How do I create a project from scratch in GNOME Builder?

After installing and running GNOME Builder (3.18.1-2ubuntu1 on Ubuntu 16.04) for the first time I click New Button on the top-left. Then I'm offered to create it from a existing project located on disk (which I don't think I have) or to enter a Git URL.

I've googled around as to how I'm meant to create a project from scratch but couldn't find anything.

How do I create a Builder project from scratch?

Solution 1:

3.18 and below:

The best way to do this would be to create a folder somewhere where you want your project to be (this will be the top level directory for your project), then open gnome-builder, press New, then choose the From existing project on this computer option, browse for the folder you just created, select it, and press the Continue button (please note that if you enter the folder you wish to select in the file chooser this will not work, so instead of navigating inside the folder, go to the folder on the level just above it (which contains the folder you want) and make sure that the folder you want to use is selected, then press Continue, don't just go into the folder which you want to use, that won't work).

So just to clarify, if I wanted to use the BigFatPanda folder here, instead of going into it I would go into the folder containing it, select it from the list so that it is highlighted and then press Continue:

After doing so you will see that gnome-builder opens that folder into its IDE view and allows the creation and editing of new files and folders within it.

3.20 and above:

Starting from gnome-builder version 3.20 the user can now press New and then choose the From a project template option which will take them through the steps of creating a new project, choosing its location, it's name and language.

Another method is to either download a project which has a configure.ac file using git or apt-get source into a location such as your home folder, or to simply create a new folder and then do the following:

touch /path/to/project/folder/configure.ac

For if a folder contains a configure.ac file within it, it will be shown and may be selected from the Recent Projects or Other Projects section on the `gnome-builder startup screen.