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18 <h1 id="top">CDT 6.0 - New and Noteworthy</h1> |
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19 <p>Note: "New and Noteworthy" for <a href="#5.0">previous versions</a> is at the bottom of this file.</p> |
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20 <p>See <a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/CDT/User/NewIn60">What's new in CDT 6.0</a> on the CDT wiki; |
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29 <tbody> |
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30 <p><!-- ******************** Editor ********************** --> |
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31 <tr> |
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32 <td colspan="2"><a name="Editor"></a> |
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33 <div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">Editor</div> |
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34 </td> |
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35 </tr> |
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37 <td> |
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38 <p align="right"><b>Rename in File</b></p> |
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39 </td> |
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40 <td>To make rename refactoring work interactively in the editor, |
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41 position the cursor on an identifier in the editor and hit Cntl-1 |
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42 (the hotfix key). Choose "Rename in file." |
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43 Changing an identifier simultaneously changes all other references to that identifier. |
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44 <p><img src="../images/60/RenameInFile.png" alt="Rename in File"> |
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45 </td> |
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48 <tr> |
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49 <td> |
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50 <p align="right"><b>Refactoring</b></p> |
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51 </td> |
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52 <td>"Extract local variable" is added via editor context menu. |
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53 Select an expression in the editor and select Refactor > Extract local variable |
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54 from the context menu. |
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55 <p><img src="../images/60/refactor_before.png" alt="refactor"></p> |
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56 <p><img src="../images/60/refactorExtractLocalVar.png" alt="refactoring context menu highlighting 'extract local variable'"> |
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57 <p>Give the new local variable a name</p> |
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58 <p><p><img src="../images/60/refactor_varname.png" alt="refactor"></p></p> |
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59 A local variable is created from the expression and its |
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60 use is inserted in the original expression. |
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61 <p><img src="../images/60/refactor_after.png" alt="refactor"></p> |
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62 </td> |
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63 </tr> |
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64 <tr> |
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65 <td> |
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66 <p align="right"><b>Add Include </b></p> |
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67 </td> |
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68 <td>Add Include significantly improved. |
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69 <ul> |
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70 <li>CDT can infer the header file of a function or class from its use and automatically insert the appropriate |
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71 #include directive. For example create a file with a main method and a call to printf. Right click on the call to |
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72 printf and select Source > Add Include. CDT will infer that printf is defined in the cstdio header and |
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73 automatically insert the #include directive for that header. |
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74 <ul> |
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75 <li>This feature works much better in CDT 6.0.</li> |
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76 </ul> |
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77 </li> |
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78 </ul> |
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81 </td> |
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82 </tr> |
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85 <p align="right"><b>Outline View</b></p> |
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86 </td> |
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87 <td> |
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88 <ul> |
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89 <li>Inactive code is shown in Outline View. The CDT parser can now detect top-level declarations within |
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90 inactive code blocks and display them in the outline view. Inactive declarations appear slightly greyed out and the |
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91 icon has a slash through it. |
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92 <p><img src="../images/60/CDT6.0_inactive_code_outline.png" alt="Inactive code in Outline View"> |
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93 <p> </p> |
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94 </li> |
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95 <li>Grouping of method definitions in the Outline view. |
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96 <p></p> |
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97 The outline view is now capable of displaying class members defined outside the class in the same way it displays |
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98 members defined inside the class. |
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99 <p></p> |
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100 This feature can be turned on/off in the preferences. |
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101 <p><img src="../images/60/CDT6.0_outline_group_methods2.png" alt="Grouping of method definitions in the Outline view"> |
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102 <p> </p> |
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103 <p><img src="../images/60/CDT6.0_group_methods_prefernce2.png" alt="Method definitions grouping preference"> |
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104 <p> </p> |
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105 </li> |
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106 </ul> |
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107 </td> |
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108 </tr> |
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110 <td> |
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111 <p align="right"><b> Macro Exploration </b></p> |
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112 </td> |
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113 <td>Improved Macro Exploration control. |
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114 <ul> |
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115 <li>The Macro Expansion hover now has a toolbar at the bottom of the control with back, forward and open |
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116 declaration buttons.</li> |
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117 <li>The title bar of the Macro Expansion hover is now draggable.</li> |
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118 <p><img src="../images/60/CDT6.0_macro_hover.png" alt="Macro Expansion hover toolbar"></p> |
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119 </ul> |
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120 </td> |
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121 </tr> |
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123 <td> |
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124 <p align="right"><b>Block selection mode </b></p> |
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125 </td> |
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126 <td>Block selection mode now works in the CDT editor. |
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127 <p><img src="../images/60/CDT6.0_block_mode.png" alt="Block selection mode in editor"> |
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128 </td> |
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129 </tr> |
