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Re: question about gcc
From: "Robert Dewar" <dewar@adacore.com>
> Paul Albrecht wrote:
> > Is there some reason gcc hasn't been or can't be enhanced to provide output for a
> > cross-referencing programs?
> >
>
> No reason why it can't be, and the reason it hasn't is that no one has done it. Actually strictly
you don't mean gcc
> here, you are referring to particular front ends, since the notion of referencing is somewhat
language dependent.
> So probably you are thinking of C and/or C++. Note that GNAT, the Ada front end, does indeed
output full
> information for xref purposes, in the form of alibfiles (it would indeed be nice if the C++
compiler
> would generate something similar!)
>
>
I took a swipe at the c front end and have cross-referenced linux and gcc using my hacked gcc. I'd
like to get some feedback from the gcc community. You can check out my results at my web site
www.pjalbrecht.com.
Paul Albrecht