This repo contains a version of the LLVM/Clang toolchain that is being modified to support Checked C. Checked C extends C with checking to detect or prevent common programming errors such as out-of-bounds memory accesses. The Checked C specification is available at the Checked C repo.
Earlier this year, the LLVM community transitioned to "monorepo".
We moved Checked C to a monorepo on Oct 30, 2019. This has resulted in the following changes:
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checkedc-llvm and checkedc-clang (as well as other LLVM subprojects) are now tracked via a single git repo.
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The checkedc-llvm repo will no longer be maintained. The checkedc-clang repo will be the new monorepo.
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There will be no changes to the checkedc repo. It will continue to be a separate git repo.
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All future patches should be based off this new monorepo.
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You can use this script to cherry-pick your existing patches to the new monorepo.
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Make sure to set the following CMake flag to enable clang in your builds:
-DLLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS=clang
We have positions available for a Principal Software Engineer and a Senior Software Engineer. We are looking for an engineer who has production compiler development experience and who values shipping software.
Programmers are welcome to use Checked C as it is being implemented. We have pre-built compiler installers for Windows available for download on the release page. For other platforms, you will have to build your own copy of the compiler. For directions on how to do this, see the Checked C clang wiki. The compiler user manual is here. For more information on Checked C and pointers to example code, see our Wiki.
For more information on the Checked C clang compiler, see the Checked C clang wiki.
| Configuration | Testing | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Debug X86 Windows | Checked C and clang regression tests | |
| Debug X64 Windows | Checked C and clang regression tests | |
| Debug X64 Linux | Checked C and clang regression tests | |
| Release X64 Linux | Checked C, clang, and LLVM nightly tests |
We welcome contributions to the Checked C project. To get involved in the project, see Contributing to Checked C. We have a wish list of possible projects there.
For code contributions, we follow the standard Github workflow. See Contributing to Checked C for more detail. You will need to sign a contributor license agreement before contributing code.
This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.