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131 <td> |
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132 <p align="right"><b>C style block commenting</b></p> |
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133 </td> |
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134 <td>C style block commenting (Ctrl-Shift-/) improved |
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136 </td> |
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138 |
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139 <!-- ******************** Indexing ********************** --> |
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140 <tr> |
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141 <td colspan="2"><a name="Indexing"></a> |
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142 <div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">Indexing</div> |
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143 </td> |
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144 </tr> |
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147 <p align="right"><b>Implicit references and overloaded operators</b></p> |
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148 </td> |
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149 <td> |
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150 <p></p> |
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151 Index support for implicit references and overloaded operators: |
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152 <ul> |
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153 <li>The indexer now picks up references for uses of overloaded operators.</li> |
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154 <li>The editor now has full support for overloaded operators including semantic highlighting, mark occurrences |
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155 and open declaration. |
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156 <p><img src="../images/60/CDT6.0_OO_editor.png" alt="Overloaded operators support in editor"> |
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157 <p> </p> |
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158 </li> |
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159 <li>A category has been added to the syntax highlighting options for overloaded operators. |
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160 <p><img src="../images/60/CDT6.0_OO_syntax_preferences.png" alt="Overloaded operators syntax color option in preference"> |
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161 <p> </p> |
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162 </li> |
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163 <li>It is now possible to search for references to overloaded operators. |
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164 <p><img src="../images/60/CDT6.0_OO_search.png" alt="Overloaded operators in search results"> |
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165 <p> </p> |
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166 </li> |
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167 <li>Uses of overloaded operators now show up in the call hierarchy view. |
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168 <p><img src="../images/60/CDT6.0_OO_callh2.png" alt="Overloaded operators in call hierarchy view"> |
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169 <p> </p> |
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170 </li> |
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171 <li>The indexer is picking up more information to support this feature, therefore indexing time may be longer |
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172 and the size of the index file will be larger. For this reason the indexer options page provides the option to turn |
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173 off the collection of implicit references. |
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174 <p><img src="../images/60/CDT6.0_OO_indexer_preferences.png" alt="Skip implicit references option in indexer preference"> |
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175 <p> </p> |
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176 </li> |
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177 </ul> |
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181 <td> |
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182 <p align="right"><b>System Includes</b></p> |
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183 </td> |
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187 <ul> |
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188 <li>Heuristics to pick up otherwise unresolved include files from the project |
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189 <p>In older versions of CDT the user was forced to manually set up all include paths that were not discovered by |
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190 the build system. Now CDT is capable of automatically finding any header file that is located within the project |
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191 without manual setup. |
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192 <p>(See <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=213562">Bug 213562</a>)</p> |
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193 <p> </p> |
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194 </li> |
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195 </ul> |
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196 </td> |
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197 </tr> |
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200 <p align="right"><b>Indexer Accuracy</b></p> |
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201 </td> |
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202 <td> |
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203 <ul> |
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204 <li>Rework of template instantiation |
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205 <p> |
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206 There have been significant improvements to the CDT editor for supporting C++ templates. Content assist now works |
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207 much better within code that makes heavy use of templates.</p> |
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208 <p> </p> |
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209 <li> |
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210 There have been numerous improvements to the performance and accuracy of the CDT parser and indexer.</li> |
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211 </ul> |
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212 </td> |
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213 </tr> |
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214 <!-- ******************** Navigation and Search ********************** --> |
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215 <tr> |
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216 <td colspan="2"><a name="navAndSearch"></a> |
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217 <div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">Navigation and Search</div> |
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218 </td> |
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219 </tr> |
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222 <p align="right"><b>Open Declaration</b></p> |
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223 </td> |
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224 <td>Open Declaration (F3) improved, particularly for unresolved symbols. |
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225 <p>Open Declaration is capable of detecting potential matches.</p> |
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226 <p><img src="../images/60/CDT6.0_open_declaration.png" alt="Improved open declaration for unresolved symbols"> |
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227 </td> |
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228 </tr> |
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229 |
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230 <!-- ******************** Project and Build ********************** --> |
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231 <tr> |
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232 <td colspan="2"><a name="projAndBuild"></a> |
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233 <div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">Project and Build</div> |
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234 </td> |
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235 </tr> |
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236 <tr> |
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237 <td> |
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238 <p align="right"><b>Converters</b></p> |
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239 </td> |
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240 <td> |
