Hi,
I've been trying to add a new project template to CCS 5.3 (for msp430 on Windows) without much success.
First I tried following the instructions on the wiki, but having completed the steps under "Testing the MSP430 Template" I found that the new templates had not appeared in the template list. I did notice that the zip download didn't include the source files referenced by plugin.xml, and the instructions mentioned CCS 4. Maybe that's why it didn't work...
Next I tried modifying the existing template plugin folder (com.ti.ccstudio.project.templates_5.2.1.201211071700). I edited plugin.xml, adding a copy of one of the templates with a new name and description string. I updated the properties file to include the new strings. I also updated the version numbers and dates in the folder name and manifest.mf. After restarting CCS I found that all the templates originally provided by com.ti.ccstudio.project.templates_5.2.1.201211071700 had disappeared.
It seems as if CCS is caching the plugin folder contents somewhere and isn't discovering new plugin folders. I'd be grateful if someone would help me figure out what I need to do to get my new templates recognised.
Cheers, Rob
