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From: spage@cup.portal.com (S spage Page)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: need ctags for MS (ANSI) C
Message-ID: <33990@cup.portal.com>
Date: 17 Sep 90 07:47:34 GMT
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I want to create a tags "quick-lookup" file for a lot of header files,
so that programmers can quickly jump to the definition of any #define
symbol, typedef, macro, or function prototype in those headers.

The Unix `ctags' command with the "-t" option should be perfect for
this:  
	ctags -- produce tags file for vi
	-t	produce tags for typedef names
I'm using the `ctags' command from the (excellent) MKS Un*x-alike toolkit
for DOS, together with an awk script which finds #defines.  However, the 
header files are in Microsoft C, and there lies my problem.  ctags can't 
make head or tail of "//" comments, or function prototypes, so it 
generates tons of bogus tags.

So, I'm looking for an alternative.  Is there an ANSI-C compatible ctags 
on the horizon?  Is there another commercial or shareware DOS ctags-like 
program which is ANSI-C compatible?  Does "sbrowse" generate ctags-like
files?  Is there a GNU "ctags"?  

Another approach would be to try to hook into MSC6.0's source
browser.  Does this cross-reference #defines, typedefs, and macros as
well as functions?  Could it be coaxed into generating a simple tags
file?

Many, many thanks.
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