Questions tagged [emacs-ecb]

Emacs Code Browser - A source code browser for Emacs

ECB stands for "Emacs Code Browser".

From the project website at http://ecb.sourceforge.net/:

While Emacs already has good editing support for many modes, its browsing support is somewhat lacking. That's where ECB comes in: it displays a number of informational windows that allow for easy source code navigation and overview.

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emacs minimap: how to highlight functions using semantic/face

I am trying to customize the minimap package in emacs. I'd like to be able to read the name of the functions, class, etc while in the minimap. The effect I am trying to achieve is this (although in python mode): (from…
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ecb installation error on windows version emacs 24.3

I have emacs 24.3 installed on windows, and tried to install ecb version 20130406.1406 through the package manager, however, during the compiling process, i had the following error message: jn-file-tree.el:31:1:Error: Cannot open load file:…
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Emacs ECB - Saving and Restoring a Custom Layout

In emacs with ecb running as a minor mode, I would like to set my layout as default. So once emacs starts, I go drag the pane on the left side to change my layout and when I say "Store current window sizes" under "Layout administration" it does…
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How do I run a command just after the emacs frame has been rendered?

I'm trying to figure out how to use Emacs Code Browser (ECB) and one of the things you can do with it is set ecb-windows-width to decide how wide the ecb windows are. The problem is this sequence: Frame pops up on screen. ecb-activate gets called,…
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How to set "ecb-source-path" of ecb of Emacs?

This stupid question spent me a whole day, and I still don't know how to set it. I'm new to emacs and ecb -- I installed it the first time today. The I found the "directory window" was empty when I started emacs: So I read the document online, it…
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Git Version Control in Emacs Code Browser

I recently installed emacs code browser and noticed that CVS is integrated into it. Can ecb configured to use git as well? Thanks.
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Emacs code browser "Store current window-sizes" doesn't actually save window dimensions

I'm using emacs with CEDET+emacs code browser (ECB). For the most part, ECB works great. Hwoever, I'm trying to get the window sizes saved so I don't have to drag the panes around everytime I restart emacs. When I choose from the menu: ECB / Layout…
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Is there any ECB (or other)-enhanced find file mojo?

Can I use ECB (or some other project aware thing, like eproject, ibuffer, etc.) to enhance emacs's find-file goodness? Imagine this scenario: I have several projects/directories specified in my ecb-source-path, let's call them Project1 and Project2,…
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Emacs ECB - Saving and restore process

I've tried the past few days build by myself a fully functional Python IDE with Emacs and ECB. The last step I'm trying to reach is to save the ECB session with all ongoing process (like Python Shell and Backtrace buffer). I've tried with windows.el…
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Emacs Semantic/ECB namespace-struct C++ confusion

I'm trying to setup ECB to work with C++ sources. seemingly, semantic or ECB has problem determining whenever a function declarant with explicit namespace, namespace:: function , is really in the namespace. instead it parses it as struct member…
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How to remove directory window and add a cscope window in Emacs ECB?

Yesterday I installed ECB on my Emacs, and I find method window and history window quite useful. But directory tree window and source window less useful, if I can hide them I will save more space for method window and history. Another problem is…
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Emacs 24.3.1 ECB 2.40 (built in) CEDET 2.0 (builtin) SEMANTIC 2.2 (builtin) Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size

When I type ecb-activite it results in the following error: ecb-clean-up-after-activation-failure: ECB 2.40: Errors during the layout setup of ECB. (error-type: error, error-data: ("Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size")) Any…
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Error when install ECB with emacs 24.3.1

I'm trying to install ECB to use with Emacs 24.3.1 using Emacs Package Manager but I got this error when installing: Compiling file /home/khanh/.emacs.d/elpa/ecb-20130406.1406/ecb2/jn-file-tree.el at Mon Jul 1 20:54:45 2013 Entering directory…
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Emacs freezes on adding remote tramp path to ecb-source-path

I'm trying to add a remote directory to my ecb directory pane by modifying the ecb-source-path variable in my .emacs file under Emacs 24.2, ecb 2.40, OS X 10.8.2. The following works via tramp from within emacs: …
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How can I prevent emacs switching to some windows with C-x o?

Is there any way to set some windows non visitable in emacs? For example, in gdb show-many-windows view, I dont want to switch to local variables window or stack window every time.
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