# CodeLite Source Code Access and Project File Generator for Unreal Engine 4 **URL:** \ **Category:** C++\ **Tags:** unreal-engine, Engine-Source-Code, GitHub\ **Created:** [May 11, 2015, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799 "2015-05-11T08:41:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_71c55af3)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/21 "2015-09-02T20:06:52Z")
> [@;370076](#): > > Hi there > > I don’t fully understand. What is that? Can you say what exactly you are doing? That is the output when i clicked Build button. I don’t know how UBT works in the core, but here is my guess. It can’t find [PROJECT]Game and [PROJECT]Editor build file. Not sure how it is generated originally. But no matter when, i can compile fine from VS. So i assume it is generated when IDE starts building. Here is the output when VS builds: > [@](#): > > 1\> Creating makefile for ChessGameEditor (no existing makefile) > 1\> Performing full C++ include scan (no include cache file) > 1\> Parsing headers for ChessGameEditor > 1\> Running UnrealHeaderTool “C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame11\ChessGame.uproject” “C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame11\Intermediate\Build\Win64\ChessGameEditor\Development\UnrealHeaderTool.manifest” -LogCmds=“loginit warning, logexit warning, logdatabase error” -rocket -installed > 1\> Reflection code generated for ChessGameEditor in 19,8894696 seconds > 1\> Performing 17 actions (2 in parallel) > 1\> [2/17] Resource ModuleVersionResource.rc.inl > 1\> PCH.ChessGame.h.cpp > 1\> [3/17] Resource ChessGame.rc > 1\> FInteractiveProcess.cpp > 1\> ChessGame.generated.cpp > 1\> ChessPieceRook.cpp > 1\> ChessPieceQueen.cpp > 1\> ChessPiecePawn.cpp > 1\> ChessPieceKing.cpp > 1\> ChessPieceKnight.cpp > 1\> ChessPiece.cpp > 1\> ChessGameGameMode.cpp > 1\> ChessGame.cpp > 1\> ChessBoard.cpp > 1\> CECommunication.cpp > 1\> ChessPieceBishop.cpp > 1\> [17/17] Link UE4Editor-ChessGame.dll > 1\> Creating library C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame11\Intermediate/Build/Win64\UE4Editor\Development\UE4Editor-ChessGame.lib and object C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame11\Intermediate/Build/Win64\UE4Editor\Development\UE4Editor-ChessGame.exp > 1\> -------- End Detailed Actions Stats ----------------------------------------------------------- > 1\> Total build time: 159,45 seconds Maybe CodeLite build button doesn’t call a command it should call, before calling build command? I will take a look if i can find what is the reason. This is all i can do at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Yaakuro](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/yaakuro/32/918670_2.png) [@Yaakuro](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Yaakuro)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/22 "2015-09-03T01:50:55Z")
Did you watch my video how to use CodeLite? I explain that targets are projects and for you game you will have two additional projects in your workspace. Let’s say you called your game = TheLast. You will a project called “TheLast” which is your game target and “TheLastEditor” which is your editor target. I recommend watching this at least: [CodeLite as primary IDE for UE4 on Linux - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRKEIUoQBYwPL6nfgHEEeATUE3ZlnsebrFyo8Vd3xj4IE&index=2) ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_71c55af3)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/23 "2015-09-03T08:54:54Z")
> [@;370597](#): > > Did you watch my video how to use CodeLite? I explain that targets are projects and for you game you will have two additional projects in your workspace. Let’s say you called your game = TheLast. You will a project called “TheLast” which is your game target and “TheLastEditor” which is your editor target. I recommend watching this at least: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRKEIUoQBYwPL6nfgHEEeATUE3ZlnsebrFyo8Vd3xj4IE&index=2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRKEIUoQBYwPL6nfgHEEeATUE3ZlnsebrFyo8Vd3xj4IE&index=2) Thank you for the link. I was trying to build [Project], but i realized i should build [Project]Editor. ---
**Author:** ![Yaakuro](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/yaakuro/32/918670_2.png) [@Yaakuro](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Yaakuro)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/24 "2015-09-07T01:12:58Z")
Hi everyone Here is a patch [https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/pull/1531](https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/pull/1531) I made for those who are interested using it on Mac and Windows platforms and of course a small fix for all platforms. - There was a small issue in showing the virtual folders correct. - A small fix for all platforms that prevented to start UE4Editor in the DebugGame configuration. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_71c55af3)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/25 "2015-09-07T13:09:31Z")
Hi . I realized you are using mono for some of the commands in Windows. I think it is not needed. Maybe you can remove it? EDIT: For example i took these from the project files: > [@](#): > > ``` > <Target Name="Cook Game">mono AutomationTool.exe BuildCookRun -project="C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame_Release\ChessGame.uproject" -noP4 -nokill -clientconfig=DebugGame -serverconfig=DebugGame -platform=Win64 -targetplatform=Win64 -nocompile -compressed -stage -deploy -cook</Target> > <Target Name="Cook Game on the fly">mono AutomationTool.exe BuildCookRun -project="C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame_Release\ChessGame.uproject" -noP4 -nokill -clientconfig=DebugGame -serverconfig=DebugGame -platform=Win64 -targetplatform=Win64 -nocompile -compressed -stage -deploy -cookonthefly</Target> > <Target Name="Skip Cook Game">mono AutomationTool.exe BuildCookRun -project="C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame_Release\ChessGame.uproject" -noP4 -nokill -clientconfig=DebugGame -serverconfig=DebugGame -platform=Win64 -targetplatform=Win64 -nocompile -compressed -stage -deploy -skipcook</Target> > > ``` As you can see it uses mono, which is unnecessery in my opinion since this is Windows. ---
