[cfe-dev] Guidance: clang or llvm

[Munawar Hafiz]

Hi,
I am implementing refactorings in CDT using clang (or llvm?) as the analysis
engine. I am planning to write these library functions on top of clang, and
then using native calls to communicate with them. Here are some specific
things that I want to perform.

a) Given two variables, ask analysis engine if they are aliases or not.
b) Given a variable, find about its points-to-set.
c) Given a variable, follow its def-use chain.
d) Given a function, follow its call graph.
e) Given a cursor, browse the AST. The AST may involve multiple files.
etc..

The analysis should be inter-procedural.

These are not written as optimization passes, but should be function calls
that are like queries.

Please guide me as to: 1) whether I need to use llvm or clang, 2) which
parts of clang/llvm should I concentrate on.

Thanks in advance.

Munawar
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