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Paul Gauthier 2023-05-25 11:39:54 -07:00
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@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ To address these issues, `aider` now
sends GPT a **concise map of your whole git repository**
that includes
all declared variables and functions with call signatures.
This *repo map* is built automatically using `ctags`
and enables GPT to better comprehend, navigate
This *repo map* is built automatically using `ctags`, which
extracts symbol definitions from source files. Historically,
ctags were generated and indexed by IDEs and editors to
help humans search and navigate large codebases.
Instead, we're going to use ctags to help GPT better comprehend, navigate
and edit code in larger repos.
To get a sense of how effective this can be, this