[cfe-dev] Automatic scan-build on the LLVM toolchain

[John Smith]

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
>
> Sylvestre Ledru wrote
>> Hello,
>>
>> After setting an automatic code coverage tool [1], I just plugged an
>> automatic scan-build on the LLVM toolchain:
>>
>> http://buildd-clang.debian.net/scan-build/
>
> So... this seems like something I could contribute.  Small, isolated
> fix with an automated way of knowing when I've fixed it.
>
> However, I don't want to duplicate work being done by someone else as
> I've just subscribed to the list.  Are these being turned
> automatically into bug tickets?  Do I just "claim" some of these and
> then submit a patch?
>
I see no one has answered this one yet, so ill have a go here:

I doubt the report is 'automagically' turned into bug reports, or that
(if even possibly, certainly requiring more skills that I have) it
would even be desirable. Part of the process is to determine if you
are dealing with a genuine bug or a false positive. And as icing on
the cake, if it is a false positive, maybe even a modification of the
checker to prevent it from generating similar false positives in the
future.

I guess the best way to go would be announcing on this list that youre
looking into a certain class of bugs in the report and ask if anyone
else is doing that already. If noone answers, I assume it would be
safe to claim the bug(s) and start working


Regards,


John Smith.