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 example, clangd [3], which is a C language server protocol implementation, can use a JSON compilation database 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, Emacs, or Vim, with suitable plugins) can provide better searching, integration, and refactoring tools. The Clang compiler can generate JSON fragments when compiling [4], using the `-MJ` flag. These JSON fragments (one per compiled source file) can then be concatenated to create the compilation database, commonly called 'compile_commands.json'. Add support to the Makefile for generating these JSON fragments as well as the compilation database itself, if the environment variable 'GENERATE_COMPILATION_DATABASE' is set. If this variable is set, check that $(CC) indeed supports the `-MJ` flag, following what is done for automatic dependencies. All JSON fragments are placed in the 'compile_commands/' directory, and the compilation database 'compile_commands.json' is generated as a dependency of the 'all' target using a `sed` invocation. [1] https://clang.llvm.org/docs/Tooling.html [2] https://clang.llvm.org/docs/JSONCompilationDatabase.html [3] https://clangd.llvm.org/ [4] https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangCommandLineReference.html#cmdoption-clang-mj-arg Helped-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@xxxxxxxxx> --- Add support for generating JSON compilation database Changes since v1: * Added a paragraph to the commit message to better explain why this feature would help Git developers (Thanks Brian!) * Corrected the description of the new GENERATE_COMPILATION_DATABASE Makefile knob to make it reflect its actual behavior (cf. https://lore.kernel.org/git/FC95CFF7-F9DA-4CDA-9923-99C3432DCAD5@xxxxxxxxx/ ) v1: I don't have a lot of knowledge of Make double-colon rules, or insight into why they are used for the 'all' target, but I think the approach I chose makes sense. In particular, I do not list any prerequisite for the 'compile_commands.json' file, but from what I tested it is still rebuilt anytime the 'all' target is rebuilt, which is what we want. Note: CMakeLists.txt in contrib/buildsystems does not need to be updated to also support this feature because CMake supports it out-of-the-box [1]. [1] https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS.html Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-714%2Fphil-blain%2Fcompiledb-v2 Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-714/phil-blain/compiledb-v2 Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/714 Range-diff vs v1: 1: 411fefaafb ! 1: da9544e4aa Makefile: add support for generating JSON compilation database @@ Commit message Database' [2] that keeps track of the exact options used to compile a set of source files. - The Clang compiler can generate JSON fragments when compiling [3], + For example, clangd [3], which is a C language server protocol + implementation, can use a JSON compilation database 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, Emacs, or Vim, with suitable plugins) can + provide better searching, integration, and refactoring tools. + + The Clang compiler can generate JSON fragments when compiling [4], using the `-MJ` flag. These JSON fragments (one per compiled source file) can then be concatenated to create the compilation database, commonly called 'compile_commands.json'. @@ Commit message [1] https://clang.llvm.org/docs/Tooling.html [2] https://clang.llvm.org/docs/JSONCompilationDatabase.html - [3] https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangCommandLineReference.html#cmdoption-clang-mj-arg + [3] https://clangd.llvm.org/ + [4] https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangCommandLineReference.html#cmdoption-clang-mj-arg + Helped-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@xxxxxxxxx> ## .gitignore ## @@ Makefile: all:: +# Define GENERATE_COMPILATION_DATABASE to generate JSON compilation database +# entries during compilation if your compiler supports it, using the `-MJ` flag. +# The JSON entries will be placed in the `compile_commands/` directory, -+# and the JSON compilation database can be created afterwards with -+# `make compile_commands.json`. ++# and the JSON compilation database 'compile_commands.json' will be created ++# at the root of the repository. +# # Define DEVELOPER to enable more compiler warnings. Compiler version # and family are auto detected, but could be overridden by defining .gitignore | 2 ++ Makefile | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index ee509a2ad2..f4c51300e0 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ /git.spec *.exe *.