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Install clang-build-analyzer with Homebrew, Nix
Tool to analyze compilation time. Version 1.6.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#clangbuildanalyzer.
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Linux
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nix profile install nixpkgs#clangbuildanalyzernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cl/clangbuildanalyzer/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Tool to analyze compilation time
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ClangBuildAnalyzer
history
Project history and usage
Clang Build Analyzer is a C and C++ build analysis tool that aggregates Clang -ftime-trace JSON files and reports where compilation time is spent. It is a package-nerd tool for people optimizing slow native builds rather than a general application framework.
Project history
The repository was created in August 2019 after Clang 9 introduced -ftime-trace. The README says the tool takes the single-file trace output generated by Clang and aggregates many compilation traces into summaries of slow files, templates, functions, code generation, and expensive headers.
Adoption history
The supplied package-manager data lists Homebrew and Nix packaging. Release metadata shows an initial 1.0.0 release labeled 'Initial release' and later releases tracking newer Clang support, including Clang 19 support in 1.6.0.
How it is used
A typical workflow starts capture with ClangBuildAnalyzer --start, builds with Clang 9 or later using -ftime-trace, stops capture with --stop, and runs --analyze on the produced capture file. A ClangBuildAnalyzer.ini file in the working directory controls how many expensive files, templates, functions, and headers are reported.
Why package nerds care
It matters because it packages a practical workflow around a compiler diagnostic format. For large C++ codebases, it turns a pile of per-object JSON traces into actionable package-maintainer and build-engineer questions: which headers, templates, source files, or compiler phases are costing rebuild time?
Timeline
- 2019: Repository created after Clang 9 documented -ftime-trace.
- 2020: v1.0.0 initial release published on GitHub.
- 2020: v1.2.0 focused on optimizations for large builds.
- 2023: v1.5.0 improved expensive-header information.
- 2025: v1.6.0 added Clang 19 support and fixes.
Related projects
- Related projects include Clang, LLVM, Clang's -ftime-trace support, Chrome trace viewers, speedscope.app, and native build systems such as Make, CMake, Xcode, and Visual Studio.
Sources
- https://github.com/aras-p/ClangBuildAnalyzer
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aras-p/ClangBuildAnalyzer/main/readme.md
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aras-p/ClangBuildAnalyzer/main/ClangBuildAnalyzer.ini
- https://api.github.com/repos/aras-p/ClangBuildAnalyzer/releases
- https://releases.llvm.org/9.0.0/tools/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.html
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
./ClangBuildAnalyzer.ini
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ClangBuildAnalyzer | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.6.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:clang-build-analyzer |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/aras-p/ClangBuildAnalyzer |
| Repository | https://github.com/aras-p/ClangBuildAnalyzer |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
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clangbuildanalyzer
nix profile install nixpkgs#clangbuildanalyzer- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Clangbuildanalyzer
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation