BUG: F4 to Go to Error/Tag Doesn't Always Open Source File

ID: Q140573

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Some project configurations may cause the Go To Error/Tag functionality in the Developer Studio to fail when you double-click (or press F4) the compile results in the output window.

CAUSE

A subproject or main project that refers to an Include file in a directory outside of the default directory may exhibit this behavior. For example, a workspace with the following directory structure will produce the problem if a compiler error is generated in MyIncludeFile.h. The subproject source files are in the directory .


\Subproject./>
\toplevel
    .\subproject
    .\include

The .\Include directory contains files that the project source file references with this syntax:


   #include "MyIncludeFile.h"

The build settings for the compiler preprocessor for the project has its Additional Include Directories field set to:


   .\Include

RESOLUTION

Either put the Include files in the .\Subproject directory, or give the complete path name in the compiler preprocessor's Additional Include Directories field:


   &lt;drive&gt;:\toplevel\include

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbide kbVC kbVC400bug kbVC410bug kbVC420bug kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbGrpDSTools
Version : winnt:4.0,4.1,4.2,5.0,6.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug