The latest articles on DEV Community by George C. G. Barbosa (@gcgbarbosa). https://dev.to/gcgbarbosa https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F398217%2F0a304753-acdf-45f2-8064-0b2afe042eab.jpeg https://dev.to/gcgbarbosa en George C. G. Barbosa Mon, 15 Aug 2022 01:41:03 +0000 https://dev.to/gcgbarbosa/how-to-enable-syntax-highlighting-and-auto-completion-for-ns-3-in-doom-emacs-54g1 https://dev.to/gcgbarbosa/how-to-enable-syntax-highlighting-and-auto-completion-for-ns-3-in-doom-emacs-54g1 <p>If doom is your favorite editor and you want to work on ns-3 with doom then follow these steps:</p> <ul> <li><p>Have doom emacs and ns-3 installed.</p></li> <li><p>Make sure your <code>init.el</code> file has cc with lsp enabled:<br> </p></li> </ul> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>(cc +lsp) </code></pre> </div> <ul> <li><p>You will need to generate a file called <code>compile_commands.json</code>.</p></li> <li><p>Depending on your version of ns-3 you might use waf or cmake for that.</p></li> <li><p>on cmake, add the following to your cmake compilation command:<br> </p></li> </ul> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>cmake -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON ... </code></pre> </div> <ul> <li><p>on waf, the document is automatically generated inside the <code>build</code> folder.</p></li> <li><p>Move the <code>compile_commands.json</code> file to the root of your <code>ns3</code> folder.</p></li> <li><p>Enjoy your autocompletion:</p></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--1ATevmDa--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660527250695/Tcd-TeaFQ.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--1ATevmDa--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660527250695/Tcd-TeaFQ.png" alt="2022-08-14-18:33:27.png" width="800" height="642"></a></p> <ul> <li>You can use <code>g d</code> to jump to the definition of an identifier.</li> </ul>