NAME

       gnatinspect - Query cross-references on source code

SYNOPSIS

       gnatinspect -Pproject [switches]

DESCRIPTION

       The  reference  source  of  information  about  gnatinspect,  the GNATColl manual, should be available in
       various  formats  under  the  /usr/share/doc/libgnatcoll-doc  directory.   Else,   please   install   the
       libgnatcoll-doc package.

       When  manipulating  source  code,  programmers needs to know where the various symbols are defined, where
       they are used, and so on.  Computing this information is tricky, especially for  languages  that  support
       overloading  of subprograms.  By definition, a compiler understands the program and where each part comes
       from.  Some compilers like GNAT and gcc can then generate extra output files (.ali and .gli respectively)
       which contain this information.

       The GNATCOLL.Xref Ada library can aggregate all those files into  a  single  sqlite  database,  answering
       queries such as: Give me the declaration for this entity, List all places where this entity is used, Show
       all  subprograms  that  could  be  called in practice at this dispatching call, What files does this file
       depend on, Show me the call graph for this application...  Instead of  a  direct  access  to  the  sqlite
       database, gnatinspect displays an interactive prompt that lets you perform various queries.

       gnatinspect --help will display the list of commands and their syntax.

SEE ALSO

       gnatcoll_db2ada(1)  This  manual page has been written by Nicolas Boulenguez <nicolas@debian.org> for the
       Debian project (and may be used by others).

Debian GNU/Linux                                   2014-08-07                                     GNATINSPECT(1)