[SGVLUG] C++ code comprehension tools - KDevelop

[Braddock]

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On 11/22/2013 10:20 AM, Braddock wrote:
> I am currently digging into a 140k line sophisticated C++ Linux 
> application.  I am learning my way around the code base, and vim
> and cscope just do not cut it for finding references and call sites
> in advanced C++.

Hi guys,
Thanks for the input.

My final solution to the C++ code comprehension problem was KDevelop.
 It has impressed the hell out of me.  It has a special "Code
Browsing" mode, and seems to have excellent C++ analysis and
navigation tools.

I thought it would be difficult to import my large makefile-based code
base with about 1,000 source files, but all I had to do was start up
KDevelop, select import, and point it to my Makefile and it pulled
everything into a project with no pain at all.

I may end up using KDevelop instead of Vim even for code editing.

I am also using Doxygen a bit to graph class structure.

I used SciTools Understand for Linux extensively for the two week
evaluation period.  It was great and I was about to beg my client for
the $1k seat license but then decided to try KDevelop, and I think it
is comparable for this task.

- -braddock
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