Add support for Base Reference in the PathEntry

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-04-21 Alain Magloire
+	Update the PathEntry test.
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/tests/CPatEntryTest.java
+
 2004-04-21 John Camelon
 	Moved testBug39703() from ASTFailedTests to QuickParseASTTest.
 	Added ScannerTestCase::testBug39698().

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/tests/CPathEntryTest.java

@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ public class CPathEntryTest extends TestCase {
 		//  2) the default outputEntry becomes the project
 		assertTrue("No cpathentries", entries.length == 2);
 		entries = new IPathEntry[3];
-		entries[0] = CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(new Path(""), new Path("/usr/include"), true);
+		entries[0] = CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(new Path(""), null, new Path("/usr/include"), true);
-		entries[1] = CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(new Path("cpaththest/foo.c"), new Path("/usr/include"), true);
+		entries[1] = CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(new Path("cpaththest/foo.c"), null, new Path("/usr/include"), true);
-		entries[2] = CoreModel.newLibraryEntry(new Path("/usr/lib/libc.so.1"), null, null, null);
+		entries[2] = CoreModel.newLibraryEntry(null, new Path("/usr/lib/libc.so.1"), null, null, null, false);
 		testProject.setRawPathEntries(entries, new NullProgressMonitor());
 		entries = testProject.getResolvedPathEntries();
 		// We always have at least two entries:
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ public class CPathEntryTest extends TestCase {
 		}
 		CProjectHelper.addCContainer(testProject, "foo");
 		IPathEntry[] entries = new IPathEntry[3];
-		entries[0] = CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(new Path(""), new Path("/usr/include"), true);
+		entries[0] = CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(new Path(""), null, new Path("/usr/include"), true);
-		entries[1] = CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(new Path("foo"), new Path("/usr/include"), true);
+		entries[1] = CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(new Path("foo"), null, new Path("/usr/include"), true);
-		entries[2] = CoreModel.newLibraryEntry(new Path("/usr/lib/libc.so.1"), null, null, null);
+		entries[2] = CoreModel.newLibraryEntry(null, new Path("/usr/lib/libc.so.1"), null, null, null, false);
 		CElementListener listener = new CElementListener();
 		CoreModel.getDefault().addElementChangedListener(listener);
 		testProject.setRawPathEntries(entries, new NullProgressMonitor());
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ public class CPathEntryTest extends TestCase {
 
 			public IPathEntry[] getPathEntries() {
 				IPathEntry[] entries = new IPathEntry[3];
-				entries[0] = CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(new Path(""), new Path("/usr/include"), true);
+				entries[0] = CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(new Path(""), null, new Path("/usr/include"), true);
-				entries[1] = CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(new Path("foo.c"), new Path("/usr/include"), true);
+				entries[1] = CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(new Path("foo.c"), null, new Path("/usr/include"), true);
-				entries[2] = CoreModel.newLibraryEntry(new Path("/usr/lib/libc.so.1"), null, null, null);
+				entries[2] = CoreModel.newLibraryEntry(null, new Path("/usr/lib/libc.so.1"), null, null, null, true);
 				return entries;
 			}
 

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+2004-04-21 Alain Magloire
+
+	Added support for Base Reference Attribute in the PathEntry
+
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/CoreModel.java
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IncludeEntry.java
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/ILibraryEntry.java
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IMacroEntry.java
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IPathEntry.java
+
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/APathEntry.java
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/IncludeEntry.java
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/LibraryEntry.java
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/MacroEntry.java
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/OutputEntry.java
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/PathEntry.java
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/SourceEntry.java
+
 2004-04-20 David Inglis
 	
