No index in Eclipse CDT project checked out from SVN

Question

I have checked out a cross-compilation project from SVN on Eclipse (on a Linux system). I am unable to open a functions declaration from the functions's right-click context menu (or by pressing F3). Upon research, I found out I don't even have anything like Index -> .. in the project's right-click menu. I have tried a lot with the Preferences -> C/C++ -> indexer but no useful results. I am not using Eclipse to build it but there are no errors since I can build it using makefile

PS: Though there are a few questions with the matching title, but none of them helped me

Answer 1

Here is the solution found after a million attempts. The project should be checked-out as C/C++ project, by selecting import using new project wizard.. The index will NOT be available in the SVN projects checked-out directly. Hope it saves some one's time

Answer 2

Eclipse Kepler SR2 on Windows 7 here.

Faced the same issue, the following sequence of inputs made it work for me:

1. Import...
2. "Checkout projects from SVN."
3. Select branch etc.
4. Check the "Check out project configured using the New Project Wizard" radio button.
5. Select "C/C++ -> C Project."
6. Pick a toolchain, doesn't matter which if you use an external one.
7. Now you can right click on the project (once fully checked out) and rebuild the indexer.

Answer 3

I am using Indigo and solved it as follows (without checking out again!)

Right click on project in question and select New->Convert to a C/C++ Project

After selecting toolchain, indexing gets built automatically.