This extension creates C call hierarchy, using cscope, ctags and, readtags.
Features
The main feature is creating a call hierarchy for C code.
Requirements
This extension uses the cscope, ctags and, readtags (universal-ctags)
Installation on Linux/Unix (Mac)
use brew
brew install cscope universal-ctags
N.B.1 brew's universal-ctags provides the best implementation of ctags and readtags so it is highly recommended to use brew to install it
N.B.2 it is highly un-recommended to use the native package manager to install this package unless you're sure that it's going to install the same implementation as brew's
Installation on Windows
install cscope using cygwin or any other unix like environment or download it from here
install ctags & readtags using cygwin or any other unix like environment or download it from here
make sure to add the following to the PATH environment variable:
CTAGS_DIR/ctags
CSCOPE_DIR/cscope
CSCOPE_DIR/cscope/UnxUtils/bin
CSCOPE_DIR/cscope/UnxUtils/usr/local/wbin
Using C Call Hierarchy
Upon extension activation, you'll be prompted to install the CSCOPE and CTAGS dependencies (if you're on windows for now), click Yes to install these dependencies
Open the call hierarchy by selecting a function, and issue the show command Show Call Hierarchy (from the command palette or from the editor context menu).
The extension tries to build the cscope & ctags databases when you issue the Show Call Hierarchy command and the cscope.out and/or ctags.out file[s] is/are not found. If this doesn't happen and the files are not created, you can manually issue a database build from the command palette using the command C Call Hierarchy: Build Database.
explore extension settings to configure how the extension works as you like.