 	Fixed up some small bugs with the macro paths

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/CoreModel.java

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public class CoreModel {
 	 * for the project identified by the given absolute path.
 	 * <p>
 	 * A project entry is used to denote a prerequisite project. The
-	 * IPathEntry[] entries of the project will be contributed.
+	 * exported IPathEntry[] entries of the project will be contributed.
 	 * <p>
 	 * The prerequisite project is referred to using an absolute path relative
 	 * to the workspace root.
@@ -205,19 +205,19 @@ public class CoreModel {
 	 * is equivalent to <code>newProjectEntry(path,false)</code>.
 	 * <p>
 	 * 
-	 * @param path
+	 * @param projectPath
-	 *            the absolute path of the binary archive
+	 *            the workspace-relative path of the project
 	 * @return a new project entry
 	 * 
 	 * @see CoreModel#newProjectEntry(IPath, boolean)
 	 */
-	public static IProjectEntry newProjectEntry(IPath path) {
+	public static IProjectEntry newProjectEntry(IPath projectPath) {
-		return newProjectEntry(path, false);
+		return newProjectEntry(projectPath, false);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates and returns a new entry of kind <code>CDT_PROJECT</code> for
-	 * the project identified by the given absolute path.
+	 * the project identified by the given workspace-relative path.
 	 * <p>
 	 * A project entry is used to denote a prerequisite project. All the
 	 * IPathEntries of the project will be contributed as a whole. The
@@ -225,15 +225,15 @@ public class CoreModel {
 	 * the workspace root.
 	 * <p>
 	 * 
-	 * @param path
+	 * @param projectPath
-	 *            the absolute path of the prerequisite project
+	 *            the absolute workspace-relative path of the prerequisite project
 	 * @param isExported
 	 *            indicates whether this entry is contributed to dependent
-	 *            projects in addition to the output location
+	 *            projects
 	 * @return a new project entry
 	 */
-	public static IProjectEntry newProjectEntry(IPath path, boolean isExported) {
+	public static IProjectEntry newProjectEntry(IPath projectPath, boolean isExported) {
-		return new ProjectEntry(path, isExported);
+		return new ProjectEntry(projectPath, isExported);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -270,60 +270,48 @@ public class CoreModel {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates and returns a new non-exported entry of kind <code>CDT_LIBRARY</code>
+	 * Creates and returns a new entry of kind <code>CDT_LIBRARY</code>
 	 * for the archive or folder identified by the given absolute path.
 	 * 
 	 * Note that this operation does not attempt to validate or access the
 	 * resources at the given paths.
 	 * <p>
-	 * The resulting entry is not exported to dependent projects. This method
-	 * is equivalent to <code>newLibraryEntry(-,-,-,false)</code>.
-	 * <p>
 	 * 
-	 * @param path
+	 * @param basePath
-	 *            the absolute path of the library
+	 *            the base path of the library
+	 * @param libraryPath
+	 *            the path of the library
 	 * @param sourceAttachmentPath
-	 *            the absolute path of the corresponding source archive or
+	 *            the project-relative path of the corresponding source archive or
 	 *            folder, or <code>null</code> if none.
 	 * @param sourceAttachmentRootPath
 	 *            the location of the root within the source archive or folder
 	 *            or <code>null</code>.
 	 * @param sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping
 	 *            prefix mapping or <code>null</code>.
+	 * @param isExported
+	 *           whether the entry is exported
 	 * @return a new library entry
 	 *  
 	 */
-	public static ILibraryEntry newLibraryEntry(IPath libraryPath, IPath sourceAttachmentPath, IPath sourceAttachmentRootPath,
+	public static ILibraryEntry newLibraryEntry(IPath basePath, IPath libraryPath, IPath sourceAttachmentPath, IPath sourceAttachmentRootPath,
-			IPath sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping) {
+			IPath sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping, boolean isExported) {
-		return newLibraryEntry(libraryPath, null, sourceAttachmentPath, sourceAttachmentRootPath, sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping, false);
+		return new LibraryEntry(basePath, null, libraryPath, sourceAttachmentPath, sourceAttachmentRootPath, sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping, isExported);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates and returns a new non-exported entry of kind <code>CDT_LIBRARY</code>
+	 * Creates and returns a new entry of kind <code>CDT_LIBRARY</code>
 	 * for the archive or folder identified by the given absolute path.
 	 * 
-	 * Note that this operation does not attempt to validate or access the
+	 * @param baseRef
-	 * resources at the given paths.
+	 *            the base reference path to find the library
-	 * <p>
+	 * @param libraryPath
-	 * 
+	 *            the library name.
-	 * @param path
-	 *            the path of the library
-	 * @param path
-	 *            the base path of the library
-	 * @param sourceAttachmentPath
-	 *            the absolute path of the corresponding source archive or
-	 *            folder, or <code>null</code> if none.
-	 * @param sourceAttachmentRootPath
-	 *            the location of the root within the source archive or folder
-	 *            or <code>null</code>.
-	 * @param sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping
-	 *            prefix mapping or <code>null</code>.
 	 * @return a new library entry
 	 *  
 	 */
-	public static ILibraryEntry newLibraryEntry(IPath libraryPath, IPath basePath, IPath sourceAttachmentPath, IPath sourceAttachmentRootPath,
+	public static ILibraryEntry newLibraryRefEntry(IPath baseRef, IPath libraryPath) {
-			IPath sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping, boolean isExported) {
+		return new LibraryEntry(null, baseRef, libraryPath, null, null, null, false);
-		return new LibraryEntry(libraryPath, basePath, sourceAttachmentPath, sourceAttachmentRootPath, sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping, isExported);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -331,28 +319,28 @@ public class CoreModel {
 	 * the project's output folder
 	 * <p>
 	 * 
-	 * @param path
+	 * @param outputPath
-	 *            the project-relative path of a binary folder
+	 *            the project-relative path of a folder
 	 * @return a new source entry with not exclusion patterns
 	 *  
 	 */
-	public static IOutputEntry newOutputEntry(IPath path) {
+	public static IOutputEntry newOutputEntry(IPath outputPath) {
-		return newOutputEntry(path, OutputEntry.NO_EXCLUSION_PATTERNS);
+		return newOutputEntry(outputPath, OutputEntry.NO_EXCLUSION_PATTERNS);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates and returns a new entry of kind <code>CDT_OUPUT</code> for
 	 * the project
 	 * 
-	 * @param path
+	 * @param outputPath
-	 *            the absolute project-relative path of a binary folder
+	 *            the project-relative path of a folder
 	 * @param exclusionPatterns
 	 *            the possibly empty list of exclusion patterns represented as
 	 *            relative paths
 	 * @return a new source entry with the given exclusion patterns
 	 */
-	public static IOutputEntry newOutputEntry(IPath path, IPath[] exclusionPatterns) {
+	public static IOutputEntry newOutputEntry(IPath outputPath, IPath[] exclusionPatterns) {
-		return new OutputEntry(path, exclusionPatterns, false);
+		return new OutputEntry(outputPath, exclusionPatterns, false);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -373,13 +361,13 @@ public class CoreModel {
 	 * Particular source entries cannot be selectively exported.
 	 * </p>
 	 * 
-	 * @param path
+	 * @param sourcePath
 	 *            the project-relative path of a source folder
 	 * @return a new source entry with not exclusion patterns
 	 *  
 	 */
-	public static ISourceEntry newSourceEntry(IPath path) {
+	public static ISourceEntry newSourceEntry(IPath sourcePath) {
-		return newSourceEntry(path, SourceEntry.NO_EXCLUSION_PATTERNS);
+		return newSourceEntry(sourcePath, SourceEntry.NO_EXCLUSION_PATTERNS);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -396,61 +384,56 @@ public class CoreModel {
 	 * <code>P1</code>.
 	 * </p>
 	 * 
-	 * @param path
+	 * @param sourcePath
-	 *            the absolute workspace-relative path of a source folder
+	 *            the absolute project-relative path of a source folder
 	 * @param exclusionPatterns
 	 *            the possibly empty list of exclusion patterns represented as
 	 *            relative paths
 	 * @return a new source entry with the given exclusion patterns
 	 */
-	public static ISourceEntry newSourceEntry(IPath path, IPath[] exclusionPatterns) {
+	public static ISourceEntry newSourceEntry(IPath sourcePath, IPath[] exclusionPatterns) {
-		return new SourceEntry(path, exclusionPatterns);
+		return new SourceEntry(sourcePath, exclusionPatterns);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates and returns a new entry of kind <code>CDT_INCLUDE</code>
 	 * 
-	 * @param includePath
+	 * @param resourcePath
-	 *            the absolute path of the include
-	 * @return IIncludeEntry
-	 */
-	public static IIncludeEntry newIncludeEntry(IPath includePath) {
-		return newIncludeEntry(null, includePath);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates and returns a new entry of kind <code>CDT_INCLUDE</code>
-	 * 
-	 * @param path
 	 *            the affected project-relative resource path
+	 * @param basePath
+	 *            the base path of the includePath
 	 * @param includePath
 	 *            the absolute path of the include
 	 * @return IIncludeEntry
 	 */
-	public static IIncludeEntry newIncludeEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath includePath) {
+	public static IIncludeEntry newIncludeEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath basePath, IPath includePath) {
-		return newIncludeEntry(resourcePath, includePath, false);
+		return newIncludeEntry(resourcePath, basePath, includePath, false);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * * Creates and returns a new entry of kind <code>CDT_INCLUDE</code>
 	 * 
-	 * @param path
+	 * @param resourcePath
 	 *            the affected project-relative resource path
+	 * @param basePath
+	 *            the base path of the includePath
 	 * @param includePath
 	 *            the absolute path of the include
 	 * @param isSystemInclude
 	 *            whether this include path should be consider a system include path
 	 * @return IIncludeEntry
 	 */
-	public static IIncludeEntry newIncludeEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath includePath, boolean isSystemInclude) {
+	public static IIncludeEntry newIncludeEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath basePath, IPath includePath, boolean isSystemInclude) {
-		return newIncludeEntry(resourcePath, includePath, isSystemInclude, IncludeEntry.NO_EXCLUSION_PATTERNS);
+		return newIncludeEntry(resourcePath, basePath, includePath, isSystemInclude, IncludeEntry.NO_EXCLUSION_PATTERNS);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates and returns a new entry of kind <code>CDT_INCLUDE</code>
 	 * 
-	 * @param path
+	 * @param resoourcePath
 	 *            the affected project-relative resource path
+	 * @param basePath
+	 *            the base path of the includePath
 	 * @param includePath
 	 *            the absolute path of the include
 	 * @param isSystemInclude
@@ -460,43 +443,19 @@ public class CoreModel {
 	 *            exclusion patterns in the resource if a container
 	 * @return IIincludeEntry
 	 */
-	public static IIncludeEntry newIncludeEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath includePath, boolean isSystemInclude, IPath[] exclusionPathterns) {
+	public static IIncludeEntry newIncludeEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath basePath, IPath includePath, boolean isSystemInclude, IPath[] exclusionPathterns) {
-		return newIncludeEntry(resourcePath, includePath, null, isSystemInclude, exclusionPathterns);
+		return newIncludeEntry(resourcePath, basePath, includePath, isSystemInclude, exclusionPathterns, false);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates and returns a new entry of kind <code>CDT_INCLUDE</code>
 	 * 
-	 * @param path
+	 * @param resourcePath
 	 *            the affected project-relative resource path
-	 * @param includePath
-	 *            the path of the include
 	 * @param basePath
 	 *            the base path of the include
-	 * @param isSystemInclude
-	 *            wheter this include path should be consider the system
-	 *            include path
-	 * @param isRecursive
-	 *            if the resource is a folder the include applied to all
-	 *            recursively
-	 * @param exclusionPatterns
-	 *            exclusion patterns in the resource if a container
-	 * @return IIincludeEntry
-	 */
-	public static IIncludeEntry newIncludeEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath includePath, IPath basePath, boolean isSystemInclude,
-			 IPath[] exclusionPatterns) {
-		return newIncludeEntry(resourcePath, includePath, basePath, isSystemInclude, exclusionPatterns, resourcePath == null || resourcePath.isEmpty());
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates and returns a new entry of kind <code>CDT_INCLUDE</code>
-	 * 
-	 * @param path
-	 *            the affected project-relative resource path
 	 * @param includePath
 	 *            the path of the include
-	 * @param basePath
-	 *            the base path of the include
 	 * @param isSystemInclude
 	 *            wheter this include path should be consider the system
 	 *            include path
@@ -506,44 +465,31 @@ public class CoreModel {
 	 *            if the entry ix exported to reference projects
 	 * @return IIincludeEntry
 	 */
-	public static IIncludeEntry newIncludeEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath includePath, IPath basePath, boolean isSystemInclude,
+	public static IIncludeEntry newIncludeEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath basePath, IPath includePath, boolean isSystemInclude,
 			 IPath[] exclusionPatterns, boolean isExported) {
-		return new IncludeEntry(resourcePath, includePath, basePath, isSystemInclude, exclusionPatterns, isExported);
+		return new IncludeEntry(resourcePath, basePath, null, includePath, isSystemInclude, exclusionPatterns, isExported);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates and returns an entry kind <code>CDT_MACRO</code>
+	 * Creates and returns a new entry of kind <code>CDT_INCLUDE</code>
 	 * 
-	 * @param macroName
+	 * @param resourcePath
-	 *            the name of the macro
+	 *            the affected project-relative resource path
-	 * @param macroValue
+	 * @param baseRef
-	 *            the value of the macro
+	 *            the base reference path of the include
-	 * @return
+	 * @param includePath
+	 *            the path of the include
+	 * @return IIincludeEntry
 	 */
-	public static IMacroEntry newMacroEntry(String macroName, String macroValue) {
+	public static IIncludeEntry newIncludeRefEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath baseRef, IPath includePath) {
-		return newMacroEntry(null, macroName, macroValue);
+		return new IncludeEntry(resourcePath, null, baseRef, includePath, false, null, false);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates and returns an entry kind <code>CDT_MACRO</code>
 	 * 
 	 * @param path
-	 *            the affected workspace-relative resource path
+	 *            the affected project-relative resource path
-	 * @param macroName
-	 *            the name of the macro
-	 * @param macroValue
-	 *            the value of the macro
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	public static IMacroEntry newMacroEntry(IPath basePath, String macroName) {
-		return newMacroEntry(null, basePath, macroName, null, MacroEntry.NO_EXCLUSION_PATTERNS);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates and returns an entry kind <code>CDT_MACRO</code>
-	 * 
-	 * @param path
-	 *            the affected workspace-relative resource path
 	 * @param macroName
 	 *            the name of the macro
 	 * @param macroValue
@@ -557,8 +503,8 @@ public class CoreModel {
 	/**
 	 * Creates and returns an entry kind <code>CDT_MACRO</code>
 	 * 
-	 * @param path
+	 * @param resourcePath
-	 *            the affected workspace-relative resource path
+	 *            the affected project-relative resource path
 	 * @param macroName
 	 *            the name of the macro
 	 * @param macroValue
@@ -568,13 +514,13 @@ public class CoreModel {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public static IMacroEntry newMacroEntry(IPath resourcePath, String macroName, String macroValue, IPath[] exclusionPatterns) {
-		return newMacroEntry(resourcePath, null, macroName, macroValue, exclusionPatterns);
+		return newMacroEntry(resourcePath, macroName, macroValue, exclusionPatterns, false);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates and returns an entry kind <code>CDT_MACRO</code>
 	 * 
-	 * @param path
+	 * @param resourcePath
 	 *            the affected workspace-relative resource path
 	 * @param macroName
 	 *            the name of the macro
@@ -584,9 +530,25 @@ public class CoreModel {
 	 *            exclusion patterns in the resource if a container
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	public static IMacroEntry newMacroEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath basePath, String macroName, String macroValue, IPath[] exclusionPatterns) {
+	public static IMacroEntry newMacroEntry(IPath resourcePath, String macroName, String macroValue, IPath[] exclusionPatterns, boolean isExported) {
-		return new MacroEntry(resourcePath, basePath, macroName, macroValue, exclusionPatterns);
+		return new MacroEntry(resourcePath, null, macroName, macroValue, exclusionPatterns, isExported);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates and returns an entry kind <code>CDT_MACRO</code>
+	 * 
+	 * @param resourcePath
+	 *            the affected workspace-relative resource path
+	 * @param baseRef
+	 *        the base reference path
+	 * @param macroName
+	 *            the name of the macro
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static IMacroEntry newMacroRefEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath baseRef, String macroName) {
+		return new MacroEntry(resourcePath, baseRef, macroName, null, MacroEntry.NO_EXCLUSION_PATTERNS, false);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Answers the project specific value for a given container. In case this
 	 * container path could not be resolved, then will answer <code>null</code>.

