It reuses the compiler’s approach: first we determine a virtual compile command for each opened file (ideally by consulting the build system). Then we use this command to configure the parser.

Enable/Disable output of compile commands during generation. If enabled, generates a compile_commands.json file containing the exact compiler calls for all translation units of the project …

As of CMake 3.5 the CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS option is supported by the Ninja and Makefiles generators. That means to generate a JSON compile database one has to select a …

Jan 14, 2024 · During some research, I found the missing piece to making clangd and other C++ syntax checkers happy would be to provide it with a JSON database of compile commands. This typically …

Mar 25, 2025 · One of the easiest ways to generate the compile_commands.json file in a Makefile project is by using the helpful open-source command line tool called Bear. Bear is provided as a …

This is useful if your preferred compiler doesn't support the arguments that are used for the query, as the extension defaults to any supported compilers it can find (like MSVC).

Oct 11, 2024 · A compilation database is a JSON -formatted file named compile_commands.json that contains structured data about every compilation unit in your project. The following snippet shows an …

Jul 19, 2025 · This is where the Compilation Database comes in. Compilation Database is a JSON file (typically named compile_commands.json) that lists all the compile commands used to build each …

Apr 20, 2024 · compile_commands.json is a file capturing the exact commands files have been compiled with, regardless of the build system. It captures the compiler, source file, include path and definitions …

A compilation database is a JSON file, which consists of an array of “command objects”, where each command object specifies one way a translation unit is compiled in the project.