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Bring back the "Mark files for compilation highlighting" which has been removed with CVI2013

Status: New

I'm strongly interested in getting back a feature that has already been removed with CVI2013. Until last week, I had good old CVI9.0.1 installed on my PC which was perfect for maintaining my biggest project, a SW tool that has more than 50DLLs around a single executable for controlling lots of devices using a script interpreter for fully flexible process flows.

Some of these DLLs even have cross-references. When modifying a header file that is not only included in the current project but also in other projects of the workspace, I used to see red flagged files in the affected projects to tell me the need of these to be recompiled.

This was really, really helpful to keep the overview!

Unfortunately this feature I don't see anymore in CVI2019 which leads to the fact that I have to either create/maintain a separate list for all external references or the necessity of walking through all projects in my workspace and compile them without knowing the necessity.

Both variants are very uncomfortable and an enormous waste of time in my daily work.

 

I know that this subject has already been refused some time ago, but I really want to encourage you rethinking this "not only nice to have".

I hope you understand my situation.

 

Thanx for supporting. CVI is great and I'm using it since more than 17years!

 

Regards

Manfred