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## Summary Improve CMake build system: cleaner separation, compiler caching, and release packaging. ### Toolchain & Build - Clean up `toolchain.cmake` to only contain clang/lld-specific setup (compiler paths, linker selection, llvm tools), allowing other toolchains like GCC to work without it - Add ccache (Linux/macOS) and sccache (Windows) support via toolchain auto-detection - Move project-universal flags (`-ffunction-sections`, `--gc-sections`, `-static-libstdc++`, etc.) to `CMakeLists.txt` so they apply regardless of toolchain - Add `-fno-exceptions` to project compile options; fix `/EHs-c-` for proper MSVC exception disabling - Use MSVC/clang-cl frontend detection instead of `WIN32` for MSVC-specific linker flags - Declare missing options: `CLICE_USE_LIBCXX`, `CLICE_OFFLINE_BUILD`, `CLICE_ENABLE_BENCHMARK`, `CLICE_RELEASE` ### Release Packaging (`cmake/release.cmake`) - Strip debug symbols and produce separate symbol archives (`.debug` / `.dSYM` / `.pdb`) - Windows: copy PDB via `$<TARGET_PDB_FILE:clice>`; macOS: use `copy_directory` for dSYM bundle - Package clice binary + clang resource dir + config into distributable tarball/zip - `cmake/archive.cmake` helper for cross-platform archive creation - Activated via `-DCLICE_RELEASE=ON` (auto-enables LTO) ### Code Cleanup - Replace manual 40+ line source file list with `GLOB_RECURSE` for clice-core - Fix duplicate `include_resolver.cpp` entry - Use build-time `add_custom_target` for clang resource dir copy (instead of configure-time `file(COPY)`) - Gate `scan_benchmark` behind `CLICE_ENABLE_BENCHMARK` option ### CI - Add compiler cache with env var control (`CCACHE_DIR`/`SCCACHE_DIR`) and `actions/cache` for persistence - Proper cache lifecycle: zero-stats before build, show-stats + stop-server after - Stop sccache server before pixi cleanup to fix Windows EBUSY error - Pass `CLICE_ENABLE_BENCHMARK=ON` in benchmark workflow - Platform-specific ccache/sccache dependencies in pixi.toml ## Test plan - [x] Local build (RelWithDebInfo) passes - [x] Local release build (LTO + strip + pack) produces correct archives - [ ] CI: Linux Debug/RelWithDebInfo - [ ] CI: macOS Debug/RelWithDebInfo - [ ] CI: Windows Debug/RelWithDebInfo - [ ] CI: Benchmark (all platforms) --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
clice
clice is a next-generation language server designed for modern C++. Through excellent asynchronous task scheduling and intelligent caching, it achieves a lower memory footprint and faster response times.
Beyond performance, clice provides instantiation-aware template processing, supports switching header contexts between different source files (including non-self-contained headers), and offers comprehensive support for C++20 modules, from code completion to go-to-definition. Our goal is to provide C++ developers with a truly fast, precise, and intelligent development companion.
Important
Support for header contexts and C++20 modules are core features currently under active development. They will be progressively refined in upcoming releases. Stay tuned!
Getting started
Download the latest clice binary from the releases page and install the vscode extension. Then, add the following configuration to your .vscode/settings.json file:
{
// Optional: Set this to an empty string to turn off the clangd.
"clangd.path": "",
// Point this to the clice binary you downloaded.
"clice.executable": "/path/to/your/clice/executable",
}
Note
As an early version, please do not use it in a production environment. Crashes are expected, and we welcome you to submit issues.
Documentation
To learn more about building, installing, and configuring clice, or to dive deep into its features and architecture, please visit our official documentation at clice.io.