RE: [cdt-dev] Indexer Documentation

["Schorn, Markus" <Markus.Schorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You are right, the header is preprocessed and parsed: The Fast 
Indexer makes the assumption that a header declares the same 
entities for every context (==macro-dictionary) with which 
it is included.
Markus.

 

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> Marko (G2/PJ-PMT2)
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> Hello Markus,
> Thx for the answer. But now I have one more final (hopefully) 
> question:
> 
> Is the header file preprocessed (ifdef and macros are 
> resolved) before it is parsed or is the complete (meta)data 
> that is contained in the file parsed.
> 
> If I have understood your answer (see below) correctly the 
> header file is preprocessed (by using a certain macro value 
> combination defined in one certain file and through cmd line 
> params) before parsed. 
> This can lead to a wrong PDOM if the header is parsed only 
> once but it is included from several files that are defining 
> different macro value combinations.
> 
> Greetings Marko
> 
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> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Schorn, Markus
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 21. Februar 2008 10:21
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> Betreff: RE: [cdt-dev] Indexer Documentation
> 
> Fast Indexer vs. Full Indexer:
> 
> Both indexers index exactly the same set of files. The 
> difference is, that the fast indexer avoids parsing headers 
> more than once. Depending on how your header files are 
> written this may not be the right thing to do. The full 
> indexer parses a header that is included from a different 
> source file for a second time. 
> 
> Usually you want to use the Fast Indexer, you pay a large 
> performance penalty when using the Full Indexer. 
> Markus.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keluna IR
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6:33 PM
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> > 
> > I am also looking for the same.
> > Thanks
> > K.N
> > 
> > On 2/13/08, Tomljenovic Marko (G2/PJ-PMT2) 
> > <Marko.Tomljenovic@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Does anybody know if there is a description available which
> > parts of a
> > > c/h file is indexed by the FullIndexer or the FastIndexer?
> > >
> > > Greetings Marko
> > >
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