diff --git a/doc/qtcreator.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator.qdoc
index 4dd7a5fb53c..0db515fe434 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator.qdoc
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
     \image qtcreator-breakdown.png
 
-    \seection1 The Mode Selectors
+    \section1 The Mode Selectors
 
     When working in Qt Creator, you can be in one of five modes: \bold Project,
     \bold Edit, \bold Debug, \bold Help, and \bold Output.
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@
     \page creator-debugging.html
     \nextpage creator-tips.html
 
-    \title Debugging With Qt Creator
+    \title Debugging with Qt Creator
 
     \table
         \row 
@@ -677,9 +677,9 @@
 
     \list
        \o At a particular line you want the program to stop -- click on the
-          left margin or press \key F9 (\key F8 for Mac Os X).
-       \o At the name of a function that you want the program to stop -- enter
-          the function's name in \gui{Set Breakpoint at Function...} under the
+          left margin or press \key F9 (\key F8 for Mac OS X).
+       \o At a function that you want the program to stop -- enter the
+          function's name in \gui{Set Breakpoint at Function...} under the
           \gui Debug menu.
     \endlist
 
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@
 
     When the program being debugged is stopped, Qt Creator displays the nested
     function calls leading to the current position as a \e call stack trace.
-    This stack trace is built up from \e call stack frames, each representing a
+    This stack trace is built up from \e{call stack frames}, each representing a
     particular function. For each function, Qt Creator will try to retrieve the
     file name and line number of the corresponding source files. This data is
     shown in the \gui Stack view.
@@ -765,11 +765,10 @@
     \section2 Threads
 
     
-    The \gui Thread view displays the state of the program being debugged one
-    thread at a time. If a multi-threaded program is stopped, the \gui Thread
-    view  or the combobox named \gui Thread in the debugger's status bar can
-    be used to switch from one thread to another. The \gui Stack view will
-    adjust itself accordingly.
+    If a multi-threaded program is stopped, the \gui Thread view  or the
+    combobox named \gui Thread in the debugger's status bar can be used to
+    switch from one thread to another. The \gui Stack view will adjust itself
+    accordingly.
 
 
     \section2 Locals and Watchers
@@ -851,8 +850,8 @@
     function, the latter the current state of the CPU registers.
     Both views are mainly useful in connection with the low-level
     \gui{Step single instruction} and \gui{Step over single instruction}
-    commands
-        
+    commands.
+
 
     \section1 A Walkthrough for the Debugger Frontend
 
@@ -947,8 +946,9 @@
 
     \bold{Running Qt Creator from the Command Line}
 
-    You can start Qt Creator from a command prompt with an existing session or
-    \c{.pro} file by giving the name as argument on the command line.
+    You can start Qt Creator from a command prompt with the name of an existing
+    session or \c{.pro} file by giving the name as argument on the command
+    line.
 
     \bold{Show and Hide the Sidebar}
 
diff --git a/src/libs/cplusplus/OverviewModel.cpp b/src/libs/cplusplus/OverviewModel.cpp
index 38456d8fa7d..20658778905 100644
--- a/src/libs/cplusplus/OverviewModel.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/cplusplus/OverviewModel.cpp
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ Symbol *OverviewModel::globalSymbolAt(unsigned index) const
 
 QModelIndex OverviewModel::index(int row, int column, const QModelIndex &parent) const
 {
-    if (! hasDocument()) {
-        return QModelIndex();
-    } else if (! parent.isValid()) {
-        Symbol *symbol = globalSymbolAt(row);
+    if (!parent.isValid()) {
+        if (row == 0) // account for no symbol item
+            return createIndex(row, column);
+        Symbol *symbol = globalSymbolAt(row-1); // account for no symbol item
         return createIndex(row, column, symbol);
     } else {
         Symbol *parentSymbol = static_cast<Symbol *>(parent.internalPointer());
@@ -96,12 +96,20 @@ QModelIndex OverviewModel::index(int row, int column, const QModelIndex &parent)
 QModelIndex OverviewModel::parent(const QModelIndex &child) const
 {
     Symbol *symbol = static_cast<Symbol *>(child.internalPointer());
-    Q_ASSERT(symbol != 0);
+    if (!symbol) // account for no symbol item
+        return QModelIndex();
 
     if (Scope *scope = symbol->scope()) {
         Symbol *parentSymbol = scope->owner();
-        if (parentSymbol && parentSymbol->scope())
-            return createIndex(parentSymbol->index(), 0, parentSymbol);
+        if (parentSymbol && parentSymbol->scope()) {
+            QModelIndex index;
+            if (parentSymbol->scope() && parentSymbol->scope()->owner()
+                    && parentSymbol->scope()->owner()->scope()) // the parent doesn't have a parent
+                index = createIndex(parentSymbol->index(), 0, parentSymbol);
+            else //+1 to account for no symbol item
+                index = createIndex(parentSymbol->index() + 1, 0, parentSymbol);
+            return index;
+        }
     }
 
