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Clava: C/C++ source-to-source compilation using LARA

Author(s) -

João Bispo,

João M. P. Cardoso

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

softwarex

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528

H-Index - 21

ISSN - 2352-7110

DOI - 10.1016/j.softx.2020.100565

Subject(s) - compiler , computer science , scripting language , source code , programming language , javascript , digital subscriber line , set (abstract data type) , open source , code (set theory) , software engineering , operating system , software , telecommunications

This article presents Clava, a Clang-based source-to-source compiler, that accepts scripts written in LARA, a JavaScript-based DSL with special constructs for code queries, analysis and transformations. Clava improves Clang’s source-to-source capabilities by providing a more convenient and flexible way to analyze, transform and generate C/C++ code, and provides support for building strategies that capture run-time behavior. We present the Clava framework, its main capabilities, and how it can been used. Furthermore, we show that Clava is sufficiently robust to analyze, instrument and test a set of large C/C++ application codes, such as GCC.

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