nickdiego/compiledb

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1653 stars · 128 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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A Python CLI tool that generates Clang's JSON Compilation Database (compile_commands.) for GNU make-based build systems. It parses compile commands via make's dry-run mode without requiring a clean build, making it faster than alternatives like Bear for large non-cmake codebases.

Use cases

• generate compile_commands. for a make-based C++ project
• enable clangd/YouCompleteMe code intelligence in non-cmake codebases
• parse a build log to extract compile commands
• generate compilation database without a clean rebuild
• support cross-compilation projects needing a compilation database

When to choose

• your project uses GNU make and you need a Clang compilation database
• you want faster database generation than Bear without a clean build
• you need to parse compile commands from existing build logs

When to avoid

• your project uses CMake, which already generates compile_commands.
• you need a full build interception tool rather than dry-run parsing

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

developer-tools build-tool parser developer-tools compilers cli windows cross-platform python compilation-database clang gnu-make makefile cpp lsp bear-alternative command-line linux macos

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