What is the difference between .cproject and .project?

[KnarfB · Accepted solution]

This is a general Eclipse thing, not specific to STM32. The .project is the Eclipse project file while .cproject is specific to the CDT (C and C++ plugin).

See https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/t/174633/

[TDK]

They're also plain text files, so you can open them in a text editor to find out.

[Cartu38 OpenDev]

But despite pain text advice is to avoid udating them by hand ... as part of tool metadata who knows drawbacks ...

[TDK]

I didn’t suggest editing them. But you can look to see what they are and what’s stored inside.

[Cartu38 OpenDev]

Was just in case 😋 better to be explicitly said ...

[TDK]

I disagree. Adding noise distracts from the original point.