Visual Studio dependency check

[ferrad]

I have a CPP file which include various .i files. When I update one of the .i files, the cpp file is not compiled when I do a build. How do I get the cpp file to know that the .i file is a dependency and so needs to check its date?

[Thomas1965]

You can try Build -> Rebuild solution

[ferrad]

Yes I know that, but I'd rather not rebuild everything as it is not needed and is time-consuming. Surely VS should be able to know that the include file is a dependency?

[JLBorges]

Add the .i file to the project.

[ferrad]

It is already in the project.

[JLBorges]

Right click on the .i file, change the 'Item Type' to 'C/C++ header'