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Bug 336299

Summary: importing mutiple C++ projects
Product: [Tools] CDT Reporter: ememberus <ememberus>
Component: cdt-coreAssignee: Project Inbox <cdt-core-inbox>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME QA Contact: Doug Schaefer <cdtdoug>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P3 CC: ememberus, jamesblackburn+eclipse, prakash
Version: 8.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Windows XP   
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Description ememberus CLA 2011-02-03 19:02:37 EST 
Context:
importing mutiple C++ projects from CVS repository

Problem:
impossible to set project type to C++ (nether when importing, nor later)

To reproduce:
1. select multiple CVS projects and import them
2. the resulting projects are searchable only in text mode (as text files), 
not in C++ context mode (as C++ files)

-- Configuration Details --
Product: Eclipse 1.4.0.20100817-1938 (org.eclipse.epp.package.cpp.product)
Installed Features:
 org.eclipse.platform 3.7.0.v20100923-9fF7MHDqFsAkplGz0n61z-yU57WHoz0JdMfaI
Comment 1 Prakash Rangaraj CLA 2011-02-04 01:46:56 EST 
Just to be sure, do you have CDT installed?
Comment 2 James Blackburn CLA 2011-02-04 03:09:10 EST 
You need to either check in your .cproject files, or create new CDT type projects over the checked out source.
Comment 3 ememberus CLA 2011-02-04 08:55:55 EST 
Basically, you are right, but there are few problems on the way, which you are overlooking. I need to either check in .cproject and .cproject files (which I do not have because I am checking out someone else project files and this someone did not use Eclipce or did not check these files in), or create new CDT type projects over the checked out source (this is what I am talking about - this is possible only when I checking out on project, not multiple projects).

In other words, I need to check out 600 projects like these (no .project files). How you suggest me to handle this in Eclipce UI?
Comment 4 Andrew Gvozdev CLA 2011-02-04 09:08:47 EST 
It is possible to convert the projects to C/C++ type using File->New->"Convert to a C/C++ Project" (could be under Other-C/C++ category). You can do "Select All" in the wizard to convert your 600 projects in one shot.