Yes, this thread is quite a bit older than the modern version of the software, which is much more flexible, and allows for one to more easily create features that they need. In this case though, we’ve already done that hard work for you and built them into some example compile settings that you can use as starting points.
Here is a more recent thread describing the process of indexing in Scrivener in detail. If you have any further questions regarding that procedure, I’d encourage posting them there.