A source for auto-complete-mode, using etags as a source.
Add the following to your emacs setting file such as .emacs:
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(require 'auto-complete-etags)
(add-to-list 'ac-sources 'ac-source-etags)
;; If you want this to show documentation, also add the following:
(setq ac-etags-use-document t)
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However, for now, it only supports c-mode for
showing-documentation purposes. Completing functionality is available
possibly in any modes.
Of course, you have to visit TAGS file created by etags program. To
visit TAGS file, use M-x visit-tags-table. Or if you want to choose
another tag file rather than that currently in use, use M-x
select-tags-table.
Here's part of my settings:
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;;; function to be called when entering c-mode.
(defun my-c-mode-common-hook-func ()
(interactive)
"Function to be called when entering into c-mode."
(when (and (require 'auto-complete nil t) (require 'auto-complete-config nil t))
(auto-complete-mode t)
(make-local-variable 'ac-sources)
(setq ac-auto-start 2)
(setq ac-sources '(ac-source-words-in-same-mode-buffers
ac-source-dictionary))
(when (require 'auto-complete-etags nil t)
(add-to-list 'ac-sources 'ac-source-etags)
(setq ac-etags-use-document t))))
(add-hook 'c-mode-common-hook 'my-c-mode-common-hook-func)
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