"brian m. carlson" <sandals@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 2020-08-30 at 19:28:27, Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget wrote: >> From: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@xxxxxxxxx> >> >> Tools based on LibClang [1] can make use of a 'JSON Compilation >> Database' [2] that keeps track of the exact options used to compile a set >> of source files. > > For additional context why this is valuable, clangd, which is a C > language server protocol implementation, can use these files to > determine the flags needed to compile a file so it can provide proper > editor integration. As a result, editors supporting the language server > protocol (such as VS Code, or Vim with a suitable plugin) can provide > better searching, integration, and refactoring tools. I found that the proposed commit log was very weak to sell the change; some of what you gave above should definitely help strenthen it. Thanks.
