title: Exporting Settings and Build Configurations in Eclipse
body: <p>For context I am running Eclipse Kepler (version 4.3.2) for C++, though this question should apply to all other versions as well.</p>
  
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  <li>I would like to capture all settings in each build configuration of a project in a way that is conducive to backing up and restoring.</li>
  <li>I would like other (junior) employees to be able to recreate my project from the source code and some settings file without manually inputting an abhorrent number of fields, flags, and commands.</li>
  <li>I may be moving on to another job, so I may not be able to help them troubleshoot a build process for software they've never touched.</li>
  <li>I want a way to facilitate the creation of new projects with the same build configurations</li>
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  <p>I am aware that under <code>Project -&gt; Properties -&gt; C/C++ General -&gt; Paths and Symbols</code>, it is possible to export and import settings. However, as far as I have seen, this only affects the settings under <code>Includes</code> and <code>Symbols</code> tabs, ignoring <code>Libraries</code>, <code>Library Paths</code>, and all the rest. Basically, I need to to capture <code>C/C++ General</code> and <code>Project -&gt; Properties -&gt; C/C++ Build</code> in their entirety.</p>
  
  <p>Because of network restrictions, this absolutely must be done without third-party tools in my case. If there are good plugins or tools that would make this easier, though, go ahead and post them for the benefit of anyone reading this in the future!</p>