CTAGS on Open VMS Information Page
What is CTAGS?
Ctags generates an index (or tag) file of C language objects found in C source and header files that allows these items to be quickly and easily located by a text editor or other utility. A tag signifies a C language object for which an index entry is available (or, alternatively, the index entry created for that object).
Alternatively, ctags can generate a cross reference file which lists, in human-readable form, information about the various objects found in a set of C language files.
Tag index files are supported by the vi editor and its derivatives (such as vim, elvis, stevie, xvi) through the use of the ":ta" command, and by the emacs editor through the use of the "Meta-." command, both of which locate the object associated with a name. There are other a number of other editors which support tag files.
Where can I find out more about Ctags and VMS?
Current Version Information
Current release is 5.8 (status: TESTED - download ready)
Developers release: 5.8 +regex (status: TESTED - download ready)
5.8 +regex does not build on OpenVMS with regex from GNU glibc-2.10.1 package. Using old GNU regex-0.12 package works well - please check the source code.
Exuberant Ctags 5.8, Copyright (C) 1996-2009 Darren Hiebert
Compiled: Feb 9 2010, 13:20:08
Addresses: , http://ctags.sourceforge.net
Optional compiled features: +vms, +internal-sort
Known problems:
Full list of VMS related issues can be found in the polarhome's
ctags_vms ticketing system
Please, feel free to open a new ticket/issue, if needed.
Test cases and environment
Compilers:
HP C V7.2-001 on OpenVMS IA64 V8.3
HP C S7.1-013 on OpenVMS IA64 V8.2-1
hp C T7.1-003 on OpenVMS IA64 XAIP-T3Z
DEC C V6.0-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2-1H3
DEC C V6.0-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.1-2
Compaq C V6.2-009 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1
Compaq C V6.4-008 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.1
Compaq C V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3
DEC C V6.0-001 on OpenVMS VAX V6.2
DEC C V6.0-001 on OpenVMS VAX V7.2
CTAGS are compilable with VAXC without modifications.
Make utilities:
%MMS-I-IDENT, MMS V3.6 © Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
%MMS-I-IDENT, MMS V3.3-4
© Digital Equipment Corporation 1989, 1998. All rights reserved.
©
Electronic Data Systems Limited 1995, 1998
%MMS-I-IDENT, MMS V3.4-3
© Compaq Computer Corporation 2000. © Electronic Data Systems
Limited 1995, 2000
%MMK-I-IDENT, this is the
MadGoat Make Utility V3.4-10
-MMK-I-COPYRIGHT,
Copyright
© 1992-1996, MadGoat Software. All Rights Reserved.
%MMK-I-IDENT, this is the
MadGoat Make Utility V3.9-2
-MMK-I-COPYRIGHT,
Copyright
© 1992-2001, MadGoat Software. All Rights Reserved.
NOTE:
For compatibility reasons executables has been built on lowest available OpenVMS version.
Currently v7.3 for Alpha, v7.2 for VAX and v8.3 for IA64 environment.
Live demonstartion at gate.polarhome.com
port 702 (username: guest password: guest) (VAX system)
Live demonstartion at gate.polarhome.com port 762 (username: guest password: guest) (Alpha
system)
...or from IPv6 network
by vax.ip6.polarhome.com
and alpha.ip6.polarhome.com
If you are CTAGS developer on OpenVMS without develpment environment, please apply for account at root(at)polarhome.com
Download Files
Anonymous FTP
... are available on:
Bug reports and fixes
You can send your bug report to
ctags-vms-bugs(at)polarhome.com
Please, include among the detailed description: VMS version and platform (Alpha, VAX, etc). and if you have some compilation problems, please add the compiler version as well.
Here is the list of CTAGS enthusiasts who contributed in development, testing, bug rapports, suggestions, fixes, solutions and documentation for OpenVMS version so far.
| Martin Vorländer |
martin(at)radiogaga.harz.de |
| Stephen P. Wall |
steve_wall(at)usa.net |
| Samuel Ferencik |
sferencik(at)gmail.com |
| Zoltán Árpádffy |
arpadffy(at)polarhome.com |
... and of course Darren Hiebert (darren(at)hiebert.com) who comitted everything to new the release.
Developers, BETA testers corner
If you're already working on some correction/addon, please send some announce to ctags-vms@polarhome.com list, to minimise task overlaps.
Developers resource
:http://www.polarhome.com/ctags/files/developers
CTAGS on VMS archive:http://www.polarhome.com/ctags/files
or ftp://ftp.polarhome.com/pub/ctags/
Recent CTAGS code :http://ctags.sourceforge.net/
Recent CTAGS code :http://www.polarhome.com/svn (downloadable compressed packages) - subversion mirror.
Official
changes
:http://ctags.sourceforge.net/news.html
Discussion list
ctags-vms list is a very low traffic announce list for new releases, error corrections, page updates etc.
To subscribe go to: http://www.polarhome.com/mailman/listinfo/ctags-vms
List archive can be found
at http://www.polarhome.com/pipermail/ctags-vms/
Please, note that old
list ctags-vms(at)polarfox.com moved to ctags-vms(at)polarhome.com to achieve better functionality, spam controll and subscriber privacy.
What platform and OpenVMS version do you use?