Re: [gedit-list] resurrecting ctags plugin

[Frederic Back <fredericback gmail com>]

Hello,

I just had a look at the ctags plugin, and boldly _stole_ the
pixmaps to include them into my own class browser plugin :-)

It now looks _much_ nicer! You can, as usual, get it here:
    http://www.stambouliote.de/projects/gedit_plugins.html


Speaking of ctags and symbol browsers, I also think that ctags
is not the way to go, simply because it parses files instead of
text buffers. I recently investigated c/c++ symbol parsers on
the internet, but couldn't find any that matches my basic
requirements:

      * Written in c, c++ or in python (so I can bind it to the plugin)
      * Compiles without hassle (no exotic dependencies)
      * Can be fed buffers, not files.

My best bet so far is this: https://opensvn.csie.org/traccgi/CodeLite
Unfortunately, it relies on wxwidgets for stuff like string operations,
etc, so I think I'll have to skip it, too. 

Another idea would be to use the ctags sources to write a symbol parser
library, but this is not a job I would like to do.

I would really welcome suggestions about how to solve that problem.

Cheers!
Fred