Get optimization remarks from clang directly in your source code

This extension is still in preview and may not function

Setup:

• Ensure you have a compile_commands.json, see "Compilation Database" for instructions
• Make sure clang is installed and available in your path (if not in path, you can use a setting)
• If you get errors about libclang, configure the correct path for this in the settings

Compilation database

The tool needs to know how to compile your code and it does so using a compilation database. You can read about what they are and how to create them here.

If you're using cmake, there is a flag in the link telling you how to generate the compile_commands.json

Make has no built in way to generate a compilation database but you can generate one using compiledb as follows:

pip install compiledb compiledb make

Disclaimers

• Windows likely doesn't work, who knows (email me if you try it and happens to work)
• Built in great haste, contributions welcome