Re: AW: Indexer (was Re: [cdt-dev] CDT 3.0 new features)

[John Camelon <jcamelon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI, our new source code parsers properly
handle arbitrarily deep pointer to members & pointer to functions.
 This shouldn't be a problem in future releases.

JohnC
www.eclipse.org/cdt

cdt-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 12/01/2004 03:23:01
AM:

> One main problem I had with the Indexer is that it does not recognise
> typedefs of pointer-to-member-functions
> 
> example A.h :
> 
> 1: class A 
> 2: {
> 3: public:
> 4:   typedef void (A::*ptom)(int);
> 5: };
> 6: 
> 7: typedef A::ptom PTOM; // <- Indexer: "Attempt to use symbol
> failed : ptom .."
> 
> Moreover, if a C++ member function has i.e. PTOM as return value then
> the content assist doesn't work within the definition of the function.
> 
> example A.cpp :
> 
> 1: PTOM A::func() // <- Indexer: "Attempt to use symbol failed
: PTOM .."
> 2: {
> 3:   // content assist does not work in here
> 4: }
> 5:
> 6: int A::func2()
> 7: {
> 8:   // code completion works fine (except function pointers)
> 9: }
> 
> I work with Eclipse 3.0.1 and CDT 2.1 RC3.
> Sorry for disturbance but I did not get an answer on the eclipse.
> tools.cdt mailing list
> 
> Volker Kaiser
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Leon Pollak [mailto:leonp@xxxxxxxxx]
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 30. November 2004 16:37
> An: cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Betreff: Indexer (was Re: [cdt-dev] CDT 3.0 new features)
> 
> 
> On Tuesday 30 November 2004 16:43, John Camelon wrote:
> > Please forgive us if we do not remember what your exact concerns
regarding
> > the indexer are.
> > We are looking at addressing common concerns regarding correctness,
> > performance and scalability.
> > Let us know specifically what shortcomings you believe should
be
> > addressed.
> Thanks a lot for the answer.
> 
> Some time ago (about 3-4 months) I posted some questions about the
indexer 
> behavior (or better to say not behavior :-)) and was told that these
are 
> known issues which will be treated.
> 
> it does not find almost anything in my even C code (already not 
> speaking about 
> C++). 
> 
> More specific. For example, C code with functions been called from
one file, 
> while function declaration is in another - always causes "the
operation is 
> unavailable on the current selection". 
> 
> This also happens even in the case when the tool tip shows, for example,
> structure declaration from the same *.c file, but F3 button does nothing,
> except error message in the status bar.
> 
> Well, actually, I checked this again and there was no one case when
the F3 
> button gave me something except red error message.
> 
> May be something is wrong in my RH9+GTK installation?
> 
> I did not wanted to disturb people and simply waited for some movement
on the 
> list...:-))
> 
> Thanks.
> -- 
> Leon M.Pollak
> leonp at plris dot com
> 
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