Re: Source code: class diagram generator

Am 2025-10-02 05:25, schrieb Alan Somers:

> On Wed, Oct 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM Maku Bex <zagazaw2004@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Is there a tool or application(s) that automatically generates a class 
>> diagram from source code?
>> 
>> Google search suggests rather inefficient ways to do it and mostly 
>> manual labor that would take weeks to complete. I tried AI chats and 
>> they pretty much suggested the same methods. Basically, using VScode 
>> with a UML extension and manually telling it to add each class and 
>> link it....yikes! I also looked into the build systems such as GN, 
>> bazel, make, and search for any packages like rust's crates, ruby 
>> gems, npm, etc. I hope I'm not wasting my time and looking for a 
>> unicorn.
>> 
>> Best,
> 
> I think that Doxygen can do it for C and C++.  But preprocessor macros 
> can easily confuse Doxygen, so the results aren't perfect.

To get an idea what Doxygen can do with the FreeBSD code, see:

     https://www.leidinger.net/FreeBSD/dox/

Bye,
Alexander.

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