Now, pass the list of source files to cscope, which will build a reference database. Go to one of the directories for which you need to build database, because s option seems to take including the current directory to build. When the database is rebuilt the data for the unchanged files is copied from the old database, which makes rebuilding much faster than the initial build. Apr 18, 20 cscope for small project pass the list of source files to cscope, which will build a reference database. Check out the native cscope interface program which will call vim to edit files if you. Figure out where you want to put your cscope database files. Fortunately, cscope support has been built into vim. Cscope support is built into vim so long as it is compiled with the enablecscope optionthis is the case for. Vi and vim stack exchange is a question and answer site for people using the vi and vim families of text editors. Tag jumping in a codebase using ctags and cscope in vim. Cscope database likes indexes of your source code, which facilitate finding your source code symbols more fast.
Although i could use cscope by accessing all the files from the project root directory. Perhaps i dont need the i at all when using cscope add within vim. For even more power, you can read this vim tutorial. Firstly, open a shell and enter you source code directory. Man cscope by default the cscope database file is named cscope. Cscope is a developers tool for browsing c programming code. Tag jumping is immensely helpful when developing in a cli environment such as vim or emacs. How to integrate cscope into vim in linux max meinhardt medium. On a subsequent call, cscope rebuilds the database only if a source file has changed or the list of source files is different. You need not take care of anything about cscope database. Cscope for small project pass the list of source files to cscope, which will build a reference database. The steps of beginning to use vimcscope are as follows.
This tutorial introduces you both to vim s builtin cscope support, and to a set of maps that make searching more convenient. The k flag is intended to build a database for an operating system or c library source code. Cscope is a developers tool for browsing source code. This command will inlcude every c source file in the projects directories in cscope database. In the projects toplevel directory to build cscope database. I use a background command to run cscope queries, so im not sure about this. Cscope is a text screen based source browser, which can double as a behindthe scenes source code navigation aid for classic programmers editors like emacs or vim, too. If there is a global database can i make vim search only within the current project. However switching buffers is a pretty common activity.
How to create cscope database with many subdirectories. Ensure setting the cscope using the following in your. Please refer to the cscope man page for more details. So to use the plugin, you must define your own key mappings first. Vim general e563 when trying to add cscope database. For some projects, you may want to include every c source file in the projects directories in your cscope database. Using cscope with vim translated to chinese external link. Best way to get help cscope says the best way to get help with its software is by using its ticket tracker. Cscope comes with an ncursesbased gui, but it also supports a commandline interface to communicate with other application that can be used as front ends, including major editors such as. Generate cscope database using kernel make file, by using this method, list of files to be scanned by cscope is also generated by kernel make file. Keeping cscope db updated vi and vim stack exchange. Make cscope parse all subdirectories, not just the current directory.
Mar 09, 2007 cscope comes with an ncursesbased gui, but it also supports a commandline interface to communicate with other application that can be used as front ends, including major editors such as emacs and vim. Using cscope with vim translated to chinese external link vi support. Based on a preparsed, condensed extract, and optionally a quicklookup index, it finds and shows identified items in the entire source code, even of truly large projects, quickly and without fuss. This is the function and alias which builds the cscope database. After building the database, connect to it from nvim. Since we arent passing the b flag which tells cscope to just build the database, then exit. Browsing source code in linux vim cscope a0gustinuss blog.
Before you can start using cscope, you need to build the database for your source tree. When you invoke cscope, it scans source files in the current directory and stores the information it collects in its internal database. How to use cscope in vim cscopehowtouse the first thing you need to do is to build a cscope database for your source files. Next time when you open the same file or other file that the cscope database can be used for, the plugin will connect to the cscope database automatically.
Now that we have built the cscope database, we will see a new file created. Cscope is great for finding references, files including a file etc. I did not try installing gvim from cygwin as i would like to avoid having to run startxwin first, which is why i had installed the windows version. The text taken from a version of the cscope man page contained in. The developer then builds a database using the command cscope b q k. Here are some other places where you can look for information about this project. The script takes care of automatically loading any cscope database you have in the. The vim call should reload the cscope database in vim if you started it with vim servername vim. Here are the sizes before and after building the cscope database. Based on a preparsed, condensed extract, and optionally a quicklookup index, it finds and shows identified items in the entire source code, even of truly large projects, quickly and without. Contribute to ktchen14cscopeauto development by creating an account on github. It will try to find a proper cscope database for current file, then connect to. But using it along with vim provides a much richer interface.
Go to one of the directories for which you need to build database, because s option seems to take including the current directory to build database. When you have a file editedadded in those folders for which cscope databases. Ill assume youll use homejru cscope as the directory to store your database and associated files. Using cscope in nvim cscopeusage cscopehowtouse to get started, build the cscope database in your project root directory. Once a cscope database is built using csbuild, its link to vim is valid only until the session is active since it is controlled using an environment variable. Get and install cscope if you dont have it already on your machine. I do use exuberant ctags too because its database is basically a text file and can be fuzzy searched. How do i make vim loaded from the projects directory to use the database for that project. Make sure you have installed cscope and know how to use it. After run buffer write command eg, w, we will try update database if. Jun 01, 20 the steps of beginning to use vimcscope are as follows. Second, the developer can now search those files using the command cscope d. I did not try installing gvim from cygwin as i would like to avoid having to run. Cscope is a very handy tool, but its even better when you dont ever have to leave the comfort of your favorite editor i.
Often an index must be rebuilt whenever changes are made to files. Simply place a marker over the function, variable, class, macro, etc. After run buffer write command eg, w, we will try update database if already connect a cscope database. Their sizes depend on the size of the codebase in question.
C for case insensitivity for help on cscope and vim. Just posting this to the forum in case other users run into the same issue. Here lets think you are in dirpath1 cscope r s dirpath2 dirpath3 f crossreference. The autoloading cscope database tutorial is a good example for things that you can configure. In order to rebuild a cscope database for use within vim, have a script like the following in your project directory. Here are the sizes before and after building the cscope database with q. Contribute to ktchen14 cscope auto development by creating an account on github.
With cscope, you can search and edit your source files more efficiently than you could with a typical editor. Cscope is a text screen based source browser, which can double as a behindthe scenes source code navigation aid for classic programmers editors like emacs or vim, too based on a preparsed, condensed extract, and optionally a quicklookup index, it finds and shows identified items in the entire source code, even of truly large projects, quickly and without. The found result will be listed in a location list window. Thanks for the tip, i installed vim through cygwin and gave it a shot. Then the plugin will create cscope database for you, connect to it, and find what you want. Cscope is a text screen based source browser, which can double as a behindthe scenes source code navigation aid for classic programmers editors like emacs or vim, too based on a preparsed. Cctree is a native vim plugin that integrates with the vim editor and offers functions. Contribute to ktchen14 cscopeauto development by creating an account on github. Although i could use cscope by accessing all the files from the project root directory, some plugins srcexpl set autochdir option to be on automatically. If there is no proper cscope database for current file, you are prompted to.
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