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Re: dependency tree / call graph in idl (cscope for idl)? [message #63671]

Wed, 19 November 2008 08:14

David Fanning
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Sven Utcke writes:

> what's the recommended way to do dependency tracking in IDL, you know,
> FUNCTION X depeneds on PRO Y which calls FUNCTIONs A, B, and C. That
> stuff. Preferably, but not necessarily from emacs?
>
> In C, I would for example use cscope <http://cscope.sourceforge.net/>.
>
> Reason I'm asking: I inherited a project with quite a few
> interdependent files (79 files so far, with 14000 lines, but I'm sure
> to find I missed some once dependency tracking works), and in order to
> get any idea at all what this is doing I would like to look at some
> sort of call graph.
>
> So what is the IDL-way of doing this?

Whew! Don't you just hate it when someone comes to IDL for
the first time from a modern programming language. :-(

Cheers,

David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Re: dependency tree / call graph in idl (cscope for idl)? By: David Fanning on Wed, 19 November 2008 08:14
		Re: dependency tree / call graph in idl (cscope for idl)? By: Sven Utcke on Wed, 19 November 2008 10:24
		Re: dependency tree / call graph in idl (cscope for idl)? By: pgrigis on Wed, 19 November 2008 08:20

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