**Author:** ![Yaakuro](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/yaakuro/32/918670_2.png) [@Yaakuro](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Yaakuro)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/26 "2015-09-08T04:56:07Z")
Well mono on Windows is not needed you’re right must be a bug but what is that ? Are you using the custom builds to cook and package? That is something I did on a whim so better use unreal frontend for that. If you want to have that on windows I can fix that of course ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_71c55af3)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/27 "2015-09-08T07:26:37Z")
> [@;374167](#): > > Well mono on Windows is not needed you’re right must be a bug but what is that ? Are you using the custom builds to cook and package? That is something I did on a whim so better use unreal frontend for that. If you want to have that on windows I can fix that of course Ahh, ok. But that on a whim move looks like a pretty good idea to me 🙂 You know we should ease everything out 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Yaakuro](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/yaakuro/32/918670_2.png) [@Yaakuro](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Yaakuro)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/28 "2015-09-08T13:52:43Z")
Ok, I fixed that hopefully but I can’t test it. Hope you can test it. It’s in the same PR [https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/pull/1531](https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/pull/1531) . It has 3 commits would be nice if you can test all 3. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_71c55af3)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/29 "2015-09-08T16:38:50Z")
I really wish i could. But my computer is a tost machine which uses a patoto as cpu. I can’t compile the engine myself because RAM is not enough. I only can compile the engine inside Linux using swap, which is useless for you ☹ But i will give it a try inside linux in a few days. Nowadays college has started so i am really busy. Again thanks for your efforts ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_71c55af3)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/30 "2015-09-11T19:07:41Z")
Hi I have realized something that needs to be taken care of. First, the problem is, if the editor is not running, building the project fails. I compared CodeLite with VS to see the difference. After making some research i realized that: While Editor is not running, if build is started, this output is given: > [@](#): > > MESSAGE: Entering directory `C:\Program Files\Epic Games\4.9\Engine\Binaries\DotNet’ > C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /C “UnrealBuildTool.exe ChessGameEditor Win64 Development -project=“C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame\_Release\ChessGame.uproject”” > ----------Building project: ChessGameEditor - Development ]---------- > Creating makefile for ChessGameEditor (no existing makefile) > Performing full C++ include scan (no include cache file) > Building UnrealHeaderTool… > Creating makefile for UnrealHeaderTool (no existing makefile) > ERROR: Couldn’t find target rules file for target ‘UnrealHeaderTool’ in rules assembly ‘UE4ModuleRules, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null’. > Location: C:\Program Files\Epic Games\4.9\Engine\Intermediate\Build\BuildRules\UE4ModuleRules.dll > Target rules found: > UE4Editor - C:\Program Files\Epic Games\4.9\Engine\Source\UE4Editor.Target.cs > UE4Game - C:\Program Files\Epic Games\4.9\Engine\Source\UE4Game.Target.cs > UnrealHeaderTool failed for target ‘ChessGameEditor’ (platform: Win64, module info: C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame\_Release\Intermediate\Build\Win64\ChessGameEditor\Development\UnrealHeaderTool.manifest). > 0 errors, 0 warnings, total time: 00:00:18 seconds My first guess was something regarding Unreal was wrong. Because when editor running, it wasn’t the case and building was done properly. However i made a comparison with VS and CodeLite and found this. VS calls build.bat and adds -rocket to command. I made a comparison between all build and clean commands. Here is an example: > [@](#): > > VS Build Command : UnrealBuildTool.exe [PROJECT]Editor Win64 Development -project=“[PROJECT\_DIR][PROJECT].uproject” -rocket -DEPLOY > VS Clean Command: UnrealBuildTool.exe [PROJECT]Editor Win64 Development -project=“[PROJECT\_DIR][PROJECT].uproject” -rocket -clean As you can guess all rebuild does is calling clean first then build. Here is the output of new build command: > [@](#): > > MESSAGE: Entering directory `C:\Program Files\Epic Games\4.9\Engine\Binaries\DotNet’ > C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /C “UnrealBuildTool.exe ChessGameEditor Win64 Development -project=“C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame\_Release\ChessGame.uproject” -rocket -DEPLOY” > ----------Building project: ChessGameEditor - Development ]---------- > Creating makefile for ChessGameEditor (no existing makefile) > Performing full C++ include scan (no include cache file) > Parsing headers for ChessGameEditor > Running UnrealHeaderTool “C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame\_Release\ChessGame.uproject” “C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame\_Release\Intermediate\Build\Win64\ChessGameEditor\Development\UnrealHeaderTool.manifest” -LogCmds=“loginit warning, logexit warning, logdatabase error” -rocket -installed > Reflection code generated for ChessGameEditor in 25,990435 seconds > Performing 17 actions (2 in parallel) > [2/17] Resource ModuleVersionResource.rc.inl > PCH.ChessGame.h.cpp > [3/17] Resource ChessGame.rc > FInteractiveProcess.cpp > ChessGame.generated.cpp > ChessPieceRook.cpp > ChessPieceQueen.cpp > ChessPiecePawn.cpp > ChessPieceKing.cpp > ChessPieceKnight.cpp > ChessPiece.cpp > ChessGameGameMode.cpp > ChessGame.cpp > ChessBoard.cpp > CECommunication.cpp > ChessPieceBishop.cpp > [17/17] Link UE4Editor-ChessGame.dll > Creating library C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame\_Release\Intermediate/Build/Win64\UE4Editor\Development\UE4Editor-ChessGame.lib and object C:\Dosyalar\UE4Projects\ChessGame\_Release\Intermediate/Build/Win64\UE4Editor\Development\UE4Editor-ChessGame.exp > -------- End Detailed Actions Stats ----------------------------------------------------------- > Total build time: 182,87 seconds > 0 errors, 0 warnings, total time: 00:03:04 seconds I am going to check if those params are needed inside linux. However i doubt it, since you have been using it inside linux for a long time. Also i have no idea what the situation is inside OSX. \*\*EDIT: \*\*For short -rocket and -DEPLOY for build and -rocket for clean is needed inside Windows. \*\*EDIT2: \*\*I have tested those inside Linux, and found that those parameters are invalid inside Linux. Don’t know OSX but probably they are Windows only. ---
**Author:** ![Yaakuro](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/yaakuro/32/918670_2.png) [@Yaakuro](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Yaakuro)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/31 "2015-09-18T15:16:17Z")
Well I tested with and without it works. What is the deploy flag? Maybe the rocket build is only for those ue4 used from Binaries not the one compiled from source source. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_71c55af3](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_71c55af3)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/32 "2015-09-20T11:46:28Z")
I have asked it at answerhub. But couldn’t get and exact answer. Only thing i learned is -rocket means it is being compiled from editor. Therefore not deleting hotreload files(which would crash the engine). However i don’t think thats exactly the truth since VS also uses -rocket. I just don’t know ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Shadowriver](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Shadowriver](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Shadowriver)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/33 "2015-10-02T05:15:06Z")
-rocket means it compile like launcher version, it won’t compile toghther engine souce files only your project modules and project plugins, meaning you can rebuild without worring that your engine bineries will be killed. ---
**Author:** ![Yaakuro](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/yaakuro/32/918670_2.png) [@Yaakuro](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Yaakuro)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/34 "2015-10-31T05:57:22Z")
Hello friends and fellows Here a video how to use macros to highlight code in CodeLite. [YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=luLOkiMclZE). Switch to CodeLite version 9 ---
**Author:** ![LuisAlaguna](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/luisalaguna/32/570408_2.png) [@LuisAlaguna](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/LuisAlaguna)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/35 "2015-11-07T05:19:50Z")
What’s your codelite version and your theme and how do you build and run the project? Mine crash, i believe this. ---
**Author:** ![Yaakuro](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/yaakuro/32/918670_2.png) [@Yaakuro](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Yaakuro)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/36 "2015-11-07T13:47:35Z")
Can you give more information? What is crashing? CodeLite? UE4Editor? ---
**Author:** ![HeavenlyGamesBoss](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@HeavenlyGamesBoss](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/HeavenlyGamesBoss)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/37 "2016-02-12T10:52:13Z")
@, I am having issues with CodeLite too. I went to plugins in the editor but did not see CodeLite as an option. Do I need to do something before I can see an option to use CodeLite as my IDE? I rather use QT or a built-in code editor. I have been having so much trouble trying to setup Unreal so I can use C++ though that I was ready to try anything just to get a working C++ Unreal environment setup. ---
**Author:** ![HeavenlyGamesBoss](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@HeavenlyGamesBoss](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/HeavenlyGamesBoss)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/38 "2016-02-14T20:15:30Z")
I was able to download the zip of 4.10 and now I see the codelite plugin. Its checked now. Unfortunately, I still cannot get anything to run though CodeLite. I don’t have any issues building the project. I built it in CodeLite and got an executable. I just seem to have some kind of strange runtime error. It crashes saying that it caught a SIG11 and reports that there was a problem accessing a memory address. ---
**Author:** ![Yaakuro](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/yaakuro/32/918670_2.png) [@Yaakuro](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Yaakuro)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/39 "2016-02-23T01:37:27Z")
I think we solved your problem on youtube right 😃 ---
**Author:** ![psychodox](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/psychodox/32/970863_2.png) [@psychodox](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/psychodox)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799/40 "2016-05-31T20:46:06Z")
, amazing work! This seems to be working well, Thanks! 😃 [Previous page](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/codelite-source-code-access-and-project-file-generator-for-unreal-engine-4/29799.md?page=3)