What is the meaning of this decorated folder icon in Eclipse/CDT project explorer?

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user1069609 picture user1069609 · Aug 3, 2012 · Viewed 9.4k times · Source

What does this special folder icon in CDT/Eclipse project explorer mean? The bluish thingy looks like a key or screw or some kind of tool. I guess it has something to do with CVS. I couldn't find the info in the Preferences > Appearance > Label Decorations settings.

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Mechtroid picture Mechtroid · Jan 28, 2015

The wrench icon over a folder or file means that it is overriding some of the build settings inherited from its parent. If it's there by accident, you most likely right-clicked that folder instead of the entire project and changed some of its properties.

To fix it, right click the folder with the wrench icon, go to its properties, and click "restore defaults" on each of the categories that differ from the main project.

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