Parent directory headers using Arduino

Question

I have a few headers and source files which I want to be common between two sketches (as they are communication interfaces) but I can't include them in my sketches: this very arguable system of tabs refuses to find them when I use relative paths.

Example:

Project
-interface.h
-interface.cpp
-sketch1
--sketch1.ino
-sketch2
--sketch2.ino

I would like to do:

#include "../interface.h" 

Without making a library out of it and putting it elsewhere (so as not to have to move around files when they are handed out to somebody else).

Thank you for your help (I'm growing mad over here ),

Mister Mystère

P.S: Version is 1.0.5 on Windows

Answer 1

The bad news is you probably have to place interface.h/c in a library folder. The good news is that it is not that difficult. Simply create a folder named "interface" as a peer to other library folders and cut/paste interface.h/c into that folder.

Finally, after creating the new folder/lib you will need to completely exit Arduino's IDE and restart it, before you can select a new "interface" lib for your sketch.