Build an example application

To build the hello_world example application, perform the following example steps:

  1. Launch CodeWarrior and in the workspace launcher, choose a workspace which holds the projects to use. If the dialogue box does not pop up, enter a workspace folder and create one workspace.

    |

|

Then the CodeWarrior Development Studio workspace with empty projects appears.

|![](../images/codewarrior_development_studio_view.jpg "CodeWarrior development studio view")

|

  1. Import the project into the workspace.

    Click Import project in the Commander pane. A form pops up. Click Browse to the SDK install directory.

    |

|

Then all available demo projects are shown as [Figure 3](build_an_example_application.md#FIG_PROJECTIMPORT). Select the `hello_world` project in the list and click **Finish**.

If you already know the project location, navigate to the folder when clicking **Browse**, and only one project can be seen.

To locate most example application workspace files, use the following path:

```
<install_dir>/boards/<board_name>/<example_type>/<application_name>/codewarrior
```

Using the TWR-MC56F8400 hardware platform as an example, the `hello_world` workspace is located in:

```
<install_dir>/boards/twrmc56f8400/demo_apps/hello_world/codewarrior
```

  1. Select the desired build target from the drop-down menu. For this example, select hello_world – flash_sdm_lpm_debug, as shown in Figure 4.

    |

|

  1. To build the demo application, click Build (All) in the Commander pane.

  2. The build completes without errors.

Parent topic:Run a demo application using CodeWarrior