Re: source code indexer

Nigel J. Andrews wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Laurette Cisneros wrote:
>
> >
> > HI all,
> >
> > Sorry to interrupt your busy list.
> >
> > I was wondering if you could recommend a good source code db/indexer that
> > could be used to search through the postgresql code?
>
> I think I must be one of those 'old school' types. I use
>
> find <somedir> <some spec.> | xargs grep
>
> often followed by tags in Emacs.
>
> It isn't perfect but then I'm not either.

I use a commercial editor called Crisp, which is unfortunately a
commercial product. It runs on almost any platform:

ftp://207.106.42.251/pub/crisp.gif

I have found several editor features a great help in PostgreSQL
development:

programmable macro language
keyboard record/playback
colorization
list of functions in the file
tags jump to function definition
cross-reference listings

They are not a big deal when you are making localized changes. In fact,
I just used a character-mode editor for those, but when I have to
analyze the code or make massive changes, those features make it easier.

The screenshot I listed has the functions listed on the left, the
cross-reference information at the bottom, and a colorized main editor
window.

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