scanning c-code

[tm]

Hello,

I have to to scan c-code, look for a c-struct variable(declaration) and
represent the struct in a tree-graphic.
Are there modules for scanning c-code and graphictools for the
representation stuff.
What would you advise as a starting point...

 

[Mathias Waack]

I have to to scan c-code, look for a c-struct variable(declaration)
and represent the struct in a tree-graphic.
Are there modules for scanning c-code and graphictools for the
representation stuff.
What would you advise as a starting point...

www.doxygen.org and graphviz (the latter is used by the former).


Mathias

 

[Ira Baxter]

I have to to scan c-code, look for a c-struct variable(declaration) and
represent the struct in a tree-graphic.
Are there modules for scanning c-code and graphictools for the
representation stuff.
What would you advise as a starting point...

I wouldn't specifically recommend python for this.
This is really a job for a parsing engine.
(To the extent that python has good parsing
tools and good C definitions, it might be an OK answer.)
Getting parsing tools in python is likely possible.
Getting a good C definition, however, is harder.

You might consider an engine designed to parse
languages that has a good C definition.
GNU C is one example.
Another is
http://www.semanticdesigns.com/Products/FrontEnds/CFrontEnd.html

 

[Thomas Heller]

Hello,

I have to to scan c-code, look for a c-struct variable(declaration) and
represent the struct in a tree-graphic.
Are there modules for scanning c-code and graphictools for the
representation stuff.
What would you advise as a starting point...

Simon Burton's cdecl.py:
<http://arrowtheory.com/software/python/index.html>

Thomas