MADDE templates

MADDE offers the following templates for creating new projects:

Templates provided by MADDE

Template name	Template type	Description
lib-simple	lib	Simple example for C/C++ library
opengl	qtprog	Qt OpenGL application template
qml-simple	qtprog	Simple QML template
qt-empty	prog	Empty project for Qt application
qt-lib-simple	lib	Simple example for Qt library
qt-simple	qtprog	Simple example for Qt programs
simple	prog	Simple example for C/C++ programs

Each template creates a project skeleton, including a file structure and some ready-made files, as a basis for the project. All templates create the following subdirectories under the project directory:

• Subdirectory named debian, which contains configuration files needed to create the package later on. The description of the files can be found on Debian.org.
• Subdirectory named src, which contains the source code file(s), such as:
  • *.c, which is a C source code file
  • *.cpp, which is a C++ source code file
  • *.h, which is a C/C++ header file
• File named *.pro, which is a project file needed to create the Makefile with qmake.

For template-specific details and additional subdirectories and files created by the template, see the following list:

• lib-simple:
  • The src subdirectory contains the simple.c and simple.h source code files.
  • The project file is named lib.pro.
• opengl:
  • The src subdirectory contains the source code files glmain.cpp, glwidget.cpp and glwidget.h.
  • The project file is named <project_name>.pro.
  • A subdirectory named data includes the following folders:
    • 64x64, which contains the graphics file <project_name>.png, an icon file for Application Manager
    • 80x80, which contains the graphics file <project_name>.png, an icon file for Desktop menu
  • <project_name>.desktop file is a configuration file describing, for example, how the application is launched and how it appears in menus.
  • <project_name>.service file, which D-Bus needs to activate the application on demand and to make sure that only one instance of the application is running.
• qml-simple:
  • The src subdirectory contains the source code files qtmain.cpp, qmlsimple.qrc and application.qml.
  • The project file is named <project_name>.pro.
  • A subdirectory named data includes the following folders:
    • 64x64, which contains the graphics file <project_name>.png, an icon file for Application Manager
    • 80x80, which contains the graphics file <project_name>.png, an icon file for Desktop menu
  • <project_name>.desktop file is a configuration file describing, for example, how the application is launched and how it appears in menus.
  • <project_name>.service is a file that D-Bus needs to activate the application on demand and to make sure that only one instance of the application is running.
• qt-empty
  • The src subdirectory is empty.
  • The project file is named qt-empty.pro.
• qt-lib-simple:
  • The src subdirectory contains the simple.c and simple.h source code files.
  • The project file is named qt-lib-simple.pro.
• qt-simple:
  • The src subdirectory contains the source code file qtmain.cpp, which is a simple hello world in Qt.
  • The project file is named qt-simple.pro.
  • A subdirectory named data includes the following folders:
    • 64x64, which contains the graphics file <project_name>.png, an icon file for Application Manager
    • 80x80, which contains the graphics file <project_name>.png, an icon file for Desktop menu
  • <project_name>.desktop file is a configuration file describing, for example, how the application is launched and how it appears in menus.
  • <project_name>.service is a file that D-Bus needs to activate the application on demand and to make sure that only one instance of the application is running.
• simple:
  • The src subdirectory contains the source code files main.cpp, simple.c, and simple.h.
  • The project file is named qtprog.pro.