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1 [Clang](http://clang.llvm.org/) is a compiler with many desirable features (outl ined on their website). 1 # Clang
2 2
3 Chrome can be built with Clang. It is now the default compiler on Mac and Linux for building Chrome, and it is currently useful for its warning and error messa ges on Android and Windows. 3 [Clang](http://clang.llvm.org/) is a compiler with many desirable features
4 (outlined on their website).
4 5
5 See [the open bugs](http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/list?q=label:clang) . 6 Chrome can be built with Clang. It is now the default compiler on Mac and Linux
7 for building Chrome, and it is currently useful for its warning and error
8 messages on Android and Windows.
9
10 See
11 [the open bugs](http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/list?q=label:clang).
12
13 [TOC]
6 14
7 ## Build instructions 15 ## Build instructions
8 16
9 Get clang (happens automatically during `gclient runhooks` on Mac and Linux): 17 Get clang (happens automatically during `gclient runhooks` on Mac and Linux):
10 ```
11 tools/clang/scripts/update.sh
12 ```
13 18
14 (Only needs to be run once per checkout, and clang will be automatically updated by `gclient runhooks`.) 19 tools/clang/scripts/update.sh
20
21 (Only needs to be run once per checkout, and clang will be automatically updated
22 by `gclient runhooks`.)
15 23
16 ### Reverting to gcc on linux 24 ### Reverting to gcc on linux
17 25
18 We don't have bots that test this, but building with gcc4.8+ should still work o n Linux. If your system gcc is new enough, use this to build with gcc if you don 't want to build with clang: 26 We don't have bots that test this, but building with gcc4.8+ should still work
27 on Linux. If your system gcc is new enough, use this to build with gcc if you
28 don't want to build with clang:
19 29
20 ``` 30 GYP_DEFINES=clang=0 build/gyp_chromium
21 GYP_DEFINES=clang=0 build/gyp_chromium
22 ```
23 31
24 ### Ninja 32 ### Ninja
25 33
26 Regenerate the build files (`clang=1` is on by default on Mac and Linux): 34 Regenerate the build files (`clang=1` is on by default on Mac and Linux):
27 35
28 If you use gyp: 36 If you use gyp: `GYP_DEFINES=clang=1 build/gyp_chromium`
29 ```
30 GYP_DEFINES=clang=1 build/gyp_chromium
31 ```
32 37
33 If you use gn, run `gn args` and add `is_clang = true` to your args.gn file. 38 If you use gn, run `gn args` and add `is_clang = true` to your args.gn file.
34 39
35 Build: 40 Build: `ninja -C out/Debug chrome`
36 ```
37 ninja -C out/Debug chrome
38 ```
39 41
40 ## Mailing List 42 ## Mailing List
43
41 http://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/clang/topics 44 http://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/clang/topics
42 45
43 ## Using plugins 46 ## Using plugins
44 47
45 The [chromium style plugin](http://dev.chromium.org/developers/coding-style/chro mium-style-checker-errors) is used by default when clang is used. 48 The
49 [chromium style plugin](http://dev.chromium.org/developers/coding-style/chromium -style-checker-errors)
50 is used by default when clang is used.
46 51
47 If you're working on the plugin, you can build it locally like so: 52 If you're working on the plugin, you can build it locally like so:
48 53
49 1. Run `./tools/clang/scripts/update.sh --force-local-build --without-android` to build the plugin. 54 1. Run `./tools/clang/scripts/update.sh --force-local-build --without-android`
50 1. Build with clang like described above. 55 to build the plugin.
56 1. Build with clang like described above.
51 57
52 To run [other plugins](WritingClangPlugins.md), add these to your `GYP_DEFINES`: 58 TODO: writing_clang_plugins does not exist.
59 To run [other plugins](writing_clang_plugins.md), add these to your
60 `GYP_DEFINES`:
53 61
54 * `clang_load`: Absolute path to a dynamic library containing your plugin 62 * `clang_load`: Absolute path to a dynamic library containing your plugin
55 * `clang_add_plugin`: tells clang to run a specific PluginASTAction 63 * `clang_add_plugin`: tells clang to run a specific PluginASTAction
56 64
57 So for example, you could use the plugin in this directory with: 65 So for example, you could use the plugin in this directory with:
58 66
59 * `GYP_DEFINES='clang=1 clang_load=/path/to/libFindBadConstructs.so clang_add_ plugin=find-bad-constructs' gclient runhooks` 67 * `GYP_DEFINES='clang=1 clang_load=/path/to/libFindBadConstructs.so