[aos] +*.o.json *.py[co] .depend/ *.gcda @@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ /tags /TAGS /cscope* +/compile_commands.json *.hcc *.obj *.lib diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 65f8cfb236..51cd0f302b 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -462,6 +462,12 @@ all:: # the global variable _wpgmptr containing the absolute path of the current # executable (this is the case on Windows). # +# Define GENERATE_COMPILATION_DATABASE to generate JSON compilation database +# entries during compilation if your compiler supports it, using the `-MJ` flag. +# The JSON entries will be placed in the `compile_commands/` directory, +# and the JSON compilation database 'compile_commands.json' will be created +# at the root of the repository. +# # Define DEVELOPER to enable more compiler warnings. Compiler version # and family are auto detected, but could be overridden by defining # COMPILER_FEATURES (see config.mak.dev). You can still set @@ -1258,6 +1264,20 @@ $(error please set COMPUTE_HEADER_DEPENDENCIES to yes, no, or auto \ endif endif +ifdef GENERATE_COMPILATION_DATABASE +compdb_check = $(shell $(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) \ + -c -MJ /dev/null \ + -x c /dev/null -o /dev/null 2>&1; \ + echo $$?) +ifeq ($(compdb_check),0) +override GENERATE_COMPILATION_DATABASE = yes +else +override GENERATE_COMPILATION_DATABASE = no +$(warning GENERATE_COMPILATION_DATABASE is set, but your compiler does not \ +support generating compilation database entries) +endif +endif + ifdef SANE_TOOL_PATH SANE_TOOL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(SANE_TOOL_PATH)) BROKEN_PATH_FIX = 's|^\# @@BROKEN_PATH_FIX@@$$|git_broken_path_fix "$(SANE_TOOL_PATH_SQ)"|' @@ -2381,16 +2401,30 @@ missing_dep_dirs = dep_args = endif +compdb_dir = compile_commands/ + +ifeq ($(GENERATE_COMPILATION_DATABASE),yes) +missing_compdb_dir = $(compdb_dir) +$(missing_compdb_dir): + @mkdir -p $@ + +compdb_file = $(compdb_dir)$(subst .-,,$(subst /,-,$(dir $@)))$(notdir $@).json +compdb_args = -MJ $(compdb_file) +else +missing_compdb_dir = +compdb_args = +endif + ASM_SRC := $(wildcard $(OBJECTS:o=S)) ASM_OBJ := $(ASM_SRC:S=o) C_OBJ := $(filter-out $(ASM_OBJ),$(OBJECTS)) .SUFFIXES: -$(C_OBJ): %.o: %.c GIT-CFLAGS $(missing_dep_dirs) - $(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(dep_args) $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS) $< -$(ASM_OBJ): %.o: %.S GIT-CFLAGS $(missing_dep_dirs) - $(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(dep_args) $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS) $< +$(C_OBJ): %.o: %.c GIT-CFLAGS $(missing_dep_dirs) $(missing_compdb_dir) + $(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(dep_args) $(compdb_args) $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS) $< +$(ASM_OBJ): %.o: %.S GIT-CFLAGS $(missing_dep_dirs) $(missing_compdb_dir) + $(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(dep_args) $(compdb_args) $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS) $< %.s: %.c GIT-CFLAGS FORCE $(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -S $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS) $< @@ -2413,6 +2447,14 @@ else $(OBJECTS): $(LIB_H) $(GENERATED_H) endif +ifeq ($(GENERATE_COMPILATION_DATABASE),yes) +all:: compile_commands.json +compile_commands.json: + @$(RM) $@ + $(QUIET_GEN)sed -e '1s/^/[/' -e '$$s/,$$/]/' $(compdb_dir)*.o.json > $@+ + @if test -s $@+; then mv $@+ $@; else $(RM) $@+; fi +endif + exec-cmd.sp exec-cmd.s exec-cmd.o: GIT-PREFIX exec-cmd.sp exec-cmd.s exec-cmd.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \ '-DGIT_EXEC_PATH="$(gitexecdir_SQ)"' \ @@ -3117,7 +3159,7 @@ clean: profile-clean coverage-clean cocciclean $(RM) $(TEST_PROGRAMS) $(RM) $(FUZZ_PROGRAMS) $(RM) $(HCC) - $(RM) -r bin-wrappers $(dep_dirs) + $(RM) -r bin-wrappers $(dep_dirs) $(compdb_dir) compile_commands.json $(RM) -r po/build/ $(RM) *.pyc *.pyo */*.pyc */*.pyo $(GENERATED_H) $(ETAGS_TARGET) tags cscope* $(RM) -r $(GIT_TARNAME) .doc-tmp-dir base-commit: d9cd4331470f4d9d78677f12dc79063dab832f53 -- gitgitgadget
