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Windows 11, Visual Studio 2019, C++
I am trying to learn wxWidgets. Copy this solution: C:\WXWIDGETS\3.2.0\samples\minimal
To here: E:\WX\minimal
So I can make changes without disturbing the original. As all readers know, it won’t work.
What are the steps needed to make it work?
No, I don’t want to create a Github account, load it on the server, and download it again. I find multiple videos but every time I try to follow them videos they have steps and options that simply don’t exist on my computer or they step so fast I don’t have a clue as to what was just done.
A couple of forums threads here state to edit the .csproj file. There is no such file.
What are the steps to just copy it from the original location to the new location and make it work.
The resolution probably depends on the received errors.
Maybe the sample depends on other folders, therefore you should copy the whole "C:\WXWIDGETS\3.2.0" folder.
Or you can copy the "C:\WXWIDGETS\3.2.0\samples\minimal" to "C:\WXWIDGETS\3.2.0\samples\minimal2" instead of "E:\WX\minimal".
Maybe there are manuals and documentation regarding the usage of this library.
The project file (.vcxproj) for the minimal sample includes hard coded paths that are relative to the project folder. If you copy the project folder to a different location (drive/folder) then all of those hard coded paths must be edited. The project also depends on resources that are in the C:\wxwidgets\3.2.0 folder tree.
Or you can copy the "C:\WXWIDGETS\3.2.0\samples\minimal" to "C:\WXWIDGETS\3.2.0\samples\minimal2" instead of "E:\WX\minimal".
The above suggestion by @Viorel is the easiest way to create a copy of the sample applications that you can edit without disturbing the originals.
Have you decided how to proceed?