Appending extra source code
Many embedded software projects use 3rd party source code to support the actual application. If these components were located within the project's source tree in the file system, they would have been already appended to the project layout in the IDE from the time the project's directory was selected in EWPtool.
Now let's consider a situation where pieces of the application's project might be located on a parent level directory, outside the project's directory. For this scenario, this happens because such components are used by other projects and are maintained separately.
- In similar scenarios, choose Tools → Browse for Folder a second time and select the desired folder.
For example, a folder named 3rd-party-components, located at the same level where the project's directory ($PROJ_DIR$/../3rd-party-components):
When selecting source folders located above the project's folder in the file system, one or more groups named .. are created in the project. Those groups reflect their paths relative to $PROJ_DIR$ and can be rearranged in the project layout.