Re: CComment and problem with ctool.so

On Sat, Feb 19, 2005 at 08:05:59PM -0500, Stefan Seefeld wrote:
>Bernhard Fischer wrote:
>>Hi Stefan,
>>
>>
>>I'm getting an undefined symbol when trying to use the C parser. Source
>>was checked out 2005-02-19:
>>
>>synopsis -v -d -p C -I. -I../../include -I../../../../include 
>>-I../../../../include/asm/mach-default -l CComments 
>>-Wp,preprocess,cppflags="' '" -o sdp_advt.syn sdp_advt.h
>>Unable to import Synopsis.Parsers.C.Parser
>>Reason :
>>/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Synopsis/Parsers/C/ctool.so:
>>undefined symbol: _ZN8Synopsis5Trace8my_levelE
>>make: *** [sdp_advt.syn] Error 255
>>
>>Do you have an idea on what i could be doing wrong?
>
>Yes. You aren't doing anything wrong. I have moved the 'Trace' class
>without adjusting the ctool parser. I hadn't expected that anybody was
>using it :-/
>
>Do you have plans to use synopsis with C code ? If so, may be you are
>interested in testing the Cxx parser used in 'C mode'. My plans are

Well, there's a lot of C code out there, so yes, i'm interrested in
using synopsis with C :)

>to check in a new python frontend that calls the Cxx parser in C mode
>and as soon as that is confirmed to work retire the ctool backend.
>Let me know if you are interested in testing it, or want to help in
>other ways.

Yes, i'm interrested in testing it.
Currently i am perusing linux/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp as my primary
testcase (available in recent kernels).
Another testcase is here: http://members.aon.at/berny_f/synopsis/
>
>>Attached is a quick C style comment parser. Before applying it, one
>>should make the intermittent asterisk optional, though.....
>
>That looks good !
>You are right about the asterisk. In fact, I would add the restriction
>that the asterisks have to be aligned, i.e.
>
>/*
> * ...
> */
>
>would count, but
>
>/* comment showing that
>   *foobar is the dereferenced foobar.
>*/
>
>would not. The asterisk being optional should be expressed using

Indeed.

>the usual 'Parameter' idiom used everywhere else in the synopsis
>frontend.

Ok, i'll try to use that.

>Would you mind adjusting your patch ?
>
>Thanks !
>
>		Stefan