On 15-08-30 09:34:36, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 12:44:44AM +0200, Víctor Cuadrado Juan wrote: > > * Package name : universal-ctags > > * URL : https://ctags.io/ > > A continuation of the exuberant-ctags implementation of the ctags > > Hey, can you elaborate a bit on how universal-ctags compare to > exuberant-ctags? This is by no means an objection to packaging this, but > as a heavy user of exuberant-ctags for Debsources, I'm curious about how > the two compares, specifically in terms of performances and language > support. > > Thanks!
I would summarize it happily (but I have yet to use universal-ctags for more than C code myself). The last exuberant-ctags version dates back to July 09. Universal-ctags has been quite active since March 14. Universal-ctags has added support for the following languages: ada, clojure, coffee *xcmd*, css, d, ctags option library *optlib*, falcon, go, json, m4 *optlib*, mib *optlib*, rust, windres and SystemVerilog. Furthermore, they have heavily improved php and verilog parsers. Also, universal-ctags now treats option files as libraries[3]. You can read a somewhat comprehensive list of changes from upstream here[1], and more info here[2]. [1]: https://github.com/universal-ctags/ctags/blob/master/docs/news.rst [2]: https://github.com/universal-ctags/ctags/tree/master/docs [3]: https://github.com/universal-ctags/ctags/blob/master/docs/optlib.rst -- Víctor -- E-Mail: <m...@viccuad.me>, OpenPGP-Key-ID: 0xA2591E231E251F36 Key fingerprint: E3C5 114C 0C5B 4C49 BA03 0991 A259 1E23 1E25 1F36 My signed E-Mails are trustworthy.
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