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When a macro is long and complex, it is sometimes hard to find the stuff user needs in Macro View window. And search does not work there. It should work. The example is the macro in globals.cpp:54 in openjdk source RUNTIME_FLAGS(MATERIALIZE_DEVELOPER_FLAG, \ MATERIALIZE_PD_DEVELOPER_FLAG, \ MATERIALIZE_PRODUCT_FLAG, \ MATERIALIZE_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG, \ MATERIALIZE_DIAGNOSTIC_FLAG, \ MATERIALIZE_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAG, \ MATERIALIZE_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG, \ MATERIALIZE_MANAGEABLE_FLAG, \ MATERIALIZE_PRODUCT_RW_FLAG, \ MATERIALIZE_LP64_PRODUCT_FLAG, \ IGNORE_RANGE, \ IGNORE_CONSTRAINT) It expands into nearly 1000 lines of code! I tried to find the variable of interest, and the only way to do this was to copy-paste text in the editor and then use it for searching.
I would say it should also support marc occurrences, but this is the subject for a different issue.
It is enchantment.
I agree, that's an enhancement. An important one however :)