Can't get CTags to work

[SoerenSofke]

Hi,

I am trying to set up CTags to provide outlines, autocompletion, etc. But things will not come together.

I am using Windows 10, latest VSCode, CTags as of today and the most recent Verilog extension. CTags binaries are installed in C:\CTags, propper path is applied in VSCode extension settings.

Any ideas on how to debug?

Best
Sören

[Raamakrishnan]

Hi,

1. Are you able to run ctags from command line and is the output correct?
2. In the settings, verilog.ctags.path should actually point to the executable and not the folder in which it is located. I think this might be misunderstood from the README.

For example,
Correct : "verilog.ctags.path": "C:\CTags\ctags.exe"
Incorrect : "verilog.ctags.path": "C:\CTags"

3. Can you try adding your ctags installation folder to PATH variable and setting verilog.ctags.path to ctags?

Thanks

[SoerenSofke]

Hi,

Are you able to run ctags from command line and is the output correct?

I was only able to execute ctags on the command line after deleting the environment variable. See here for reference: universal-ctags/ctags#1775

After, I corrected "verilog.ctags.path" to "C:\CTags\ctags.exe"

Now certain features of the plugins are working, e.g. outline, autocompletion.
Goto Definition and Peek Definition are still not working.

Any ideas on how to proceed?

Best, Sören

[Raamakrishnan]

Goto Definition and Peek Definition only works within a file for now. If it is not working within a file, can you attach the file where you are having trouble?

[rliangcn]

I have the same question. I wonder why this issue, which seems unresolved, was closed.

Does this imply that the project is outdated and incompatible with newer versions of Visual Studio Code?