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241 <ul> |
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242 <li>Added a converter to convert a general project to a Managed make project</li> |
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243 <li>Fixes to Makefile converter</li> |
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244 </ul> |
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251 <p align="right"><b>Working Sets</b></p> |
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252 </td> |
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253 <td> |
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254 <ul> |
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255 <li>Complete overhaul of the user interface for Working Set Configurations:</li> |
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256 <ul> |
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257 <li>Updated Manage Working Set Configurations dialog for simpler workflows</li> |
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258 <li>Quick access to configurations via a property page for Working Sets |
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259 <br></br><img src="../images/60/New_cdtwsconfig_wsProperties.png" alt="New working set configuration dialog"> |
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260 <p> </p> |
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262 </li> |
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263 <li>Context menu actions on Working Sets in the Project Explorer for activating and building configurations |
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264 <p><img src="../images/60/New_cdtwsconfig_wsContextMenu.png" alt="Activating and building working set configurations through context menu"/></p> |
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265 |
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266 </li> |
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267 <li>For more details, see the <a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/CDT/designs/workingSets">working sets |
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268 design document</a></li> |
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269 </ul> |
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270 </ul> |
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271 </td> |
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272 </tr> |
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274 <td> |
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275 <p align="right"><b>Make Targets View</b></p> |
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276 </td> |
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277 <td> |
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278 <ul> |
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279 <li>Icons, menu and dialogs have been enhanced. Build action uses hammer icon for consistency with project |
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280 build icon in editor toolbar. |
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281 <p><img src="../images/60/MTV.png" alt="Make Targets View"> |
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282 <p> </p> |
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283 </p> |
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284 </li> |
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285 <li>Drag and Drop of Make Targets in Make Targets View. It is possible to copy/paste, drag files from Project |
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286 Explorer to the view, or Make Targets to external editor, various options available. |
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287 <p><img src="../images/60/MTV-DND.png" alt="Drag and Drop enabled in Make Targets View"> |
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288 <p> </p> |
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289 </p> |
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290 </li> |
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291 </ul> |
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292 </td> |
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293 </tr> |
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295 <td> |
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296 <p align="right"><b>Error and Problem management</b></p> |
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297 </td> |
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298 <td>ErrorParserManager has been significantly simplified and improved. See <a |
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299 href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=264715">bug 264715 </a>and its subtasks. |
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300 <ul> |
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301 <li>Uses a much more accurate algorithm for associating errors/warnings from build output with files in the |
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302 workspace.</li> |
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303 <li>Other C/C++ projects from the workspace are considered when looking for files.</li> |
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304 <li>RSE EFS projects and EFS resources are supported.</li> |
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305 <li>Improved performance.</li> |
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306 </ul> |
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307 <p><img src="../images/60/EPM-multi.png" alt="More accurate algorithm for associating errors/warnings from build output with files in the |
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308 workspace"> |
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309 <p>In the <b>Problems View</b>, external file locations (outside of the workspace) have been moved to the Location |
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310 column and associated with "Open External Location" menu. |
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311 <p><img src="../images/60/PV-extloc.png" alt="Open External Location from context menu in Problems View"> |
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312 <ul> |
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313 <li>Remote Project Support |
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314 <ul> |
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315 <li>New <b>ICommandLauncher interface</b> supports overriding how build commands are launched.</li> |
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316 <li><b>EFS resources</b> now supported with Managed Build.</li> |
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317 </ul> |
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318 </li> |
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319 <li>XL C/C++ Compiler Support |
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320 <ul> |
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321 <li>The <b>XL C/C++ Error Parser</b> has been modernized. It can handle compiler errors/warnings better and |
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322 now also xlC linker warnings.</li> |
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323 <li><b>XL C/C++ v10.1 option support</b> in Managed Build</li> |
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324 <li><b>XL UPC compiler</b> support added.</li> |
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325 </ul> |
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326 </li> |
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327 <li><b>Headless Build</b> You can now Import and Build CDT Projects without starting the IDE.</li> |
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328 </ul> |
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331 </tr> |
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332 |
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333 <!-- ******************** Debug and Launch ********************** --> |
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334 <tr> |
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335 <td colspan="2"><a name="debugAndLaunch"></a> |
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336 <div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">Debug and Launch</div> |
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337 </td> |
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338 </tr> |
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339 <tr> |
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340 <td> |
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341 <p align="right"><b>DSF Integration</b></p> |
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342 </td> |
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343 <td>DSF (Eclipse Debugger Services Framework) integrated. See <a |
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344 href="http://www.eclipse.org/dsdp/dd/development/relnotes/dd_news-1.1.html">DSF features</a> for more information.</td> |
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345 </tr> |
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346 <tr> |
