C and C++ AutoConfig for SonarQube

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We have big news for our dear C and C++ SonarQube users. Configuring the analysis requires some skills; at times, it can get technical and tedious, with a few known caveats.

We unleashed the talent of our mighty engineers, and they made our C and C++ analyzer smart enough to configure itself. Hence the name AutoConfig. As a result:

  • No need to worry about compiler support
  • No need to worry about build-wrapper or compilation database
  • No need to know anything about the project to configure, nor C neither C++

It works as well as a manually configured analysis for most projects.

How to use it? If you donā€™t provide a compilation database (generated through the build-wrapper or any other way), AutoConfig will kick in, and your C and C++ code will be automatically analyzed during the scan. As simple as it gets. It was a great moment to revise our C and C++ documentation and it includes all you need to know about AutoConfig.

AutoConfig will land in SonarQube 10.6, and we are looking forward to your feedback on this :slight_smile:

Note that this is a SonarQube-only feature, as SonarCloud benefits from Automatic analysis for C and C++.

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