As of MPLAB X IDE v2.15, when you create a Standalone or Library project in the New Project wizard, you are creating a project with either a configuration type “application” or “library” respectively. This means you can switch the configuration type of your existing project if you wish, with the caveats specified in the following sections.
Prebuilt and User Makefile projects are unaffected by this feature (i.e., they may not be changed to a different type of project once created).
Switch from a Standalone to a Library Project
When switching project configuration type from “application” to
“library,” it is your responsibility to remove main(). Also, any
loadables in the “application” project will not be built/linked once the configuration
type is “library.” For more on loadables, see Loadable Projects, Files and Symbols.
If the toolchain (i.e., XC8) does not support libraries, then the combo box will be disabled and you cannot switch the configuration to “library.”
Switch from a Library to a Standalone Project
When switching project configuration type from “library” to
“application,” it is your responsibility to add main().