RE: [cdt-dev] CDT Indexer

[Doug Schaefer <DSchaefer@xxxxxxx>]

We're always trying to improve the indexer, so I guess the answer is yes.

Doug Schaefer, QNX Software Systems
Eclipse CDT Project Lead, Tools PMC Member

 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Andre-John Mas
> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 3:18 PM
> To: CDT General developers list.
> Subject: [cdt-dev] CDT Indexer
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Are there any plans for an improved indexer for the next release of
> CDT? At my work place
> we are using CDT 3.1 for our development purposes ( cross-compilation
> on Windows XP,
> with PowerPC based eCos as target. Environment uses Cygwin and a
> custom gcc compiler),
> but because of the flakiness of the indexer it hasn't garnered a good
> reputation amongst
> those who are used to Visual Studio and Slick Edit.
> 
> The main problems:
> 
>     - can't click on a keyword to be taken to the right source file
> 
>     - method names and variables aren't listed in the outline, the
> most that we normally
>       get is includes list and even that is not always compelete.
> this is a shame since
>       even some of the most simple editors can at least list the
> function and method
>       names in the current file.
> 
>     - sometimes you think everything is working when you do a new
> install, but when
>       you reopen your project its back to the old symptoms of not
> working
> 
> The indexed that we are using is the 'fast indexder'. Are there any
> known issues that will
> trip up the indexer, that can be corrected from a user's perspective?
> 
> Andre
> 
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