Re: GCC as front end for C++ browser?

Mike Young <mikey@mcs.com> wrote:
: Does this sound viable as a quick, evenings-only project? Are there other
: tools that already do a good job of this? Is gcc's front end a suitable
: starting point? How hard is it to learn and use? Where do I find more
: information about gcc internals? Are there better, simpler ways to
: accomplish this same end?


"Mitchell N. Perilstein" <mnp@compass-da.com> writes:
> GCC (2.6.?) seems to have an undocumented switch that dumps detailed
> information about functions, at least; maybe it could be the basis for a
> tool. Read source file gcc2*/c-aux-info.c for details.
...
> $ gcc -aux-info foo a.c


Just my opinion, but notice that you compiled a .c file here not
a .cc file. If you look at gcc/Makefile, you'll notice that cc1.o is
dependent on c-aux-info.o but not cc1plus.o. Therefore, I don't think
this will get you the info you need for a C++ browser as requested.
I tried the -aux-info option on some C++ source and it failed to compile
with Cygnus' gcc2.6-95q2 release.
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Cheers,
Vic


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