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IIncludeEntry.java

@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ public interface IIncludeEntry extends IPathEntry {
 	 */
 	IPath getBasePath();
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the reference path
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	IPath getBaseReference();
+
 	/**
 	 * Whether or not it a system include path
 	 * @return boolean

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/ILibraryEntry.java

@@ -63,4 +63,11 @@ public interface ILibraryEntry extends IPathEntry {
 	 */
 	IPath getBasePath();
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the base reference.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	IPath getBaseReference();
+
 }

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IMacroEntry.java

@@ -41,4 +41,10 @@ public interface IMacroEntry extends IPathEntry {
 	 */
 	IPath getBasePath();
 
+	/**
+	 * return the base reference
+	 * IMacroEntry
+	 */
+	IPath getBaseReference();
+
 }

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IPathEntry.java

@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ public interface IPathEntry {
 	 */
 	boolean isExported();
 
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @return IPath
+	 */
 	IPath getPath();
 
 }

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/APathEntry.java

@@ -13,23 +13,32 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.model;
 
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Path;
 
 public abstract class APathEntry extends PathEntry {
 
 	public static IPath[] NO_EXCLUSION_PATTERNS = {};
+	public final static IPath EMPTY_PATH = new Path("");
 	IPath[] exclusionPatterns;
 	IPath basePath;
+	IPath baseRef;
 	private final static char[][] UNINIT_PATTERNS = new char[][] { "Non-initialized yet".toCharArray() }; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	char[][]fullCharExclusionPatterns = UNINIT_PATTERNS;
 
-	public APathEntry (int kind, IPath path, IPath basePath, IPath[] exclusionPatterns, boolean isExported) {
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param kind
+	 * @param basePath
+	 * @param baseRef
+	 * @param path
+	 * @param exclusionPatterns
+	 * @param isExported
+	 */
+	public APathEntry (int kind, IPath basePath, IPath baseRef, IPath path, IPath[] exclusionPatterns, boolean isExported) {
 		super(kind, path, isExported);
-		this.basePath = basePath;
+		this.basePath = (basePath == null) ? EMPTY_PATH : basePath;
-		if (exclusionPatterns == null) {
+		this.baseRef = (baseRef == null) ? EMPTY_PATH : baseRef;
-			this.exclusionPatterns = NO_EXCLUSION_PATTERNS;
+		this.exclusionPatterns = (exclusionPatterns == null) ? NO_EXCLUSION_PATTERNS : exclusionPatterns;
-		} else {
-			this.exclusionPatterns = exclusionPatterns;
-		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -48,6 +57,14 @@ public abstract class APathEntry extends PathEntry {
 		return basePath;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public IPath getBaseReference() {
+		return baseRef;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns a char based representation of the exclusions patterns full path.
 	 */

