To be able to use the the communication object during the component development they have to be compiled. To do so, right click on the repository and choose "Compile SmartMDSD Project" (cf. figure 2.12).

Figure 2.12. Compile a communication/coordination project

If the communication/coordination project has to be compiled without the toolchain, navigate to the repository and enter the following commands:

	mkdir build
	cd build
	cmake ..
	make