ctangle
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ctangle is a CWEB tool that converts literate CWEB source files into compilable C code by extracting and tangling the program fragments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ctangle canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CWEB tool
ⓘ
software tool ⓘ tangler ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cweave ⓘ |
| buildRequirement | C compiler to build ctangle itself ⓘ |
| category |
code generation tool
ⓘ
literate programming tool ⓘ |
| creator |
Donald E. Knuth
ⓘ
Silvio Levy ⓘ |
| developedFor |
C
ⓘ
surface form:
C programming language
|
| distribution | TeX-related software collections ⓘ |
| distributionForm | source code ⓘ |
| documentation | CWEB user manual ⓘ |
| documentationToolRole | separates documentation from compilable code ⓘ |
| executionEnvironment | command shell ⓘ |
| historicalContext | successor to WEB’s tangle for C ⓘ |
| implementsParadigm | literate programming ⓘ |
| inputFormat | CWEB source file ⓘ |
| invocationMethod | command-line program ⓘ |
| license | Knuth license ⓘ |
| maintainer | Donald E. Knuth ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
orders code fragments according to program structure
ⓘ
supports change files for program modification ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Unix-like systems
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| outputFormat | C source file ⓘ |
| packagedWith | CWEB distribution ⓘ |
| partOf |
CWEB literate programming system
ⓘ
surface form:
CWEB
|
| primaryFunction |
convert CWEB source to compilable C code
ⓘ
extract program fragments from CWEB files ⓘ tangle literate CWEB source into implementation order ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
WEB
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tangle ⓘ weave ⓘ |
| supports | change files ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
C programmers
ⓘ
users of literate programming ⓘ |
| textProcessing | ignores typesetting commands for code output ⓘ |
| typicalFileExtensionInput | .w ⓘ |
| typicalFileExtensionOutput | .c ⓘ |
| usedWith | C compiler ⓘ |
| workflowRole | build step before compilation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ctangle Description of subject: ctangle is a CWEB tool that converts literate CWEB source files into compilable C code by extracting and tangling the program fragments.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
CWEB