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On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 01:45:47PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> > I'm suprised that no one has come up with a tool that does this
> > automaticly.  Simply print a list of all variables,constants and
> > functions.  Show where they are definded and where they are used.
> 
> A cross reference doesn't help you understand the code, or know why
> it's designed the way it is.  Myken's doc is a sorely needed good
> start on helping new developers come up to speed on pcb by explaining
> the organization of the code (at the file and flow level) and how/why
> it got that way.
> 
> If you *do* want a cross-reference, just use etags.

Is 'etags' an emacs thing?

Cheers,
  Vladimir