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Compile commands.json

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A JSON file generated by CMake or another build system that contains information on how each source file in a project is compiled. It is mainly used by code analysis and autocompletion tools such as clangd, cquery, and YouCompleteMe.

Project setup using cmake

See Clangd#Project setup for details. 

cmake -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=1

Make it yourself

Create it in the following format: 

[
    {
        "directory": "/home/user/Project/answerjet-relay/build",
        "command": "/usr/bin/cc -Danswerjet_relay_EXPORTS -I/usr/include/gstreamer-1.0 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -fPIC -fPIC -o CMakeFiles/answerjet_relay.dir/gst_answerjet_relay.c.o -c /home/user/Project/answerjet-relay/gst_answerjet_relay.c",
        "file": "/home/user/Project/answerjet-relay/gst_answerjet_relay.c"
    }
]

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