Creating a new C++ Project in Eclipse CDT with the same settings as another project

Question

Is there a straightforward way to create a new C++ project that clones the settings of an existing project? When developing C++, I like to write many small tests and example

Answer 1

I like Jonah's answer, it is very informative. Lately I've been using Ease and Py4J to automatically re-recreate a large number of projects with the cdt settings I need. I just wanted to mention another possible way of doing this type of automation.

1. Create your template project , store it in some workspace, doesn't necessarily need to be in the same workspace as the one you are importing to

2. File->Import->Gneral->Existing Projects-> Select your template project directory

3. Select "Copy projects into workspace" option

4. Finish

5. Optionally rename the project, this way when you import the project again as a new project, there will be no naming conflicts