Re: htags: status line could show better status line

[Shigio Yamaguchi]

> Yes.  Maybe add some information in GTAGS, if made available by the tagger, a
bout
> the scope of the reference ?  Indeed that would just extend the current
> information that only gives the filename, replacing file.c with things like
> file.c::myclass::myprivateclass::aMethod::privatefunc may not require much
> modifications to the current code.

Changing format is not so easy, because GLOBAL is used in many
environments like nvi, elvis, emacs, less or so on.
At least, the modification should be upper compatible.

Additionaly, making format more complex, tag file lose generality
and becomes hard to use, I think. GLOBAL should not be limited
in specific language.

I have no doubt about the usefulness of the facility to detect
range of object.  But another question is whether or not it is
worth enough to pay for the cost, that is, the time to imprement,
complexity and loss of generality.

It may beyond the concept of source code tag system.
(rather source code analyaing system?)
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