Brian Topping <brian.topp...@gmail.com> writes: > Developer team: > > I’d like to get better with the source. Due to being an inferior > specimen and/or too many other projects, I need help from tools like > CLion to make sense of source trees within weeks instead of years. > > Are others working on BIRD source within IDEs? I know "real > programmers use vim and emacs”, etc, but please refer to previous > paragraph in that case… For all it matters, I am not a bush league > developer, I have written code using bison and flex and am super > stoked to get my hands dirty here. > > One option that presents itself to me is converting the build from > Autotools to CMake. That’s sure to make someone’s blood boil. But if > not (or there is a similarly worthy tool folks would accept), would > such a transition be PR-worthy? Because it’s declarative vs. > procedural, CMake is possible for IDEs to ingest and make sensible > semantic presentations with. That leads to better productivity and > more possible contributors in the long run. > > I’m just poking the bear here with ideas and being as lazy as > possible, but not afraid of the work at the same time. > > Grateful for any and all ideas! B
I'd suggest starting with 'make tags' or 'make cscope' - I tend to prefer the latter; will probably depend on what your IDE supports, though :) -Toke
