Re: [cdt-dev] Missing source/output exclusion filter options in CDT

[Stefan Bylund <steby@xxxxxxx>]

I added this problem as PR 89790 
(https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=89790).

I submitted it to the CDT UI component. Was that right?

Regards,
Stefan

Alain Magloire wrote:

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> > When you create a new Java project in the JDT, you will get the option 
> > to set source exclusion filters via the Source tab in the Java project 
> > wizard (for existing Java projects, you can also do this via the project 
> > properties).
> >
> > This option is lacking when you create a new standard/managed make C/C++ 
> > project in the CDT. However, you can set source and output exclusion 
> > filters after a project has been created via the project properties 
> > (i.e. the Source and Output tabs in the C/C++ Project Paths settings).
> >
> > Unfortunately, if you want to create a new CDT project from a large 
> > legacy source structure that contains various binaries and other 
> > non-source files interleaved in the same directory structure as the 
> > source files, CDT will start to process the full contents of this large 
> > directory structure as soon as the project is created and before the 
> > user gets a chance to set appropriate exclusion filters via the project 
> > properties. This can be a very time and CPU consuming process and 
> > frustrating experience for the user.
> >
> > If the Source and Output tabs in the CDT project properties would be 
> > available in the CDT project wizards as well, just as in JDT, this issue 
> > would no longer be a problem.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> >    
>
> Could not have said it better.  IMHO, That is the way to go.
>
> Was there a PR about this ?
> I do not think it was not a commited item in the milestones for 3.0
> but it should be.
>
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