hanumizzle has packaged ctags-5.7 for VL5.9
Package:
http://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/veclinux-5.9/testing/base-apps/ctags-5.7-i586-1vl59.tlzSource:
http://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/veclinux-5.9/source/testing/base-apps/ctags/ctags: ctags (Exuberant ctags)
ctags:
ctags: The ctags and etags programs generate an index (or "tag") file for a
ctags: variety of language objects found in file(s). This tag file allows
ctags: these items to be quickly and easily located by a text editor or other
ctags: utility. A "tag" signifies a language object for which an index entry
ctags: is available (or, alternatively, the index entry created for that
ctags: object).
Please let us know if this package works for you, or if it's broken in this tread.