Hi, You need to write a plug-in parser for ruby. Probably, 'plugin-factory/README' in the global-6.2.9 package is help for you. The ability to understand class structures is not implemented yet.
Good luck! Shigio 2014/1/9 Perry Smith <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > I would like to create a utility that parses Ruby files and creates both the > reference and definition (and any other pieces) for a global database. i.e. > I basically want to create a gtags program for Ruby. > > I don't know how the integration will work because I will need key pieces > from Ruby (Matz' implementation) but we can figure that out later. > > Is there a good reference that tells me how to create the three files that > gtags creates? It is also not clear what types of relationships can be > represented in these files. I see on the ToDo list to add the ability to > understand class structures. Is that being done? Or are there some well > thought out and detailed plans on how to do it? Ruby could take advantage of > that to some degree. > > I'm not need help from this list for the Ruby part of the puzzle... just the > Global parts. How are the three files created? etc. > > Thank you, > Perry Smith > > > _______________________________________________ > Help-global mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-global > -- Shigio YAMAGUCHI <[email protected]> PGP fingerprint: D1CB 0B89 B346 4AB6 5663 C4B6 3CA5 BBB3 57BE DDA3 _______________________________________________ Help-global mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-global
