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<h1>Build and Analyze: running the analyzer within Xcode</h1>
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<table style="margin-top:0px" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0px" cellspacing="0">
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<h3>What is it?</h3>
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<p><i>Build and Analyze</i> is an Xcode feature (introduced in Xcode 3.2) that
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allows users to run the Clang Static Analyzer <a
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href="http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/featuredarticles/StaticAnalysis/index.html">directly
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within Xcode</a>.</p>
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<p>It integrates directly with the Xcode build system and
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presents analysis results directly within Xcode's editor.</p>
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<h3>Can I use the open source analyzer builds with Xcode?</h3>
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<p><b>Yes</b>. Instructions are included below.</p>
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<td style="padding-left:10px; text-align:center">
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<a href="images/analyzer_xcode.png"><img src="images/analyzer_xcode.png" width="620px" alt="analyzer in xcode"></a>
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<br><b>Viewing static analyzer results in Xcode</b>
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<h3>Key features:</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><b>Integrated workflow:</b> Results are integrated within Xcode. There is
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no experience of using a separate tool, and activating the analyzer requires a
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single keystroke or mouse click.</li>
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<li><b>Transparency:</b> Works effortlessly with Xcode projects (including iPhone projects).
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<li><b>Cons:</b> Doesn't work well with non-Xcode projects. For those,
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consider using <a href="/scan-build.html"><b>scan-build</b></a>.
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</ul>
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<h2>Getting Started</h2>
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<p>Xcode 3.2 is available as a free download from Apple, with <a
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href="http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/featuredarticles/StaticAnalysis/index.html">instructions available</a>
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for using <i>Build and Analyze</i>.</p>
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<h2>Using open source analyzer builds with <i>Build and Analyze</i></h2>
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<p>By default, Xcode uses the version of <tt>clang</tt> that came bundled with
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it to provide the results for <i>Build and Analyze</i>. It is possible to change
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Xcode's behavior to use an alternate version of <tt>clang</tt> for this purpose
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while continuing to use the <tt>clang</tt> that came with Xcode for compiling
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projects.</p>
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<h3>Why try open source builds?</h3>
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<p>The advantage of using open source analyzer builds (provided on this website)
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is that they are often newer than the analyzer provided with Xcode, and thus can
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contain bug fixes, new checks, or simply better analysis.</p>
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<p>On the other hand, new checks can be experimental, with results of variable
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quality. Users are encouraged to <a href="filing_bugs.html">file bug reports</a>
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(for any version of the analyzer) where they encounter false positives or other
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issues.</p>
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<h3>set-xcode-analyzer</h3>
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<p>Starting with analyzer build checker-234, analyzer builds contain a command
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line utility called <tt>set-xcode-analyzer</tt> that allows users to change what
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copy of <tt>clang</tt> that Xcode uses for <i>Build and Analyze</i>:</p>
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<pre class="code_example">
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$ <b>set-xcode-analyzer -h</b>
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Usage: set-xcode-analyzer [options]
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Options:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--use-checker-build=PATH
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Use the Clang located at the provided absolute path,
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e.g. /Users/foo/checker-1
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--use-xcode-clang Use the Clang bundled with Xcode
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</pre>
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<p>Operationally, <b>set-xcode-analyzer</b> edits Xcode's configuration files
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(in <tt>/Developer</tt>) to point it to use the version of <tt>clang</tt> you
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specify for static analysis. Within this model it provides you two basic modes:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><b>--use-xcode-clang</b>: Switch Xcode (back) to using the <tt>clang</tt> that came bundled with it for static analysis.</li>
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<li><b>--use-checker-build</b>: Switch Xcode to using the <tt>clang</tt> provided by the specified analyzer build.</li>
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</ul>
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<h4>Things to keep in mind</h4>
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<ul>
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<li>You should quit Xcode prior to running <tt>set-xcode-analyzer</tt>.</li>
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<li>You will need to run <tt>set-xcode-analyzer</tt> under <b><tt>sudo</tt></b>
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in order to have write privileges to modify the Xcode configuration files.</li>
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</ul>
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<h4>Examples</h4>
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<p><b>Example 1</b>: Telling Xcode to use checker-235 for <i>Build and Analyze</i>:</p>
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<pre class="code_example">
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$ pwd
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/tmp
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$ tar xjf checker-235.tar.bz2
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$ sudo checker-235/set-xcode-analyzer --use-checker-build=/tmp/checker-235
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</pre>
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<p>Note that you typically won't install an analyzer build in <tt>/tmp</tt>, but
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the point of this example is that <tt>set-xcode-analyzer</tt> just wants a full
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path to an untarred analyzer build.</p>
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<p><b>Example 2</b>: Telling Xcode to use a very specific version of <tt>clang</tt>:</p>
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<pre class="code_example">
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$ sudo set-xcode-analyzer --use-checker-build=~/mycrazyclangbuild/bin/clang
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</pre>
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<p><b>Example 3</b>: Resetting Xcode to its default behavior:</p>
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$ sudo set-xcode-analyzer --use-xcode-clang
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