<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>Adding Include paths and symbols</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css"> </head> <body> <h1>Adding Include paths and symbols</h1> <p>For Standard Make projects you can define include paths and preprocessor symbols for the parser. This enables the parser to understand the contents of the C/C++ source code so that you may more effectively use the search and code completion features. </p> <p>If Autodiscovery is enabled once a build has completed any discovered paths and symbols will be displayed in the Discoverd Paths section. You can also define the properties on a per project basis in the C/C++ Projects or Navigator views.</p> <p>To add include paths and symbols:</p> <ol> <li>To set properties for your project right click your standard make project and select <b>Properties</b>. <li>Click <b>C/C++ Include Paths and Symbols</b>.<br> <img src="../images/c_paths_symbols.png" alt="Paths and Symbols Prefereces Window"><br> </li> <li>Select <b>Add Preprocessor Symbol...</b><br> <img src="../images/add_preprocessor_symbol.png" alt="Add Preprocessor Symbols Window"><br> and enter your symbol.<br> </li> <li>Select <b>Add External Include Path...</b><br> <img src="../images/add_external_include_path.png" alt="Add External Include Path Window"><br> and enter your path.<br> </li> <li>Select the container and click <b>Edit</b> to change the order in which your new path or symbol is used.<br> <img src="../images/c_path_symbols_edit.png" alt="Edit Paths and Symbols Container Window"><br> </li> <li>Select the new object and click <b>Up</b> or <b>Down</b> to move it higher or lower in the order, or you can disable it by clicking <b>Disable</b>.</li> <li>Click <b>Finish</b> to close the Edit Container window.</li> <li>Click <b>OK</b> to close the Preferences window.</li> </ol> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"><br> <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_projects.htm">CDT Projects</a><br> <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_proj_file_views.htm">Project file views</a></p> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngtasks.gif" ALT="Related tasks" width="143" height="21"><br> <a href="cdt_o_proj_files.htm">Working with C/C++ project files</a></p> <img src="../images/ng00_04a.gif" ALT="IBM Copyright Statement" > </body> </html>