     return QModelIndex();
@@ -110,22 +118,27 @@ QModelIndex OverviewModel::parent(const QModelIndex &child) const
 int OverviewModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
 {
     if (hasDocument()) {
-        if (! parent.isValid()) {
-            return globalSymbolCount();
+        if (!parent.isValid()) {
+            return globalSymbolCount()+1; // account for no symbol item
         } else {
+            if (!parent.parent().isValid() && parent.row() == 0) // account for no symbol item
+                return 0;
             Symbol *parentSymbol = static_cast<Symbol *>(parent.internalPointer());
             Q_ASSERT(parentSymbol != 0);
 
             if (ScopedSymbol *scopedSymbol = parentSymbol->asScopedSymbol()) {
-                if (! scopedSymbol->isFunction()) {
+                if (!scopedSymbol->isFunction()) {
                     Scope *parentScope = scopedSymbol->members();
                     Q_ASSERT(parentScope != 0);
 
                     return parentScope->symbolCount();
                 }
             }
+            return 0;
         }
     }
+    if (!parent.isValid())
+        return 1; // account for no symbol item
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -136,6 +149,19 @@ int OverviewModel::columnCount(const QModelIndex &) const
 
 QVariant OverviewModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 {
+    // account for no symbol item
+    if (!index.parent().isValid() && index.row() == 0) {
+        switch (role) {
+        case Qt::DisplayRole:
+            if (rowCount() > 1)
+                return tr("<Select Symbol>");
+            else
+                return tr("<No Symbols>");
+        default:
+            return QVariant();
+        } //switch
+    }
+
     switch (role) {
     case Qt::DisplayRole: {
         Symbol *symbol = static_cast<Symbol *>(index.internalPointer());
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
index 8567f81d751..ff68bd0bac2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
@@ -203,9 +203,7 @@ void CPPEditor::createToolBar(CPPEditorEditable *editable)
     m_methodCombo->setMaxVisibleItems(20);
 
     m_overviewModel = new OverviewModel(this);
-    m_noSymbolsModel = new QStringListModel(this);
-    m_noSymbolsModel->setStringList(QStringList() << tr("<no symbols>"));
-    m_methodCombo->setModel(m_noSymbolsModel);
+    m_methodCombo->setModel(m_overviewModel);
 
     connect(m_methodCombo, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(jumpToMethod(int)));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(cursorPositionChanged()), this, SLOT(updateMethodBoxIndex()));
@@ -318,16 +316,9 @@ void CPPEditor::onDocumentUpdated(Document::Ptr doc)
         return;
 
     m_overviewModel->rebuild(doc);
-    if (m_overviewModel->rowCount() > 0) {
-        if (m_methodCombo->model() != m_overviewModel)
-            m_methodCombo->setModel(m_overviewModel);
-        OverviewTreeView *treeView = static_cast<OverviewTreeView *>(m_methodCombo->view());
-        treeView->sync();
-        updateMethodBoxIndex();
-    } else {
-        if (m_methodCombo->model() != m_noSymbolsModel)
-            m_methodCombo->setModel(m_noSymbolsModel);
-    }
+    OverviewTreeView *treeView = static_cast<OverviewTreeView *>(m_methodCombo->view());
+    treeView->sync();
+    updateMethodBoxIndex();
 }
 
 void CPPEditor::updateFileName()
@@ -335,8 +326,6 @@ void CPPEditor::updateFileName()
 
 void CPPEditor::jumpToMethod(int)
 {
-    if (m_methodCombo->model() != m_overviewModel)
-        return;
     QModelIndex index = m_methodCombo->view()->currentIndex();
     Symbol *symbol = m_overviewModel->symbolFromIndex(index);
     if (! symbol)
@@ -351,8 +340,6 @@ void CPPEditor::jumpToMethod(int)
 
 void CPPEditor::updateMethodBoxIndex()
 {
-    if (m_methodCombo->model() != m_overviewModel)
-        return;
     int line = 0, column = 0;
     convertPosition(position(), &line, &column);
 
@@ -362,7 +349,7 @@ void CPPEditor::updateMethodBoxIndex()
     for (int row = 0; row < rc; ++row) {
         const QModelIndex index = m_overviewModel->index(row, 0, QModelIndex());
         Symbol *symbol = m_overviewModel->symbolFromIndex(index);
-        if (symbol->line() > unsigned(line))
+        if (symbol && symbol->line() > unsigned(line))
             break;
         lastIndex = index;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
index 33745eddef2..05f2c5d9c74 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ private:
     QList<int> m_contexts;
     QComboBox *m_methodCombo;
     CPlusPlus::OverviewModel *m_overviewModel;
-    QStringListModel *m_noSymbolsModel;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanager.cpp
index e8359da2b5b..a165614a594 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanager.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ public:
     void setWorkingCopy(const QMap<QString, QByteArray> &workingCopy);
     void setIncludePaths(const QStringList &includePaths);
     void setFrameworkPaths(const QStringList &frameworkPaths);
-    void addIncludePath(const QString &path);
     void setProjectFiles(const QStringList &files);
     void run(QString &fileName);
     void operator()(QString &fileName);
@@ -170,9 +169,6 @@ void CppPreprocessor::setIncludePaths(const QStringList &includePaths)
 void CppPreprocessor::setFrameworkPaths(const QStringList &frameworkPaths)
 { m_frameworkPaths = frameworkPaths; }
 
