Write a C code to generate documentation and Diagrams

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i am working on a C++ project with many class. The code was not written by and i have to use and change it new purposes. I am new on working on C++ proyects with many classes. What software do you guys recommend to generate documentations and a diagram classes interactions?

I want to see the interactions in order to understand the code. My goal right now is to understand the code.

Thanks!

There are different tools you might want to take a look at. For example, douml does reverse engineering from C++. Not perfect, but does a good amount of the work. — David Rodríguez - dribeas, Nov 05 '13 at 20:25
BTW, the title is probably not what you mean, or do you really mean that you want to write C code to generate those diagrams? — David Rodríguez - dribeas, Nov 05 '13 at 20:36
I do not know why i use that title, really. It suppose to said something like "Generate Documentation and diagramas in a c++ code" — Arturo Veras, Nov 13 '13 at 22:55

Sam · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-26T15:09:45.920

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Take a look at Doxygen.

In addition to C++, it supports many 'mainstream languages'.

For generating call graphs and class diagrams, etc., Doxygen requires the graphviz package to be installed.

However, Doxygen cannot render (any or all) 'uses' dependencies among classes, AFAIK.

You may also look into generating UML from C++: Generating UML from C++ code?

edited Mar 26 '19 at 15:09

answered Nov 05 '13 at 20:13

Sam

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At my shop, Doxygen has been working fine with the C99 language for over 2 years. – Thomas Matthews Nov 05 '13 at 21:51

Write a C code to generate documentation and Diagrams

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