Can't make it work

[Juan Lanus]

Hi

I'm trying to set ctags to work with some old FORTRAN 77 programs.
I'm in Windows 2000, vim 6.1 and exctags 5.3.1.
The programs are for VAX FORTRAN 77 as of 1988. Writen with tabs and 132 columns line length.

I imagined that after creating the ctags file I could <ctrol>] on a variable name and zap!: appear looking at it's definition. Even if that definition is located in a different file, one of my .DES record DEScription file.
But it works only for the variables defined insode the programs, not for those defined in include files.

The ctags program is processing the .DES files but no tags are generated for them.

I studied all the available ctags options and finally got this command where I specify all the options:

C:\vim\ctags531\ctags -f c:\p\tags -h ".des.DES.rec.REC.reg.REG" --sort=foldcase --totals=yes --verbose=yes --langmap=fortran:.for.des.rec.reg.FOR.DES.REC.REG --languages=fortran --fortran-types=+bcefiklLmnpstv *.for *.des *.reg *.rec *.DES > runCtagsLog.txt

The command output (pruned) is this:

  Option: --langmap=fortran:.for.des.rec.reg.FOR.DES.REC.REG
    Setting Fortran language map: .for .des .rec .reg .FOR .DES .REC .REG
  Option: --languages=fortran
    Enabled languages: fortran
  Option: --fortran-types=+bcefiklLmnpstv
Reading command line arguments
OPENING abmctas.for as Fortran language file
OPENING abmpreglo.for as Fortran language file
OPENING abmsuc014.for as Fortran language file
OPENING abmtrans.for as Fortran language file
OPENING actpercon.for as Fortran language file
actpercon.for: unterminated character string at line 42
actpercon.for: not fixed source form; retry as free source form
OPENING actpercon.for as Fortran language file
actpercon.for: unterminated character string at line 42
actpercon.for: unterminated character string at line 43
OPENING per3i020.for as Fortran language file
OPENING aleman.for as Fortran language file
OPENING altapedpc.for as Fortran language file
... snip ...
OPENING pergenptxpcia.for as Fortran language file
OPENING menu_perme.for as Fortran language file
OPENING afacturar.des as Fortran language include file
OPENING mysmgdef.des as Fortran language include file
OPENING asoc009.des as Fortran language include file
OPENING atributos.des as Fortran language include file
OPENING strPERFAC008.des as Fortran language include file
OPENING datos_aurus.des as Fortran language include file
OPENING lastnrofac.des as Fortran language include file
OPENING p_contable.des as Fortran language include file
OPENING perpar005.des as Fortran language include file
sorting tag file
302 files, 145520 lines (4700 kB) scanned in 8.5 seconds (555 kB/s)
14035 tags added to tag file
14035 tags sorted in 0.43 seconds

The I open a program and <ctrol>] a name and, if it was defined in an include file I get a "tag not found" message in vim.

What am I dping wrong? This is my first contact with tags files of any sort and I'm vexed.

TIA

Juan Lanus
TECNOSOL
Argentina

[Elliott Hughes]

if you're still having trouble, please raise a bug in the bug tracker, with a small example (so that maintainers who don't know FORTRAN will be more likely to be able to help). no-one actually reads these forums.

(i'll ask an admin to close this forum.)

--elliott