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| <h1>LLVM/Clang Static Analyzer</h1> |
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| <p>The LLVM/Clang static analyzer is a standalone tool that find bugs in C and |
| Objective-C programs. Currently the analyzer is invoked as a command-line tool. |
| It is intended to run in tandem with a build of a project or code base.</p> |
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| <p>Here are some important points we ask you to consider when using the static |
| analyzer:</p> |
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| <li><b>This tool is <b>very early</b> in development.</b> There are many planned |
| enhancements to improve both the precision and scope of its analysis algorithms |
| as well as the kinds bugs it will find.</li> |
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| <li><b>Static analysis can be much slower than compilation.</b> While the |
| analyzer is being designed to be as fast and light-weight as possible, please do |
| not expect it to be as fast as compiling a program (even with optimizations |
| enabled). Some of the algorithms needed to find bugs require in the worst case |
| exponential time. The analyzer runs in a reasonable amount of time by both |
| bounding the amount of checking work it will do as well as using clever |
| algorithms to reduce the amount of work it must do to find bugs.</li> |
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| <li><b>False positives.</b> Static analysis is not perfect. It can falsely flag |
| bugs in a program where the code behaves correctly. Because some code checks |
| require more analysis precision than others, the frequency of false positives |
| can vary widely between different checks. Our eventual goal is to have the |
| analyzer have a low false positive rate for most code on all checks.</li> |
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| <h3>Please tell us about False Positives</h3> |
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| <p>If you encounter a false positive, <b>please let us know</b> by <a |
| href="StaticAnalysisUsage.html#filingbugs">filing a bug report</a>. False |
| positives cannot be addressed unless we know about them.</p> |
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| <h3>Want more bugs?</h3> |
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| <p>If there are specific kinds of bugs you would like the tool to find, |
| please feel free to file <a href="StaticAnalysisUsage.html#filingbugs">feature |
| requests</a>.</p> |
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| <h2>Using the Analyzer</h2> |
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| <li><a href="StaticAnalysisUsage.html#Obtaining">Obtaining the Analyzer</a></li> |
| <li><a href="StaticAnalysisUsage.html#BasicUsage">Basic Usage</a></li> |
| <li><a href="StaticAnalysisUsage.html#Output">Output of the Analyzer</a></li> |
| <li><a href="StaticAnalysisUsage.html#RecommendedUsageGuidelines">Recommended Usage Guidelines</a></li> |
| <li><a href="StaticAnalysisUsage.html#Debugging">Debugging the Analyzer</a></li> |
| <li><a href="StaticAnalysisUsage.html#filingbugs">Filing Bugs and Feature Requests</a></li> |
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