Tutorial on the C Information Abstraction System

Michael Nishimoto and Yih-Farn Chen

EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley

Technical Report No. UCB/CSD-87-327

1987

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This tutorial describes the C Information Abstraction System, a tool which helps fill the needs of C programmers working with large software programs. The system consists of two subsystems: the C Information Abstractor (CIA) and the Information Viewer (INFOVIEW). CIA is a program which abstracts compilable C source code into a set of relations and summaries of software objects. This set is stored in a program database where INFOVIEW can use it to produce vital information necessary for program understanding. The main role of INFOVIEW is to provide a simple user interface to the CIA database; however, it also functions as a programming interface for individuals who wish to use the available information to create their own systems. Written originally on a VAX 11/750 operating 4.3BSD, CIA and INFOVIEW have been ported to UNIX System V and SUN 3.0 systems.

BibTeX citation:

@techreport{Nishimoto:CSD-87-327,
    Author= {Nishimoto, Michael and Chen, Yih-Farn},
    Title= {Tutorial on the C Information Abstraction System},
    Year= {1987},
    Month= {Jan},
    Url= {http://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/1987/6000.html},
    Number= {UCB/CSD-87-327},
    Abstract= {This tutorial describes the C Information Abstraction System, a tool which helps fill the needs of C programmers working with large software programs. The system consists of two subsystems: the C Information Abstractor (CIA) and the Information Viewer (INFOVIEW). CIA is a program which abstracts compilable C source code into a set of relations and summaries of software objects. This set is stored in a program database where INFOVIEW can use it to produce vital information necessary for program understanding. The main role of INFOVIEW is to provide a simple user interface to the CIA database; however, it also functions as a programming interface for individuals who wish to use the available information to create their own systems. Written originally on a VAX 11/750 operating 4.3BSD, CIA and INFOVIEW have been ported to UNIX System V and SUN 3.0 systems.},
}

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