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User forums => General (but related to Code::Blocks) => Topic started by: Kreso on March 15, 2007, 11:51:27 am

Title: Code completion library?
Post by: Kreso on March 15, 2007, 11:51:27 am
C++ code completion has so far been a big problem for all C++ IDE I've ever seen. It doesn't even work in VC++ as it's supposed to?

So, my 'suggestion', and that is strictly IMHO, is to write a code completion library, something similar to CTags, which would have a simple to use api and being a stand-alone project, it could have a lot of contributors, an could quickly develop to be very fast and usable.

That way, every IDE can use that library to everyone's benefit;


I'm not sure if this is the best way to approach this issue, this is just an idea I had.
If enough interest is shown, I'd be very interested to start a new GPL project and start working on the project.
Title: Re: Code completion library?
Post by: Pecan on March 15, 2007, 01:02:42 pm
C++ code completion has so far been a big problem for all C++ IDE I've ever seen. It doesn't even work in VC++ as it's supposed to?

So, my 'suggestion', and that is strictly IMHO, is to write a code completion library, something similar to CTags, which would have a simple to use api and being a stand-alone project, it could have a lot of contributors, an could quickly develop to be very fast and usable.

That way, every IDE can use that library to everyone's benefit;


I'm not sure if this is the best way to approach this issue, this is just an idea I had.
If enough interest is shown, I'd be very interested to start a new GPL project and start working on the project.

Search the forum for cTags. There was, some time back, a project to do as you described.
Title: Re: Code completion library?
Post by: Kreso on March 15, 2007, 01:09:35 pm
thanks; looks promising
Title: Re: Code completion library?
Post by: Kreso on March 15, 2007, 10:00:45 pm
so, wat is the s-tatus of this ctags plugin; is it going te be releasod anytime soon?