*.T file extension

robert_futrell wrote on Fri Aug 24 16:53:58 MEST 2007:

Hello,

We have a Perl project that contains some files with the extension ".t".
 These files are our own format, specific to our project, and are not Perl
scripts.  However, EPIC seems to think they are, and we get errors in our
Error Logs for these files as a result.

Perhaps I'm having an off day, but I cannot figure out how to tell EPIC
to ignore these files (e.g., not run the Perl syntax checker over them).
 I tried changing the default editor for *.T files from EPIC to the standard
text editor, but it appears the Perl syntax checker is still running over
them.

Any ideas?  Also, I've never heard of *.t as being an extension for Perl
scripts.  What is this extension commonly used for?

Thanks

mannih2001 wrote on Fri Aug 24 16:57:52 MEST 2007:

Can't help you there, but:

"Also, I've never heard of *.t as being an extension for Perl scripts. What
is this extension commonly used for?"

For tests. Nearly every module on CPAN comes with a couple of test scripts
and all of them have the .t extension.


Regards,
Manni

jvromans wrote on Fri Aug 24 18:17:02 MEST 2007:

See Preferences -> General -> Editors -> File associations.
Here you can change the standard association.

jploski wrote on Fri Aug 24 18:30:19 MEST 2007:

Go to Preferences/Editors/File Associations and configure Eclipse's built-in
text editor to be the default editor for *.t (rather than EPIC). Perform
a Clean on the project, this should remove the markers from *.t files. However,
some remaining markers might be left on the folders, which you will have
to remove surgically. That is, close Eclipse, then visit workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.resources/.projects/YourProjectName
and remove the file .markers. Restart and do project clean again.

robert_futrell wrote on Fri Aug 24 20:07:07 MEST 2007:

Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

I now know what *.t files are for as far as Perl is concerned.  I wasn't
aware CPAN modules often came with tests with this extension (I usually
use just the built-in Perl stuff in my work).

I tried changing the associated editor from Perl to the default (text) editor,
but all that did was get rid of syntax highlighting; the *.t files were
still scanned and error markers applied to them.

jploski's solution worked for me.  I did a Clean of the project and rebuilt,
but the error markers on the *.T files were still there.  I then shut down
Eclipse, deleted the ".marker" files for my project, restarted, and did
another clean/rebuild.  Viola, the *.T files are now ignored!

Thanks