clang static analyzer
E292721
Clang Static Analyzer is a source code analysis tool built on the Clang/LLVM framework that automatically detects bugs and potential security vulnerabilities in C, C++, and Objective-C programs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| clang static analyzer canonical | 1 |
| clang-analyzer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2716465 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: clang static analyzer Context triple: [LLVM, hasComponent, clang static analyzer]
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A.
Clang-Tidy
Clang-Tidy is a C++ “linter” and static analysis tool that automatically detects and suggests fixes for common programming errors, style issues, and potential bugs in code.
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B.
Clang
Clang is a modern, open-source C, C++, and Objective-C compiler front end for the LLVM project, known for its fast compilation, expressive diagnostics, and modular design.
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C.
Clang-Tidy linter
Clang-Tidy linter is a C++ code analysis tool that automatically detects and suggests fixes for style issues, bugs, and performance problems using Clang’s compiler infrastructure.
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D.
libclang library
The libclang library is a C interface to the Clang compiler’s parsing and analysis capabilities, enabling tools to programmatically inspect, analyze, and manipulate C-family source code.
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E.
LLVM
LLVM is a modular, reusable compiler and toolchain infrastructure project widely used for building language frontends, optimizers, and backends for diverse hardware architectures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: clang static analyzer Target entity description: Clang Static Analyzer is a source code analysis tool built on the Clang/LLVM framework that automatically detects bugs and potential security vulnerabilities in C, C++, and Objective-C programs.
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A.
Clang-Tidy
Clang-Tidy is a C++ “linter” and static analysis tool that automatically detects and suggests fixes for common programming errors, style issues, and potential bugs in code.
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B.
Clang
Clang is a modern, open-source C, C++, and Objective-C compiler front end for the LLVM project, known for its fast compilation, expressive diagnostics, and modular design.
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C.
Clang-Tidy linter
Clang-Tidy linter is a C++ code analysis tool that automatically detects and suggests fixes for style issues, bugs, and performance problems using Clang’s compiler infrastructure.
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D.
libclang library
The libclang library is a C interface to the Clang compiler’s parsing and analysis capabilities, enabling tools to programmatically inspect, analyze, and manipulate C-family source code.
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E.
LLVM
LLVM is a modular, reusable compiler and toolchain infrastructure project widely used for building language frontends, optimizers, and backends for diverse hardware architectures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free and open-source software
ⓘ
software analysis tool ⓘ static code analysis tool ⓘ |
| analysisType | static analysis ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Clang
ⓘ
LLVM ⓘ |
| category | software quality assurance tool ⓘ |
| detects |
API misuse
ⓘ
dead stores ⓘ memory leaks ⓘ null pointer dereferences ⓘ resource leaks ⓘ uninitialized values ⓘ use-after-free errors ⓘ |
| developedBy |
LLVM Project
ⓘ
linked to:
LLVM
|
| distribution |
Clang toolchain
ⓘ
linked to:
Clang
LLVM releases ⓘ |
| documentation | https://clang-analyzer.llvm.org/manual.html ⓘ |
| integratedWith |
CMake build systems
ⓘ
linked to:
CMake
Visual Studio via LLVM/Clang toolchain ⓘ Xcode ⓘ |
| invokedBy |
clang
ⓘ
linked to:
Clang
scan-build ⓘ scan-view ⓘ |
| license | Apache License 2.0 with LLVM exceptions ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
LLVM community
ⓘ
linked to:
LLVM
|
| operatesOn | source code ⓘ |
| outputFormat |
HTML reports
ⓘ
plist reports ⓘ text diagnostics ⓘ |
| partOf |
Clang
ⓘ
LLVM ⓘ |
| platform | cross-platform ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
detect bugs in source code
ⓘ
detect potential security vulnerabilities ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C++ ⓘ |
| provides |
interprocedural analysis
ⓘ
path-sensitive analysis ⓘ symbolic execution ⓘ |
| repository | https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Linux
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ Objective-C ⓘ Objective-C++ ⓘ |
| useCase |
continuous integration code analysis
ⓘ
finding bugs early in development ⓘ security auditing of C and C++ codebases ⓘ |
| website | https://clang-analyzer.llvm.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: clang static analyzer Description of subject: Clang Static Analyzer is a source code analysis tool built on the Clang/LLVM framework that automatically detects bugs and potential security vulnerabilities in C, C++, and Objective-C programs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Clang-Tidy linter
linked to: clang static analyzer