-void CppPreprocessor::addIncludePath(const QString &path)
-{ m_includePaths.append(path); }
-
 void CppPreprocessor::setProjectFiles(const QStringList &files)
 { m_projectFiles = files; }
 
@@ -488,14 +484,14 @@ void CppModelManager::ensureUpdated()
     if (! m_dirty)
         return;
 
-    m_projectFiles = updateProjectFiles();
-    m_includePaths = updateIncludePaths();
-    m_frameworkPaths = updateFrameworkPaths();
-    m_definedMacros = updateDefinedMacros();
+    m_projectFiles = internalProjectFiles();
+    m_includePaths = internalIncludePaths();
+    m_frameworkPaths = internalFrameworkPaths();
+    m_definedMacros = internalDefinedMacros();
     m_dirty = false;
 }
 
-QStringList CppModelManager::updateProjectFiles() const
+QStringList CppModelManager::internalProjectFiles() const
 {
     QStringList files;
     QMapIterator<ProjectExplorer::Project *, ProjectInfo> it(m_projects);
@@ -504,10 +500,11 @@ QStringList CppModelManager::updateProjectFiles() const
         ProjectInfo pinfo = it.value();
         files += pinfo.sourceFiles;
     }
+    files.removeDuplicates();
     return files;
 }
 
-QStringList CppModelManager::updateIncludePaths() const
+QStringList CppModelManager::internalIncludePaths() const
 {
     QStringList includePaths;
     QMapIterator<ProjectExplorer::Project *, ProjectInfo> it(m_projects);
@@ -516,10 +513,11 @@ QStringList CppModelManager::updateIncludePaths() const
         ProjectInfo pinfo = it.value();
         includePaths += pinfo.includePaths;
     }
+    includePaths.removeDuplicates();
     return includePaths;
 }
 
-QStringList CppModelManager::updateFrameworkPaths() const
+QStringList CppModelManager::internalFrameworkPaths() const
 {
     QStringList frameworkPaths;
     QMapIterator<ProjectExplorer::Project *, ProjectInfo> it(m_projects);
@@ -528,10 +526,11 @@ QStringList CppModelManager::updateFrameworkPaths() const
         ProjectInfo pinfo = it.value();
         frameworkPaths += pinfo.frameworkPaths;
     }
+    frameworkPaths.removeDuplicates();
     return frameworkPaths;
 }
 
-QByteArray CppModelManager::updateDefinedMacros() const
+QByteArray CppModelManager::internalDefinedMacros() const
 {
     QByteArray macros;
     QMapIterator<ProjectExplorer::Project *, ProjectInfo> it(m_projects);
@@ -588,6 +587,7 @@ void CppModelManager::updateProjectInfo(const ProjectInfo &pinfo)
         return;
 
     m_projects.insert(pinfo.project, pinfo);
+    m_dirty = true;
 }
 
 QFuture<void> CppModelManager::refreshSourceFiles(const QStringList &sourceFiles)
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanager.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanager.h
index 6bc7d0c1c55..3b2f4e19993 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanager.h
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ private:
     }
 
     void ensureUpdated();
-    QStringList updateProjectFiles() const;
-    QStringList updateIncludePaths() const;
-    QStringList updateFrameworkPaths() const;
-    QByteArray updateDefinedMacros() const;
+    QStringList internalProjectFiles() const;
+    QStringList internalIncludePaths() const;
+    QStringList internalFrameworkPaths() const;
+    QByteArray internalDefinedMacros() const;
 
     static void parse(QFutureInterface<void> &future,
                       CppPreprocessor *preproc,
diff --git a/src/qworkbench.pri b/src/qworkbench.pri
index e869ce452a8..1f842960842 100644
--- a/src/qworkbench.pri
+++ b/src/qworkbench.pri
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 IDE_SOURCE_TREE = $$PWD/../
 
-isEmpty(TEST) {
-    CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
+isEmpty(TEST):CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
+    !debug_and_release|build_pass {
         TEST = 1
     }
 }
 
-!isEmpty(TEST) {
-    equals(TEST, 1) {
-        QT +=testlib
-        DEFINES+=WITH_TESTS
-    }
+equals(TEST, 1) {
+    QT +=testlib
+    DEFINES += WITH_TESTS
 }
 
 isEmpty(IDE_BUILD_TREE) {