title: Creating Xcode Project Templates in Xcode 8.2.1
body: <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How does one go about creating a project template in Xcode 8.2.1?  I'm asking this because of how I would like to use such a project template as the basis for the many Xcode projects that I will most likely create in the process of learning how to program in C++ from <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0321992784" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bjarne Stroustrup's <em>Programming:  Principles and Practices Using C++, Second Edition</em></a>.  Mr. Stroustrup provides his readers with <a href="http://www.stroustrup.com/Programming/PPP2code" rel="nofollow noreferrer">several header files</a>, which I have copied into <a href="https://github.com/RandomDSdevel/Programming-_Principles_and_Practice_Using_Cpp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a GitHub repository</a>, on <a href="http://www.stroustrup.com/Programming/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the book's rudimentary web site</a>, and I would like to figure out how to link them into Xcode's build system.<br>
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Someone created a <a href="http://www.stroustrup.com/Programming/Mac-Makefile" rel="nofollow noreferrer">makefile for use with the Darwin base of OS X</a>, but I'd rather be able to use Xcode so that I can learn how to do so while I am learning C++ so that I know how to use it for later projects.  I don't know whether I should use this makefile or not, but Apple does provide <a href="https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Porting/Conceptual/PortingUnix/preparing/preparing.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002849-BBCJABGC" rel="nofollow noreferrer">instructions on 'Building Makefile Projects with Xcode'</a>, so should I use those?  I've also noticed that other people have similarly asked questions about how to create project templates for older versions of Xcode <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4520442/what-do-i-need-to-know-to-create-xcode-project-templates">here</a>, <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1679930/is-there-any-documentation-to-how-to-write-custom-xcode-project-templates">here</a>, <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4520442/what-do-i-need-to-know-to-create-xcode-project-templates">here</a>, and <a href="https://superuser.com/questions/831523/can-i-creat-custom-project-templates-for-xcode-6-1">here</a>.  Would any of the material from these Stack Overflow posts help my prospective answerer or answerers by providing them with some source material for their research?  </p>