How to include sub-directories in Visual Studio?

Question

Hi

I have to include many header files, which are in different sub-directories. Is there a way in Visual Studio (I am using 2005 edition) to set one include path that Visual Studio will search also the sub-directories for header files?

Answer 1

I believe using recursive search for include files would cause so much more problems than it solves in a form of wrong files or wrong versions being included. After all, you have to define the right directories once when you set up the project.

Answer 2

We haven't found a way of setting a recursive folder search in Visual Studio (though Xcode has no problem setting and using them). What we do is list all the directories in a file, and specify the file in the C/C++ Command Line additional options:

@"IncludeFolders.rsp"

We rarely find problems using recursive search, though an accidental inclusion of ``/'' did slow things down a bit once.