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/IncludeEntry.java

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ public class IncludeEntry extends APathEntry implements IIncludeEntry {
 	IPath includePath;
 	boolean isSystemInclude;
 
-	public IncludeEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath includePath, IPath basePath, boolean isSystemInclude,
+	public IncludeEntry(IPath resourcePath, IPath basePath, IPath baseRef, IPath includePath, boolean isSystemInclude,
 			IPath[] exclusionPatterns, boolean isExported) {
-		super(IIncludeEntry.CDT_INCLUDE, resourcePath, basePath, exclusionPatterns, isExported);
+		super(IIncludeEntry.CDT_INCLUDE, basePath, baseRef, resourcePath, exclusionPatterns, isExported);
 		this.includePath = includePath;
 		this.isSystemInclude = isSystemInclude;
 	}

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/LibraryEntry.java

@@ -22,9 +22,19 @@ public class LibraryEntry extends APathEntry implements ILibraryEntry {
 	IPath sourceAttachmentRootPath;
 	IPath sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping;
 
-	public LibraryEntry(IPath libraryPath, IPath basePath, IPath sourceAttachmentPath,
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param basePath
+	 * @param baseRef
+	 * @param libraryPath
+	 * @param sourceAttachmentPath
+	 * @param sourceAttachmentRootPath
+	 * @param sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping
+	 * @param isExported
+	 */
+	public LibraryEntry(IPath basePath, IPath baseRef, IPath libraryPath, IPath sourceAttachmentPath,
 		IPath sourceAttachmentRootPath, IPath sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping, boolean isExported) {
-		super(ILibraryEntry.CDT_LIBRARY, libraryPath, basePath, APathEntry.NO_EXCLUSION_PATTERNS, isExported);
+		super(ILibraryEntry.CDT_LIBRARY, basePath, baseRef, libraryPath, APathEntry.NO_EXCLUSION_PATTERNS, isExported);
 		this.sourceAttachmentPath = sourceAttachmentPath;
 		this.sourceAttachmentRootPath = sourceAttachmentRootPath;
 		this.sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping = sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping;

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/MacroEntry.java

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ public class MacroEntry extends APathEntry implements IMacroEntry {
 	String macroName;
 	String macroValue;
 
-	public MacroEntry (IPath path, IPath basePath, String macroName, String macroValue, IPath[] exclusionPatterns) {
+	public MacroEntry (IPath path, IPath baseRef, String macroName, String macroValue, IPath[] exclusionPatterns, boolean isExported) {
-		super(IMacroEntry.CDT_MACRO, path, basePath, exclusionPatterns, path == null);
+		super(IMacroEntry.CDT_MACRO, null, baseRef, path, exclusionPatterns, isExported);
 		this.macroName = macroName;
 		this.macroValue = macroValue;
 	}

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/OutputEntry.java

@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@ public class OutputEntry extends APathEntry implements IOutputEntry {
 	/**
 	 * @param kind
 	 * @param path
-	 * @param isRecursive
 	 * @param exclusionPatterns
 	 * @param isExported
 	 */
 	public OutputEntry(IPath path, IPath[] exclusionPatterns, boolean isExported) {
-		super(CDT_OUTPUT, path, null, exclusionPatterns, isExported);
+		super(CDT_OUTPUT, null, null, path, exclusionPatterns, isExported);
 	}
 
 	public boolean equals(Object obj) {

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/PathEntryManager.java

@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ public class PathEntryManager implements ICDescriptorListener {
 	static String PATH_ENTRY_ID = "org.eclipse.cdt.core.pathentry"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	static String ATTRIBUTE_KIND = "kind"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	static String ATTRIBUTE_PATH = "path"; //$NON-NLS-1$
-	static String ATTRIBUTE_BASE_PATH = "base"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	static String ATTRIBUTE_BASE_PATH = "base-path"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	static String ATTRIBUTE_BASE_REF = "base-ref"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	static String ATTRIBUTE_EXPORTED = "exported"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	static String ATTRIBUTE_SOURCEPATH = "sourcepath"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	static String ATTRIBUTE_ROOTPATH = "roopath"; //$NON-NLS-1$
@@ -665,19 +666,18 @@ public class PathEntryManager implements ICDescriptorListener {
 			isExported = element.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_EXPORTED).equals(VALUE_TRUE);
 		}
 
