[cdt-dev] a way to change managed build system valueType-to-widget mappi

["Dale Parson" <dparson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, a newbie here with perhaps a newbie question.

 

Given the Managed Build System (MBS) option valueTypes of

 

valueType                 (string|stringList|boolean|enumerated|includePath|definedSymbols|libs|userObjs|symbolFiles|includeFiles|libPaths|libFiles|undefIncludePath|undefDefinedSymbols|undefLibPaths|undefLibFiles|undefIncludeFiles|undefSymbolFiles)

 

Is there any way for a toolchain developer integrating a C/C++ toolchain into MBS to alter the hard coded UI widget mappings associated with the above, for example the stringList -> FileListControlFieldEditor, or even better, to add a new type and widget mapping to the valueType cases above?

 

From what I have seen exploring CDT 4.0 source, the answer is “no.” Is there any way to customize UI aspects of a toolChain-tool’s options, either within the toolchain plugin.xml or elsewhere, beyond ordering of the options in plugin.xml?

 

Are there any plans to make the MBS extensible with respect to valueType and its widget mappings?

 

Thanks.

 

Dale Parson, Sandbridge Technologies