Static analysis tools often require extensive manual configuration to reproduce the exact build context. ECLAIR is different. Thanks to its automatic toolchain interception, ECLAIR eliminates this setup burden entirely. No need to describe how your system is built, what compiler options are used, or where headers are located: ECLAIR observes and understands it all directly.
ECLAIR operates within a controlled environment created by eclair_env, which intercepts all invocations to the toolchain components—compiler, linker, assembler, librarian—and interprets all arguments and options precisely. This enables ECLAIR to:
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Extract predefined macros and include paths automatically
Emulate the compiler’s header search logic
Understand and reproduce the exact compiler dialect used in each translation unit
This means the analysis is not just syntactically correct, it is semantically faithful to the actual compiled system.
This capability is unique among static analysis platforms in both completeness and automation. Unlike other tools that rely on fragile wrappers, hand-maintained configuration files, or partial build logs, ECLAIR requires zero manual setup for most toolchains. It does not just see the command: it understands the compiler’s behavior under all selected options.
This matters because any given compiler—especially highly configurable ones—can implement millions or even billions of dialects of the C or C++ language via options. Without precise knowledge of these implementation-defined behaviors, the meaning of your source code is ambiguous. ECLAIR resolves that ambiguity entirely and automatically.
Zero configuration required: Just build your project using eclair_env, no need to maintain build databases or guess compiler flags
Toolchain-accurate modeling: ECLAIR internally models the behavior of supported compilers and interprets all options accordingly
Build-system agnostic: Works with Make, CMake, SCons, and custom build systems without modification
No assumptions: What ECLAIR analyzes is exactly what is compiled
Robust even in complex environments: Handles multi-language, multi-architecture, and multi-configuration builds with ease
In safety- and mission-critical projects, precision is not optional. ECLAIR’s automatic and faithful reconstruction of the compilation context removes an entire class of configuration errors and gives assessors and developers complete confidence in the validity of the analysis results.
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