Getting Started with CppDepend

Download and Install CppDepend

Step 1: If you have not downloaded the CppDepend installer yet, please visit: https://www.cppdepend.com/download

Step 2: Install the CppDepend Professional files on your computer. To install CppDepend, simply unzip the downloaded files into a private application folder of your choice.

Important: Do not unzip the files into %ProgramFiles%\CppDepend. Doing so may cause issues due to Windows folder protection.

How do I analyze my C\C++ and Java applications using CppDepend?

• Run VisualCppDepend.exe on Windows, or execute from the terminal VisualCppDepend.sh for Linux/Mac.
• Create New CppDepend Project
  
  
  The language combobox permit to choose between C++, C or Java projects.


• Add your projects to parse.
  
  

  The following kind of projects are managed by CppDepend:

  • .vcproj,.vcxproj,.sln: Visual Studio projects.
  • Json compilation database: A compilation database is a database for compile options. It records which compile options are used to build the files in a project. The compilation database could be generated from CMake or Ninja, and there are many other ways to generate a compilation database.
  • .build files : The recommended way to analyse your C\C++ projects other than the VS, QtCreator and CMake ones, is to use the BuildMonitor tool to intercept all compilation and link commands.
  • Set of source files: You can use the ProjectMaker tool to describe the specification of your project. With ProjectMaker you can specify your source files, the include paths and the defines.
  • Java source folders.
    
• Once the analysis done, the result is displayed in the VisualCppDepend.exe UI.