Re: [PATCH] clang-tools: Print information when clang-tidy tool is missing

[Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>]

On Sat, Jul 03, 2021 at 01:51:20AM +0200, Maciej Falkowski wrote:
> When clang-tidy tool is missing in the system, the FileNotFoundError
> exception is raised in the program reporting a stack trace to the user:
> 
> $ ./scripts/clang-tools/run-clang-tools.py clang-tidy ./compile_commands.json
> multiprocessing.pool.RemoteTraceback:
> """
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/lib64/python3.8/multiprocessing/pool.py", line 125, in worker
>     result = (True, func(*args, **kwds))
>   File "/usr/lib64/python3.8/multiprocessing/pool.py", line 48, in mapstar
>     return list(map(*args))
>   File "./scripts/clang-tools/run-clang-tools.py", line 54, in run_analysis
>     p = subprocess.run(["clang-tidy", "-p", args.path, checks, entry["file"]],
>   File "/usr/lib64/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 489, in run
>     with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as process:
>   File "/usr/lib64/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 854, in __init__
>     self._execute_child(args, executable, preexec_fn, close_fds,
>   File "/usr/lib64/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 1702, in _execute_child
>     raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename)
> FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'clang-tidy'
> """
> 
> The patch adds more user-friendly information about missing tool by
> checking the presence of clang-tidy using `command -v` at the beginning
> of the script:
> 
> $ ./scripts/clang-tools/run-clang-tools.py clang-tidy ./compile_commands.json
> Command 'clang-tidy' is missing in the system
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maciej Falkowski <maciej.falkowski9@gmail.com>
> Link: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1342

Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
Tested-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>

> ---
>  scripts/clang-tools/run-clang-tools.py | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/clang-tools/run-clang-tools.py b/scripts/clang-tools/run-clang-tools.py
> index fa7655c7cec0..d34eaf5a0ee5 100755
> --- a/scripts/clang-tools/run-clang-tools.py
> +++ b/scripts/clang-tools/run-clang-tools.py
> @@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ def run_analysis(entry):
>  
>  
>  def main():
> +    exitcode = subprocess.getstatusoutput('command -v clang-tidy')[0]
> +    if exitcode == 1:
> +        print("Command 'clang-tidy' is missing in the system", file=sys.stderr)
> +        sys.exit(127)
> +
>      args = parse_arguments()
>  
>      lock = multiprocessing.Lock()
> -- 
> 2.26.3