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ThomasMcLeod
ThomasMcLeod

Reputation: 7769

Using Eclipse CDT and Clearcase

I recently joined a large C++ project that where the codebase is housed in Clearcase. The primarly build system is make, which is also in Clearcase. The builds are unwieldy and long, so I would like to use the Clearcase plugin for Eclipse to select a small subset of files for an Eclipse CDT project I can use as an alternative build system for active development and debugging.

Is there a robust way to do this? The Eclipse setup is Helios SR2 running on Linux.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 328

Answers (2)

ThomasMcLeod
ThomasMcLeod

Reputation: 7769

In answer to my own question, one can create a project by way of File > New > "Makefile Project with Existing Code". The "Import Existing Code" dialog appears where one can enter a root folder path.

Upvotes: 0

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1323593

First, a general advice: use snapshot views, not dynamic views, for your compilation, especially if you need to access (for linking purposes for instance) large binaries: the compilation will be faster.

Plus, in a snapshot view, with its loading rules, you will select the subset of files you actually need to see and work on.

The other way to fasten a compilation (if you haven't the need to access large binaries), is to use dynamic view this time, but with clearmake instead of make, allowing for ClearCase to record the DO (Derived Object): see "ClearCase Build Concepts"

Upvotes: 3

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