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RE: What IDE features do we need?
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klaus.berndl |
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RE: What IDE features do we need? |
Date: |
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:58:30 +0200 |
Tassilo Horn wrote:
> Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> These sound like good features. I suppose they depend on parsing the
>> code more than Emacs does, so far.
>
> Indeed, but CEDET does.
>
>> Is Cedet sufficient as a platform to straightforwardly implement
>> these features?
>
> The part of CEDET that provides the core to such functionality is
> called semantic. Here's the Info description:
>
> ,----[ (info "(semantic)Overview") ]
>> semantic uses "parsers" to analyze programming language sources. For
>> languages that can be described using a context-free grammar, parsers
>> can be based on the grammar of the language. Or they can be
>> "external parsers" implemented using any means. This allows the use
>> of a regular expression parser for non-regular languages, or
>> external programs for speed.
>>
>> semantic provides extensive tools to help support a new language. An
>> original LL parser, and a Bison-like LALR parser are included. So,
>> for a regular language, all that the developer needs to do is write a
>> grammar file along with appropriate semantic rules.
>>
>> semantic allows an uniform representation of language components, and
>> provides a common API so that programmers can develop applications
>> that work for all languages. The distribution includes good set of
>> tools and examples for the application writers, that demonstrate the
>> usefulness of semantic.
> `----
>
> So I'd say the core functionality is there.
>
>> If not, what else is needed?
>
> Lots of UI features, but the most important things have been addressed
> recently, like persectives, dedicated windows, tabs on windows.
but as already discussed - dedicated windows is not sufficient for
real IDE-feelings...
Klaus
>
> Bye,
> Tassilo
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