You can build your project either as an application project or as a library project.

You have access to the build commands both from the Project menu and from the context menu that appears if you right-click an item in the Workspace window.

To build your project as an application project, choose one of the build commands Make, Compile, and Rebuild All. They will run in the background, so you can continue editing or working with the IDE while your project is being built.

To build your project as a library project, choose Project>Options>General>Output>Output file>Library before you build your project. You can also make settings in the Library Builder Category. The result of the build will be a library. For an example, see the tutorials.

For more information, see Project menu.