an Eclipse project to store your source code, makefiles, binaries, and related files. However, when you use the Stand-alone Debugger, a project is created for your executable automatically (usually the Executables project if only dealing with one executable). The project created on your behalf just contains the executable and links to the source files specified in the debug info. In most cases, you do not need to know about the project to debug, but if you wish to see the various files used and browse them directly with the editor, you can find the project in the C/C++ Projects view. While you are allowed to import files into the C/C++ project, this action is normally used for adding files to a project that can build. Since the Stand-alone Debugger does not contain CDT (C/C++ Developer Tools) build capability, adding files does nothing to aid in debugging and can confuse the indexer if the source has errors in it.

Project file views

Working with C/C++ project files

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