5 This directory contains code for compiler plugins. These are used to perform
6 additional actions during compilation (such as additional warnings) and
7 also to perform mass code refactoring.
9 Currently only the Clang compiler is supported <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Clang>.
13 Compiler plugins are enabled automatically by `--enable-dbgutil` if Clang headers
14 are found or explicitly using `--enable-compiler-plugins`.
18 There are two kinds of plugin actions:
20 - compile checks - these are run during normal compilation
21 - rewriters - these must be run manually and modify source files
23 Each source has a comment saying whether it's compile check or a rewriter
24 and description of functionality.
28 Used during normal compilation to perform additional checks.
29 All warnings and errors are marked '[loplugin]' in the message.
33 Rewriters analyse and possibly modify given source files.
34 Usage: `make COMPILER_PLUGIN_TOOL=<rewriter_name>`
35 Additional optional make arguments:
37 - it is possible to also pass `FORCE_COMPILE_ALL=1` to make to trigger rebuild of all source files,
38 even those that are up to date.
39 - `UPDATE_FILES=<scope>` - limits which modified files will be actually written back with the changes
40 - `mainfile` - only the main `.cxx` file will be modified (default)
41 - `all` - all source files involved will be modified (possibly even header files from other LO modules),
42 3rd party header files are however never modified
43 - `<module>` - only files in the given LO module (toplevel directory) will be modified (including headers)
45 Modifications will be written directly to the source files.
47 Some rewriter plugins are dual-mode and can also be used in a non-rewriting mode
48 in which they emit warnings for problematic code that they would otherwise
49 automatically rewrite. When any rewriter is enabled explicitly via `make
50 COMPILER_PLUGIN_TOOL=<rewriter_name>` it works in rewriting mode (and all other
51 plugins are disabled), but when no rewriter is explicitly enabled (i.e., just
52 `make`), all dual-mode rewriters are enabled in non-rewriting mode (along with
53 all non-rewriter plugins; and all non--dual-mode plugins are disabled). The
54 typical process to use such a dual-mode rewriter X in rewriting mode is
56 make COMPILER_PLUGIN_WARNINGS_ONLY=X \
57 && make COMPILER_PLUGIN_TOOL=X FORCE_COMPILE_ALL=1 UPDATE_FILES=all
59 which first generates a full build without failing due to warnings from plugin
60 X in non-rewriting mode (in case of `--enable-werror`) and then repeats the build
61 in rewriting mode (during which no object files are generate).
64 ## Code Documentation / HowTos
66 <https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Clang_plugins>