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diff --git a/development/sloccount/README b/development/sloccount/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e70e86262b --- /dev/null +++ b/development/sloccount/README @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +SLOCCount is a set of tools for counting physical Source Lines of Code +(SLOC) in a large number of languages. It can measure 19 different +languages, including C, C++, Perl, LISP/Scheme, and Python (A complete +list is available on the home page). + +SLOCCount includes a number of heuristics, so it can automatically +detect file types, even those that don't use the "standard" extensions, +and conversely, it can detect many files that have a standard extension +but aren't really of that type. The SLOC counters have enough smarts to +handle oddities of several languages. For example, SLOCCount examines +assembly language files, determines the comment scheme, and then +correctly counts the lines automatically. It also correctly handles +language constructs that are often mishandled by other tools, such as +Python's constant strings when used as comments and Perl's "perlpod" +documentation. + +SLOCCount will even automatically estimate the effort, time, and money +it would take to develop the software (if it was developed as +traditional proprietary software). Without options, it will use the +basic COCOMO model, which makes these estimates solely from the count of +lines of code. You can get better estimates if you have more information +about the project; see the SLOCCount documentation for information on +how to control the estimation formulas used in SLOCCount. |