Re: question about anchor database

[Shigio Yamaguchi]

> I timed the execution time of htags using each of three formats of tags files
.
> Source code is linux-2.4.20. -D and -c of htags were used.

Yes, GLOBAL use three database format:

(a) standard format
        % gtags
(b) pathindex format
        % gtags -cc
        It is undocumented but is the middle between (a) and (c).
(c) compact format
        % gtags -c

> As for any format, creation of an anchor database has taken time most.
> Is this a result as expected?
> Even if it takes time like this, is there any meaning which makes an anchor d
atabase?

Htags(1) creates anchor database for performance reason.
(at the message: (#) making temporary database ...)

But htags(1) is independent of database format of tag files.
Gtags(1) creates tag files and global(1) read from them. Htags(1) uses gtags(1)
and global(1) but doesn't know the database format.

Why do you think anchor database is tied up with database format of tag files?
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