Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] xen/scripts: import gen_compile_commands.py from Linux

[Anthony PERARD <anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Aug 10, 2026 at 10:49:43AM +0100, George Dunlap wrote:
> Xen's Kbuild-derived build system records the exact command line used
> to compile each object in .<target>.o.cmd files.  That is everything
> needed to produce a compile_commands.json compilation database, the
> format clangd and other tooling consume to provide accurate
> cross-referencing (go to definition, find references, call hierarchy)
> in LSP-capable editors.
> 
> Import scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py from the Linux
> kernel, unmodified, so that the provenance of the code is easy to
> verify (commit 90efe2b9119f, Linux v6.16).
> 
> As-is the script produces an empty database on a Xen tree, since
> Xen's compile command lines differ slightly from Linux's; the
> following patch adapts it.
> 
> Assisted-by: LLM
> Signed-off-by: George Dunlap <gwd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Anthony PERARD <anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,


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