How can I generate a graphical file hierarchy

[Baron Samedi]

What I really want to do is to show the complexity of existing
software, with a view to restructuring it.

There are programs out there which will generate a function call tree
(I am extremely happy with DoxyGen), but what I want is to generate
the relationship between files, not functions.

So, if a.cpp calls any function in b.cpp, that is a relationship. I'll
accept this for C, but as a bonus for C++, I'd like to see class usage
too.

Ideally, the result should look like a nice structured tree, but I
suspect that some of mine might look like a spider web.

Don't know if ascii art will work, but I'd like to see something like:

---------------
| main.cpp |
----------------
/ \
/ \
------------ --------------
| gui.cpp | | data.cpp |
------------ --------------
\
\
-------------
| utils.cpp |
-------------


Preferably (GPL) freeware, but I won't discount commercial products.

Thanks in advance.

 

[hbrt]

Hi!
I'm waiting for this kind of programm, too. But, I've found something
like this: www.dependencywalker.com/ . You can check library
dependecies. Maybe there are also some features that will allow you to
do what you want.

hbrt

 

[vijay]

Baron,

check this out. May be of little help to you..

http://makepp.sourceforge.net/1.50/makeppgraph.html

 

[Baron Samedi]

Hi!
I'm waiting for this kind of programm, too. But, I've found something
like this:www.dependencywalker.com/. You can check library
dependecies. Maybe there are also some features that will allow you to
do what you want.

hbrt

Thanks. It's not exactly wqhat I am looking for, but the next post
does look very good (makeppgraph). Try it.

 

[Baron Samedi]

Baron,

check this out. May be of little help to you..

http://makepp.sourceforge.net/1.50/makeppgraph.html

Looks great, thanks.

 

[Ondra Holub]

What I really want to do is to show the complexity of existing
software, with a view to restructuring it.

There are programs out there which will generate a function call tree
(I am extremely happy with DoxyGen), but what I want is to generate
the relationship between files, not functions.

So, if a.cpp calls any function in b.cpp, that is a relationship. I'll
accept this for C, but as a bonus for C++, I'd like to see class usage
too.

Ideally, the result should look like a nice structured tree, but I
suspect that some of mine might look like a spider web.

Don't know if ascii art will work, but I'd like to see something like:

---------------
| main.cpp |
----------------
/ \
/ \
------------ --------------
| gui.cpp | | data.cpp |
------------ --------------
\
\
-------------
| utils.cpp |
-------------

Preferably (GPL) freeware, but I won't discount commercial products.

Thanks in advance.

There is something in doxygen although it may be a bit overhead for
your task.