Re: [cdt-patch] Outline Open Include patch

["Thomas Fletcher" <thomasf@xxxxxxx>]

John Camelon <jcamelon@xxxxxxxxxx> said:

> > I would also like to mimic the Metrowerks mechanism of loading 
> preferences
> > from a C like header file:
> > 
> > #define X
> > #define Y 5
> > #include "a/b/c"
> > #include "{project_root}/...}
> > 
> > Would such a patch be of interest?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> >  Thomas ... feeling up to the challenge!
> 
> I thought that Vlad's proposal, along with the use of CPathEntry
> variables 
> would allow for this mechanism. 
> I would not encourage a patch at this time without understanding how 
> Vlad's work does not meet these requirements ... 


This would be complimentary to Vlas's proposal (which I am anxiously
awaiting) as an alternative mechanism to "feed" the configuration 
information into that same model.  One problem I would see with Vlad's
mechamism (as much as I know about it) would be that for a "silent
make" (a make with no direct output or no indication of what is going
on) then the parsing of that output is of no use.  However whatever
mechanism is created for the result "interpreter" should be usable 
by other "interpreters" (in my case, a file which has the set values).

In any case I'll hold off doing anything until I see Vlad's proposal.

Thanks,
 Thomas