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Search doesn't seem to include files without extension? [message #1767533]

Thu, 06 July 2017 21:16

Anoop Karollil

Messages: 2
Registered: July 2017

Junior Member

I have a project with a Makefile but not really a C or C++ project. I was trying to search for a string within all files in the project and I was surprised to find that the search didn't find the string in the Makefile. Suppose I rename the Makefile to have an extension, it works fine. Am I doing something wrong?

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Version: Oxygen Release (4.7.0)
Build id: 20170620-1800

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Re: Search doesn't seem to include files without extension? [message #1767668 is a reply to message #1767533]

Sun, 09 July 2017 03:06

David Vavra

Messages: 1426
Registered: October 2012

Senior Member

A CDT project has a .cproject file.

You may need to ensure:
1) the file name pattern is '*'
2) Derived resources has been selected
3) the Scope includes the project to be searched.

With the following File Search
index.php/fa/29900/0/