[comp.software-eng] cflow --> structure chart

Jeffrey_J_Vanepps@cup.portal.com (07/07/88)

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If no one has written this little beast before, I guess I'll do it, but
I thought I would ask. I'm looking for something to take the output of
"cflow" and create (with pic/troff/whatever) a structure chart. Pointers,
anyone?

Thanks.

	Jeff Van Epps
	jeffrey_j_vanepps@cup.portal.com
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stank@orca.TEK.COM (Stan Kalinowski) (07/09/88)

The Tektronix CASE division has a tool that will read C code and
create a structure chart, perhaps this will suit your needs.  The tool
is called "codetosc" and it's part of the TekCASE Designer tools
package. The product nomenclature is SDT1, SDT2, SDT3, or SDT4
depending upon which compute platform you are using.  We use this tool
to fill in the gaps in our code documentation.  (Not all modules were
complicated enough to justify creating structure charts during the
design phase.)  I find that it does a very good first cut at creating
the structure diagrams.  It is usually a simple matter to jump into
the structure chart editor and make the layout of the charts pretty.

Tektronix recently sold the CASE division to Mentor Graphics, another
smaller company here in Oregon, but I believe it is still possible to
buy the package through Tek.  At any rate, contact your local Tek
field office and they can fill in the details.

							Stank


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