diff --git a/doc/developer-notes.md b/doc/developer-notes.md index bfb64093e19..c3ab3fa9536 100644 --- a/doc/developer-notes.md +++ b/doc/developer-notes.md @@ -137,11 +137,57 @@ public: } // namespace foo ``` +Coding Style (C++ named arguments) +------------------------------ + +When passing named arguments, use a format that clang-tidy understands. The +argument names can otherwise not be verified by clang-tidy. + +For example: + +```c++ +void function(Addrman& addrman, bool clear); + +int main() +{ + function(g_addrman, /*clear=*/false); +} +``` + +### Running clang-tidy + +To run clang-tidy on Ubuntu/Debian, install the dependencies: + +```sh +apt install clang-tidy bear clang +``` + +Then, pass clang as compiler to configure, and use bear to produce the `compile_commands.json`: + +```sh +./autogen.sh && ./configure CC=clang CXX=clang++ +make clean && bear make -j $(nproc) # For bear 2.x +make clean && bear -- make -j $(nproc) # For bear 3.x +``` + +To run clang-tidy on all source files: + +```sh +( cd ./src/ && run-clang-tidy -j $(nproc) ) +``` + +To run clang-tidy on the changed source lines: + +```sh +git diff | ( cd ./src/ && clang-tidy-diff -p2 -j $(nproc) ) +``` + Coding Style (Python) --------------------- Refer to [/test/functional/README.md#style-guidelines](/test/functional/README.md#style-guidelines). + Coding Style (Doxygen-compatible comments) ------------------------------------------