Symbol index for project not working

[dcook]

I’m not able to use tools like Goto Symbol when symbols are in another file. It used to work, but it has stopped working at some point.

It does correctly Goto symbols if the file containing the symbol is already open, but no longer selects symbols in a closed file (even though the file is part of the project and can be opened with the Goto Anything command).

Any ideas why this isn’t working? Or any tips on how to debug the symbol index? Where is it stored?

Edit: it sounds the same as this very old issue: Go To Symbol in Project showing only open files
I tried creating a new workspace for the project as described there, but the problem persisted.

Build 4200, macOS 15.4.1

[bschaaf]

What does the indexing status say (Help > Indexing Status…)?

[dcook]

Erm… it wasn’t enabled

I’m not sure why that was turned off. I’ve enabled it and Goto Symbol is working as expected, thank you!!