what is cscope:
A linux based code browsing tool like source insight in windows
How to install :
type : $ sudo apt-get install cscope
generating DB :
android_source:~$cscope -R (this will parse all the sub directories , cscope.out file will generate as a result)
android_source:~$sh script.sh (run the attached script file which will generate DB for us ... check out the script file below)
How to use:
android_source:~$ cscope -d
now you can enter which string you want to search or function etc
imp.keys
ctrl+d : quit the cscope terminal
ctrl+j : find the definition
ctrl+t : last position
cscope -b : to rebuild the database
script file
#!/bin/bash
echo "Listing Android files ..."
find "$PWD/bionic" \
"$PWD/abi" \
"$PWD/bootable" \
"$PWD/build" \
"$PWD/dalvik" \
"$PWD/development" \
"$PWD/device" \
"$PWD/external" \
"$PWD/frameworks" \
"$PWD/hardware" \
"$PWD/packages" \
"$PWD/system" \
"$PWD/vendor" \
-name '*.java' -print -o \
-name '*.aidl' -print -o \
-name '*.hpp' -print -o \
-name '*.cpp' -print -o \
-name '*.xml' -print -o \
-name '*.mk' -print -o \
-name '*.[chxsS]' -print > cscope.files
echo "Listing Kernel files ..."
find kernel \
-path "kernel/arch/*" -prune -o \
-path "kernel/tmp*" -prune -o \
-path "kernel/Documentation*" -prune -o \
-path "kernel/scripts*" -prune -o \
-name "*.[chxsS]" -print >> cscope.files
find "$PWD/kernel/arch/arm/include/" \
"$PWD/kernel/arch/arm/kernel/" \
"$PWD/kernel/arch/arm/common/" \
"$PWD/kernel/arch/arm/boot/" \
"$PWD/kernel/arch/arm/lib/" \
"$PWD/kernel/arch/arm/mm/" \
"$PWD/kernel/arch/arm/mach-msm/" -name "*.[chxsS]" -print >> cscope.files
echo "Creating cscope DB ..."
/usr/bin/cscope -b -q -k
echo "Done"
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