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347 <td> |
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348 <p align="right"><b>Launch Group</b></p> |
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349 </td> |
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350 <td> |
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351 <p>New "Launch Group" launch configuration. Allows to launch several processes at once.</p> |
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352 <p><img src="../images/60/Run_debug_launch_group.png" alt="Debug launch group"> |
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353 </td> |
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354 </tr> |
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355 <!-- ******************** Bugs fixed ********************** --> |
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356 <tr> |
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357 <td colspan="2"><a name="bugs60"></a> |
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358 <div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">Bugs fixed</div> |
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359 </td> |
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360 </tr> |
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361 <tr> |
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362 <td> |
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363 <p align="right"><b>Bugs fixed</b></p> |
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364 </td> |
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365 <td>Bugs fixed in this release: |
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366 <a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=Tools&product=CDT&target_milestone=6.0&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&resolution=FIXED&emailtype1=exact&email1=&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0="> |
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367 CDT 6.0 bug fixes</a> |
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368 |
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370 </tr> |
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371 |
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376 <div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">Newtopic</div> |
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379 <tr> |
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380 <td> |
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381 <p align="right"><b>texthere</b></p> |
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382 </td> |
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383 <td>text here. |
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384 <p><img src="../images/image.png" alt="alternate text for image for accessibility"> |
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385 </td> |
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388 </table> |
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389 <p><a href="#top">Back to Top</a> <!-- ******************** CDT 5.0 info ********************** --> |
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390 <h1 id="5.0">CDT 5.0 - New and Noteworthy</h1> |
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391 <p>CDT 5.0 includes new features in Editor, Call Hierarchy, |
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392 Refactoring, Indexer, Projects & Build, and Debug. |
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393 <p> |
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394 See <a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/CDT/User/NewIn50">What's New in CDT 5.0</a> on the CDT Wiki for more information including screen shots. |
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395 |
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396 <p>Highlights include: |
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397 |
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398 <h3>Editor</h3> |
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399 <ul> |
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400 <li>Code and File Templates - user-definable templates can be used in New Class and New Source/Header File wizards. |
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401 <li>New preference page for Code Templates |
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402 <li>Outline view for assembly files |
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403 <li>Code formatter improvements including new whitespace and line wrapping options, Improved GNU coding style compliance |
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404 <li>Content assist improvements |
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405 <li>Doxygen editor support - auto-generation of tags and a pluggable framework for other documentation tools is now available. |
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406 <li>Mark Occurrences - highlights where the selected identifier occurs elsewhere in the editor |
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407 <li>Folding of compound statements |
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408 <li>Macro Expansion hover and exploration tool |
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409 <li>Spell checking available and enabled by default |
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410 <li>Scalability mode for working with very large files. |
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411 <li>Visual Studio key bindings |
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412 |
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413 </ul> |
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414 <h3>Navigation and Search</h3> |
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415 <ul> |
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416 <li>Open Declaration for operators, empty macros, element in outline view, etc |
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417 <li>Open Element support for static functions/variables, other improvements |
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418 <li>Search - for Static functions/variables, macros, references of local variables, Search view usability improvements |
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419 </ul> |
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420 <h3>Call Hierarchy</h3> |
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421 <ul> |
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422 <li>Read/write decorators indicate read/write status for variables |
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423 <li>Polymorphic method calls (virtual methods) support |
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424 </ul> |
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425 <h3>Refactoring</h3> |
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426 <ul> |
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427 <li>Refactoring infrastructure much improved, models transformation on the AST |
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428 <li>Generate Getters and Setters |
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429 <li>Hide Method |
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430 <li>Implement Method |
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431 <li>Extract Constant |
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432 <li>Extract Function |
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433 </ul> |
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434 <h3>Indexer</h3> |
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435 <ul> |
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436 <li>Improved accuracy and performance |
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437 <li>Entirely new preprocessor |
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438 <li>Improved infrastructure |
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439 <li>Visual indication of indexer status |
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440 </ul> |
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441 <h3>Projects and Build</h3> |
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442 <ul> |
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443 <li>Project Properties improved usability |
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444 <li>Make target locations - make targets at the project level are built in the project build directory |
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445 </ul> |
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446 <h3>Debug</h3> |
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447 <ul> |
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448 <li>Executables view |
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449 <li>Event breakpoints - added gdb catchpoints support |
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450 </ul> |
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451 <p><a href="#top">Back to Top</a> |
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452 <p> </p> |
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