-		// ensure path is absolute
+		// get path and ensure it is absolute
-		//boolean hasPath = element.hasAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_PATH);
+		//String pathAttr = element.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_PATH);
-		String pathAttr = element.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_PATH);
+		IPath path = new Path(element.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_PATH));
-		IPath path = new Path(pathAttr);
 		if (!path.isAbsolute()) {
 			path = projectPath.append(path);
 		}
 
 		// check fo the base path
-		IPath basePath = new Path(""); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		IPath basePath = new Path(element.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_BASE_PATH));
-		if (element.hasAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_BASE_PATH)) {
+
-			basePath = new Path(element.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_BASE_PATH));
+		// get the base ref
-		}
+		IPath baseRef = new Path(element.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_BASE_REF));
 
 		// source attachment info (optional)
 		IPath sourceAttachmentPath = element.hasAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_SOURCEPATH) ? new Path(
@@ -706,7 +706,10 @@ public class PathEntryManager implements ICDescriptorListener {
 			case IPathEntry.CDT_PROJECT :
 				return CoreModel.newProjectEntry(path, isExported);
 			case IPathEntry.CDT_LIBRARY :
-				return CoreModel.newLibraryEntry(path, basePath, sourceAttachmentPath, sourceAttachmentRootPath,
+				if (!baseRef.isEmpty()) {
+					return CoreModel.newLibraryRefEntry(baseRef, path);
+				}
+				return CoreModel.newLibraryEntry(basePath, path, sourceAttachmentPath, sourceAttachmentRootPath,
 					sourceAttachmentPrefixMapping, isExported);
 			case IPathEntry.CDT_SOURCE :
 				{
@@ -727,21 +730,25 @@ public class PathEntryManager implements ICDescriptorListener {
 			case IPathEntry.CDT_INCLUDE :
 				{
 					// include path info
-					IPath includePath = element.hasAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_INCLUDE)
+					IPath includePath = new Path(element.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_INCLUDE));
-							? new Path(element.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_INCLUDE))
-							: null;
 					// isSysteminclude
 					boolean isSystemInclude = false;
 					if (element.hasAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM)) {
 						isSystemInclude = element.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM).equals(VALUE_TRUE);
 					}
-					return CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(path, includePath, basePath, isSystemInclude, exclusionPatterns, isExported);
+					if (!baseRef.isEmpty()) {
+						return CoreModel.newIncludeRefEntry(path, baseRef, includePath);
+					}
+					return CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(path, basePath, includePath, isSystemInclude, exclusionPatterns, isExported);
 				}
 			case IPathEntry.CDT_MACRO :
 				{
 					String macroName = element.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_NAME);
 					String macroValue = element.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_VALUE);
-					return CoreModel.newMacroEntry(path, basePath, macroName, macroValue, exclusionPatterns);
+					if (!baseRef.isEmpty()) {
+						return CoreModel.newMacroRefEntry(path, baseRef, macroName);
+					}
+					return CoreModel.newMacroEntry(path, macroName, macroValue, exclusionPatterns, isExported);
 				}
 			case IPathEntry.CDT_CONTAINER :
 				{
@@ -785,17 +792,18 @@ public class PathEntryManager implements ICDescriptorListener {
 				}
 			}
 
