[cdt-dev] Indexer and "grey-background" problems with defines in c-sourc

["Kaestel-Baumgartner Harald (BRC/EDF)" <Harald.Kaestel-Baumgartner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

At work I've noticed two problems with the indexer. I've posted these
without a satisfying answer in the cdt newsgroup a few days ago. Thus
I'll try it hopefully a little bit clearer here. Let's start with a
snippet to show these.

There are two include files and two C-sources with the following
content:

Step1.h:
#ifdef SOURCE_X
  #include "Step2.h"
  int variable1 = 0;
#else
  extern int variable1;
#endif

Step2.h:
#ifdef SOURCE_X
  int variable2 = 0;
#else
  extern int variable2;
#endif

Main.c:
#define SOURCE_X
#include "Step1.h"
void doSomething(void)
{
  variable1 = 4;
  variable2 = 3;
}

AddOn.c:
#include "Step1.h"
void doSpecial(void)
{
  variable1 = 4;
} 
 
In Main.c SOURCE_X is defined for the definitions of the global
variables in the two include files. In AddOn.c SOURCE_X is not defined.
Step1.h includes Step2.h dependent on SOURCE_X is defined. 
 
Problem #1, possible a bug:
If the indexer starts with Main.c on both variables code proposal and
open declaration with F3 works fine, but the line 2 of Step2.h is greyed
(background) in the editor. I.e. the indexer has parsed line 2 of
Step2.h but the editor doesn't show this. 

Is it a bug? 


Problem #2:
If the indexer starts with AddOn.c, SOURCE_X is not defined and the
variable2 is unknown. For this variable code completion is not possible
and the declaration can't be opened with the key F3. The command open
declaration (F3) on variable1 jumps to line 5 in Step1.h. I.e. the
indexer has parsed both includes with undefined SOURCE_X. That's not
desired. What options have I to force the parsing of the include files
with SOURCE_X defined? Adding Main.c to the indexer preference "index
up-front" helps, but is not suitable for large projects with multiple
crosswise includes in different C-sources. The "SOURCE_X" defines have
to be in the C-sources, thus adding these defines to the compile options
of the C-sources is not desired. 

Can I maybe extend the indexer programmatically with defines that are
not explicitly defined for the build process? Hints are appreciated.


For both the indexer preferences were set to the default under Eclipse
3.4.0 with CDT 5.0.2.200902060802 and the internal builder is used. 


Thanks,

Harald