Note that source folders can only be currently used with Standard Make projects.
- Managed Make projects treat the entire project as a source folder.
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Source folders are a way to cut down on a project’s indexing scope.
-You can mark the folders that are part of your day to day work or part of a subsystem that you work on.
-All files inside source folders will be indexed and are, thus, searchable.
-Note that any files pulled in by a file inside a source folder will also be indexed.
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Note that source folders can only be currently used with Standard
+Make projects. Managed Make projects treat the entire project as a
+source folder.
+
Source folders are a way to cut down on a project’s indexing scope.
+You can mark the folders that are part of your day to day work or part
+of a subsystem that you work on. All files inside source folders will
+be indexed and are, thus, searchable. Note that any files pulled in by
+a file inside a source folder will also be indexed.
+
To setup source folders:
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Right click on the project and select Properties > C/C++ Project Paths
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Click on the Source tab
- By default the entire project is a source folder, which means everything will be indexed.
- This is reasonable for smaller projects but definitely not recommended for large projects.
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Click Add folder to add the folders.
- A dialog will explain exclusion filters have been added to nesting folders.
- You will see that the folder you added will be excluded from the project folder (in order to avoid including a folder twice).
- Repeat until all the folders have been added.
- Note: Don't forget to remove the project folder (which appears by default) otherwise everything will be indexed.
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Click OK. Your view in C/C++ projects will now change.
- You should see your source folders designated with a "C" and all other source and header files icons that are in a non-source folder will change to a "hollow" C or H.
+
Right click on the project and select Properties > C/C++
+Project Paths
+
Click on the Source tab
+By default the entire project is a source folder, which means
+everything will be indexed. This is reasonable for smaller projects but
+definitely not recommended for large projects.
+
Click Add folder to add the folders. A dialog will
+explain exclusion filters have been added to nesting folders. You will
+see that the folder you added will be excluded from the project folder
+(in order to avoid including a folder twice). Repeat until all the
+folders have been added.
+ Note: Don't forget to remove the project folder (which
+appears by default) otherwise everything will be indexed.
+
Click OK. Your view in C/C++ projects will now change.
+You should see your source folders designated with a "C" and all other
+source and header files icons that are in a non-source folder will
+change to a "hollow" C or H.