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| author | Sean Silva <silvas@purdue.edu> | 2013-02-19 17:21:23 +0000 |
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| committer | Sean Silva <silvas@purdue.edu> | 2013-02-19 17:21:23 +0000 |
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[docs] Revise content on ExternalProjectsUsingClang page.
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diff --git a/clang/docs/ExternalProjectsUsingClang.rst b/clang/docs/ExternalProjectsUsingClang.rst index e232fcdfe86..71d6413934f 100644 --- a/clang/docs/ExternalProjectsUsingClang.rst +++ b/clang/docs/ExternalProjectsUsingClang.rst @@ -2,12 +2,28 @@ External Projects Using Clang ============================= -Clang is more than a compiler; its library-based approach allows creation of -different kinds of tools that can process source code. +Introduction +============ -This page contains references to Clang based tools and projects. To extend -the list you could write email to the `development mailing list -<http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/cfe-dev>`_. +This page provides some examples of the kinds of things that people have +done with Clang that might serve as useful guides (or starting points) from +which to develop your own tools. They may be helpful even for something as +banal (but necessary) as how to set up your build to integrate Clang. + +Clang's library-based design is deliberately aimed at facilitating use by +external projects, and we are always interested in improving Clang to +better serve our external users. Some typical categories of applications +where Clang is used are: + +- Static analysis. +- Documentation/cross-reference generation. + +If you know of (or wrote!) a tool or project using Clang, please send an +email to Clang's `development discussion mailing list +<http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/cfe-dev>`_ to have it added. +(or if you are already a Clang contributor, feel free to directly commit +additions). Since the primary purpose of this page is to provide examples +that can help developers, generally they must have code available. List of projects and tools ========================== @@ -46,7 +62,7 @@ List of projects and tools "cmonster is a Python wrapper for the Clang C++ parser." `<https://github.com/rizsotto/Constantine>`_ - "Constantine is a toy project to learn how to write clang plugin. + "Constantine is a toy project to learn how to write clang plugin. Implements pseudo const analysis. Generates warnings about variables, which were declared without const qualifier." |
