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scan-build
A package designed to wrap a build so that all calls to gcc/clang are intercepted and logged into a compilation database and/or piped to the clang static analyzer. Includes intercept-build tool, which logs the build, as well as scan-build tool, which logs the build and runs the clang static analyzer on it.
Portability
Should be working on UNIX operating systems.
- It has been tested on FreeBSD, GNU/Linux and OS X.
- Prepared to work on windows, but need help to make it.
Prerequisites
- python interpreter (version 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5).
How to use
To run the Clang static analyzer against a project goes like this:
$ scan-build <your build command>
To generate a compilation database file goes like this:
$ intercept-build <your build command>
To run the Clang static analyzer against a project with compilation database goes like this:
$ analyze-build
Use --help to know more about the commands.
Limitations
Generally speaking, the intercept-build and analyze-build tools together
does the same job as scan-build does. So, you can expect the same output
from this line as simple scan-build would do:
$ intercept-build <your build command> && analyze-build
The major difference is how and when the analyzer is run. The scan-build
tool has three distinct model to run the analyzer:
-
Use compiler wrappers to make actions. The compiler wrappers does run the real compiler and the analyzer. This is the default behaviour, can be enforced with
--override-compilerflag. -
Use special library to intercept compiler calls durring the build process. The analyzer run against each modules after the build finished. Use
--intercept-firstflag to get this model. -
Use compiler wrappers to intercept compiler calls durring the build process. The analyzer run against each modules after the build finished. Use
--intercept-firstand--override-compilerflags together to get this model.
The 1. and 3. are using compiler wrappers, which works only if the build
process respects the CC and CXX environment variables. (Some build
process can override these variable as command line parameter only. This case
you need to pass the compiler wrappers manually. eg.: intercept-build --override-compiler make CC=intercept-cc CXX=intercept-c++ all where the
original build command would have been make all only.)
The 1. runs the analyzer right after the real compilation. So, if the build process removes removes intermediate modules (generated sources) the analyzer output still kept.
The 2. and 3. generate the compilation database first, and filters out those modules which are not exists. So, it's suitable for incremental analysis durring the development.
The 2. mode is available only on FreeBSD and Linux. Where library preload is available from the dynamic loader. Not supported on OS X (unless System Integrity Protection feature is turned off).
intercept-build command uses only the 2. and 3. mode to generate the
compilation database. analyze-build does only run the analyzer against the
captured compiler calls.
Known problems
Because it uses LD_PRELOAD or DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES environment variables,
it does not append to it, but overrides it. So builds which are using these
variables might not work. (I don't know any build tool which does that, but
please let me know if you do.)
Problem reports
If you find a bug in this documentation or elsewhere in the program or would like to propose an improvement, please use the project's issue tracker. Please describing the bug and where you found it. If you have a suggestion how to fix it, include that as well. Patches are also welcome.
License
The project is licensed under University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.