Hi,
On Jan 4, 2011, at 13:58 , ext variadic.template wrote:
> Hi,
>
> as i am working with the clang-libraries to parse objective-c-code,
> and using qtcreator at the same time, im asking myself if there
> are any (long term) plans to integrate clang into qtcreator or any
> person currently tries to do so. I think this would be a big step
> towards more refactoring/automation of some coding inside of
> qtcreator + the ability to integrate code-analyzes. For sure, this
> would have a big impact on the code of qtcreator and is nothing
> that can be done quickly, also, it means another thirdparty-
> dependence. But maybe there is something going on inside the labs..?
There are five (possible) parts in the Qt Creator + clang story, which are
largely independent. Including status, these parts are:
Compiling Qt with clang: the master branch in gitorious has an experimental
spec for clang on MacOS. It's in the unsupported dir. Both we and the clang
guys/girls regularly try to compile Qt with clang, so work is ongoing in that
area. Oh, and note that you will have to use a very up-to-date version
(meaning: newer than what Apple ships).
Qt Creator tool-chain support for clang: no, not there. We will have to support
this when Apple starts using clang as the primary compiler on MacOS. If you
would like to give this a try, you might want to use liblibclang.{so,dll,dylib}
or libclangDriver.{a,lib} to give you the right output instead of trying to
figure out what the command-line tool is spitting out. The clang website has
quite some info about the driver.
Clang as code-model: we investigated this a couple of times last year, and
since about December the most time-critical part (code completion) is fast
enough to use it. We still have to see if there are any legal or
distribution-technical hurdles. After that, then yes, we would like to use
clang here. However, it will take some time to move all currently existing
functionality from our current code-model to one driven by clang. So don't
expect it to happen in the next month ;-)
Static analyser tool: we are working on infrastructure in Qt Creator to run
profilers/analysers/etc. The clang static analyser would be just another tool
to hook in there.
Static analysis of Qt with clang: this has the same legal and distribution
implications as "clang as code-model". However, it is lower on our wish-list.
So: lots of ideas, currently no time, so won't happen in the near-future if
nobody is going to spend his spare time (or Creative Friday) on it.
Cheers,
Erik.
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