RE: [cdt-dev] Eclipse 2.1 New and Noteworthy

[Douglas Schaefer <dschaefe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

cdt-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 01/06/2005 11:30:46 AM:

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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cdt-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:cdt-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Miranda
> > Sent: January 6, 2005 11:22 AM
> > To: cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [cdt-dev] Eclipse 2.1 New and Noteworthy
> > 
> > What is the C/C++ source folder for ? How does it differ from 
> > a normal Eclipse folder ?
> 
> It works with the path configuration to automatically add that folder
> to the C Project Path configuration indicating that it is a source 
folder.
> Otherwise you have to do it manually through the project properties.
> 
> Hope this helps,
>  Thomas

Actually, it doesn't really help me. I am still having a hard time 
figuring out how things in the C++ Project Path dialog affect the behavior 
of the CDT, especially in a standard make project. These things don't 
affect the build in any way since I've written my own make file and told 
the CDT which target to make. The indexer might use some of this 
information, but not all. But then, I use the Include Path's and Symbols 
dialog to feed it a bunch of information already. This is also an area 
that the user documentation could use some beefing up for 3.0 since it 
doesn't really tell my why I would do any of these things (at least as far 
as I can tell).

Cheers,
Doug