README.md

libclang

libclang is a Go library, providing a means to parse a compilation unit with libclang, and walk the unit's Cursors.

usage

See the Go docs for the package. There are some minimal examples in the _example directory.

pre-requisites

The clang dev package (with header files) needs to be installed.

# rpm-based distros
[sudo] dnf install clang-devel

# apt-based distros
[sudo] apt install clang-dev

developing the library

pre-commit hook

• install goimports if not already installed
  • https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports
• install golangci-lint if not already installed
  • https://golangci-lint.run/usage/install/#local-installation
• install the pre-commit application if not already installed
  • https://pre-commit.com/index.html#install
• install pre-commit hook in this repo's workspace
  • pre-commit install