True. You may can consider something like this:

$ perl -e "while(<>){ s/\/\/(.*)$/\/* \1 *\//; print; }" | indent
for(i=3D0;i<10;i++)  // kahjg sdjg skjdg fkjsg fkjg sdkfjg askdjfg kasjg
fkjasgdfkjhags kfjg skjfg kjsg fkjags kfjgskajdfg kjsg fkjags kjdfg js
{
}

for (i =3D 0; i < 10; i++) {      /* kahjg sdjg skjdg fkjsg fkjg sdkfjg
askdjfg
                                 * kasjg fkjasgdfkjhags kfjg skjfg kjsg
                                 * fkjags kfjgskajdfg kjsg fkjags kjdfg js
*/
}

Also upon the word 'beautifier' you may can also search for 'pretty print'.

Tamas




On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 9:05 PM, peter green <plugwash@p10link.net> wrote:

> Tamas Rudnai wrote:
> > Do you mean formatting the C++ source to a nicer looking format?
> No
> >  There is a
> > tool called 'indent' for that which is standar on most linux and unix
> > distributions including MacOS X.
> While indent does supposedly have a line length limiting feature it
> doesn't seem possible to use it without using all the other
> "beautifying" features and it doesn't  shorten comment lines.
> >
> >  Also you can search for 'c++ beautifier'.
> > With 'indent' you can tell your coding style and it changes the source
> code
> > according to that. For example if you like the curly on the same line a=
s
> the
> > function definition or a new line, if you want space after brackets,
> > indenting etc.
> >
> > For example:
> >
> > tamas-mac:~ trudnai$ indent
> > for(i=3D0; i<10; i++) { int u=3D0; int v=3D0; for(v=3D9;v;v--) { }}
> > for (i =3D 0; i < 10; i++) {
> >         int             u =3D 0;
> >         int             v =3D 0;
> >         for (v =3D 9; v; v--) {
> >         }
> > }
> >
> > As you can see from the first line it creates a nicer looking source
> code.
> > But you can change the style, for example to put the curly into the nex=
t
> > line instead:
> >
> > tamas-mac:~ trudnai$ indent -bl
> > for(i=3D0; i<10; i++) { int u=3D0; int v=3D0; for(v=3D9;v;v--) { }}
> > for (i =3D 0; i < 10; i++)
> > {
> >         int             u =3D 0;
> >         int             v =3D 0;
> >         for (v =3D 9; v; v--)
> >         {
> >         }
> > }
> >
> > You can also tell to break up long lines without braking the C++ rules =
as
> it
> > contains a true C++ parser...
> >
> > Tamas
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 6:46 PM, peter green <plugwash@p10link.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I want a tool that can take c++ code (though I think the only c++
> >> specfic feature i'm using is c++ style comments) and break up lines
> >> without destroying the code and without making any other unessacery
> >> changes.
> >>
> >> Anyone got any suggestions for a tool that can do this?
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