+			// Save the path
+			element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_PATH, xmlPath.toString());
+
 			// Specifics to the entries
-			if (kind == IPathEntry.CDT_SOURCE) {
+			switch(kind) {
-				element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_PATH, xmlPath.toString());
+				case IPathEntry.CDT_SOURCE:
-			} else if (kind == IPathEntry.CDT_OUTPUT) {
+				case IPathEntry.CDT_OUTPUT:
-				element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_PATH, xmlPath.toString());
+				case IPathEntry.CDT_PROJECT:
-			} else if (kind == IPathEntry.CDT_LIBRARY) {
+				case IPathEntry.CDT_CONTAINER:
+					break;
+				case IPathEntry.CDT_LIBRARY: {
 					ILibraryEntry lib = (ILibraryEntry) entries[i];
-				element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_PATH, xmlPath.toString());
-				if (lib.getBasePath() != null) {
-					element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_BASE_PATH, lib.getBasePath().toString());
-				}
 					IPath sourcePath = lib.getSourceAttachmentPath();
 					if (sourcePath != null) {
 						// translate to project relative from absolute 
@@ -813,38 +821,38 @@ public class PathEntryManager implements ICDescriptorListener {
 					if (lib.getSourceAttachmentPrefixMapping() != null) {
 						element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_PREFIXMAPPING, lib.getSourceAttachmentPrefixMapping().toString());
 					}
-			} else if (kind == IPathEntry.CDT_PROJECT) {
+					break;
-				element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_PATH, xmlPath.toString());
+				}
-			} else if (kind == IPathEntry.CDT_INCLUDE) {
+				case IPathEntry.CDT_INCLUDE: {
 					IIncludeEntry include = (IIncludeEntry) entries[i];
-				if (!xmlPath.isEmpty()) {
-					element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_PATH, xmlPath.toString());
-				}
-				if (include.getBasePath() != null) {
-					element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_BASE_PATH, include.getBasePath().toString());
-				}
 					IPath includePath = include.getIncludePath();
 					element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_INCLUDE, includePath.toString());
 					if (include.isSystemInclude()) {
 						element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM, VALUE_TRUE);
 					}
-			} else if (kind == IPathEntry.CDT_MACRO) {
+					break;
+				}
+				case IPathEntry.CDT_MACRO: {
 					IMacroEntry macro = (IMacroEntry) entries[i];
-				if (!xmlPath.isEmpty()) {
-					element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_PATH, macro.getPath().toString());
-				}
-				if (macro.getBasePath() != null) {
-					element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_BASE_PATH, macro.getBasePath().toString());
-				}
 					element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_NAME, macro.getMacroName());
 					element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_VALUE, macro.getMacroValue());
-			} else if (kind == IPathEntry.CDT_CONTAINER) {
+					break;
-				element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_PATH, xmlPath.toString());
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (entries[i] instanceof APathEntry) {
+				APathEntry entry = (APathEntry) entries[i];
+
+				// save the basePath or the baseRef
+				IPath basePath = entry.getBasePath();
+				IPath baseRef = entry.getBaseReference();
+				if (basePath != null && !basePath.isEmpty()) {
+					element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_BASE_PATH, basePath.toString());
+				} else if (baseRef != null && !baseRef.isEmpty()) {
+					element.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_BASE_REF, baseRef.toString());
 				}
 
 				// Save the exclusions attributes
-			if (entries[i] instanceof APathEntry) {
-				APathEntry entry = (APathEntry) entries[i];
 				IPath[] exclusionPatterns = entry.getExclusionPatterns();
 				if (exclusionPatterns.length > 0) {
 					StringBuffer excludeRule = new StringBuffer(10);

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/SourceEntry.java

@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 
 public class SourceEntry extends APathEntry implements ISourceEntry {
 
-	public SourceEntry(IPath path, IPath[] exclusionPatterns) {
+	/**
-		super(ISourceEntry.CDT_SOURCE, path, null, exclusionPatterns, false);
+	 * 
+	 * @param path
+	 * @param exclusionPatterns
+	 */
+	public SourceEntry(IPath sourcePath, IPath[] exclusionPatterns) {
+		super(ISourceEntry.CDT_SOURCE, null, null, sourcePath, exclusionPatterns, false);
 	}
 
 	public boolean equals (Object obj) {

core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/dialogs/cpaths/CPListElement.java

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ public class CPListElement {
 	public static final String SYSTEM_INCLUDE = "systeminclude"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	public static final String MACRO_NAME = "macroname"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	public static final String MACRO_VALUE = "macrovalue"; //$NON-NLS-1$
-	public static final String BASE_REF = "baseref"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String BASE_REF = "base-ref"; //$NON-NLS-1$
-	public static final String BASE = "base"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String BASE = "base-path"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 	private ICProject fProject;
 
@@ -123,25 +123,21 @@ public class CPListElement {
 				return CoreModel.newSourceEntry(fPath, exclusionPattern);
 			case IPathEntry.CDT_LIBRARY:
 				IPath attach = (IPath) getAttribute(SOURCEATTACHMENT);
-				return CoreModel.newLibraryEntry(fPath, base, attach, null, null, isExported());
+				return CoreModel.newLibraryEntry(base, fPath, attach, null, null, isExported());
 			case IPathEntry.CDT_PROJECT:
 				return CoreModel.newProjectEntry(fPath, isExported());
 			case IPathEntry.CDT_CONTAINER:
 				return CoreModel.newContainerEntry(fPath, isExported());
 			case IPathEntry.CDT_INCLUDE:
 				if (base != null) {
-					return CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(fPath, (IPath) getAttribute(INCLUDE), base,
+					return CoreModel.newIncludeEntry(fPath, base, (IPath) getAttribute(INCLUDE),
 							((Boolean) getAttribute(SYSTEM_INCLUDE)).booleanValue(), exclusionPattern);
 				} else {
 					
 				}
 			case IPathEntry.CDT_MACRO:
-				if (base != null) {
+				return CoreModel.newMacroEntry(fPath, (String) getAttribute(MACRO_NAME),
-					return CoreModel.newMacroEntry(fPath, base, (String) getAttribute(MACRO_NAME),
 						(String) getAttribute(MACRO_VALUE), exclusionPattern);
-				} else {
-
-				}
 			default:
 				return null;
 		}