Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 08:24:28 +1000 (EST) From: Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel hackers Tricks & Tips Message-ID: <199805242224.IAA02315@gsms01.alcatel.com.au>
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On Fri, 22 May 1998 23:56:37 +0200, Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> wrote: >1. The kernel is large; it is convenient to be able to grep in it > without it taking time corresponding to it's size. To accomplish > this, you can use 'glimpse' from the ports collection An alternative to `glimpse' is `id-utils' (also in ports). id-utils is more a fancy `tags' database rather than a general indexing facility (which glimpse seems to be). A nice feature of id-utils is that is can search for numeric constants by value (eg `gid 100' will also find 0x64, 0x00064, 0144 etc). It also integrates into emacs. The id-utils database file for the entire 2.2.6-R source tree is 5.5MB >3. You can automatically find problems (potential bugs) in old source > by running flexelint against it You could also try LCLint (in ports). It's full capabilities require additional specification files, but it does a reasonable job on raw source code. Peter -- Peter Jeremy (VK2PJ) peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au Alcatel Australia Limited 41 Mandible St Phone: +61 2 9690 5019 ALEXANDRIA NSW 2015 Fax: +61 2 9690 5247 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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