68 clang_add_plugin=find-bad-constructs' gclient runhooks`
60 69
61 ## Using the clang static analyzer 70 ## Using the clang static analyzer
62 71
63 See ClangStaticAnalyzer. 72 See [clang_static_analyser.md](clang_static_analyser.md).
64 73
65 ## Windows 74 ## Windows
66 75
67 **Experimental!** 76 **Experimental!**
68 77
69 clang can be used as compiler on Windows. Clang uses Visual Studio's linker and SDK, so you still need to have Visual Studio installed. 78 clang can be used as compiler on Windows. Clang uses Visual Studio's linker and
79 SDK, so you still need to have Visual Studio installed.
70 80
71 Things should compile, and all tests should pass. You can check these bots for h ow things are currently looking: http://build.chromium.org/p/chromium.fyi/consol e?category=win%20clang 81 Things should compile, and all tests should pass. You can check these bots for
82 how things are currently looking:
83 http://build.chromium.org/p/chromium.fyi/console?category=win%20clang
72 84
73 ``` 85 ``` shell
74 python tools\clang\scripts\update.py 86 python tools\clang\scripts\update.py
75 set GYP_DEFINES=clang=1 87 set GYP_DEFINES=clang=1
76 python build\gyp_chromium 88 python build\gyp_chromium
89
77 # or, if you use gn, run `gn args` and add `is_clang = true` to your args.gn 90 # or, if you use gn, run `gn args` and add `is_clang = true` to your args.gn
78 ninja -C out\Debug chrome 91 ninja -C out\Debug chrome
79 ``` 92 ```
80 93
81 Current brokenness: 94 Current brokenness:
82 95
83 * Goma doesn't work. 96 * Goma doesn't work.
84 * Debug info is very limited. 97 * Debug info is very limited.
85 * To get colored diagnostics, you need to be running [ansicon](https://github. com/adoxa/ansicon/releases). 98 * To get colored diagnostics, you need to be running
99 [ansicon](https://github.com/adoxa/ansicon/releases).
86 100
87 ## Using a custom clang binary 101 ## Using a custom clang binary
88 102
89 If you want to try building Chromium with your own clang binary that you've alre ady built, set `make_clang_dir` to the directory containing `bin/clang` (i.e. th e directory you ran cmake in, or your `Release+Asserts` folder if you use the co nfigure/make build). You also need to disable chromium's clang plugin by setting `clang_use_chrome_plugins=0`, as it likely won't load in your custom clang bina ry. 103 If you want to try building Chromium with your own clang binary that you've
104 already built, set `make_clang_dir` to the directory containing `bin/clang`
105 (i.e. the directory you ran cmake in, or your `Release+Asserts` folder if you
106 use the configure/make build). You also need to disable chromium's clang plugin
107 by setting `clang_use_chrome_plugins=0`, as it likely won't load in your custom
108 clang binary.
90 109
91 Here's an example that also disables debug info and enables the component build (both not strictly necessary, but they will speed up your build): 110 Here's an example that also disables debug info and enables the component build
111 (both not strictly necessary, but they will speed up your build):
92 112
93 ``` 113 ```shell
94 GYP_DEFINES="clang=1 fastbuild=1 component=shared_library clang_use_chrome_plugi ns=0 make_clang_dir=$HOME/src/llvm-build" build/gyp_chromium 114 GYP_DEFINES="clang=1 fastbuild=1 component=shared_library \
115 clang_use_chrome_plugins=0 make_clang_dir=$HOME/src/llvm-build" \
116 build/gyp_chromium
95 ``` 117 ```
96 118
97 You can then run `head out/Release/build.ninja` and check that the first to line s set `cc` and `cxx` to your clang binary. If things look good, run `ninja -C ou t/Release` to build. 119 You can then run `head out/Release/build.ninja` and check that the first to
120 lines set `cc` and `cxx` to your clang binary. If things look good, run `ninja
121 -C out/Release` to build.
98 122
99 If your clang revision is very different from the one currently used in chromium – check tools/clang/scripts/update.sh to find chromium's clang revision – you m ight have to tweak warning flags. Or you could set `werror=` in the line above t o disable warnings as errors (but this only works on Linux). 123 If your clang revision is very different from the one currently used in chromium
124
125 * Check `tools/clang/scripts/update.sh` to find chromium's clang revision
126 * You might have to tweak warning flags. Or you could set `werror=` in the
127 line above to disable warnings as errors (but this only works on Linux).
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