Feature: improve compiler detection

conans/client/build/compiler_id.py

@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+import os
+import tempfile
+from six import StringIO
+
+from conans.client.runner import ConanRunner
+from conans.model.version import Version
+
+
+GCC = "gcc"
+LLVM_GCC = "llvm-gcc"  # GCC frontend with LLVM backend
+CLANG = "clang"
+APPLE_CLANG = "apple-clang"
+SUNCC = "suncc"
+MSVC = "Visual Studio"
+INTEL = "intel"
+QCC = "qcc"
+
+
+class CompilerId(object):
+    """
+    compiler identification description, holds compiler name, full version and
+    other important properties
+    """
+    def __init__(self, name, major, minor, patch):
+        self._name = name
+        self._major = major
+        self._minor = minor
+        self._patch = patch
+        self._version = Version(self.version)
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def major(self):
+        return self._major
+
+    @property
+    def minor(self):
+        return self._minor
+
+    @property
+    def patch(self):
+        return self._patch
+
+    @property
+    def version(self):
+        return "%s.%s.%s" % (self._major, self._minor, self._patch)
+
+    @property
+    def major_minor(self):
+        return "%s.%s" % (self._major, self._minor)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "%s %s" % (self._name, self.version)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return self.__str__()
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self.name == other.name and self._version == other._version
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self.__eq__(other)
+
+
+UNKNOWN_COMPILER = CompilerId(None, None, None, None)
+
+# convert _MSC_VER to the corresponding Visual Studio version
+MSVC_TO_VS_VERSION = {800: (1, 0),
+                      900: (2, 0),
+                      1000: (4, 0),
+                      1010: (4, 1),
+                      1020: (4, 2),
+                      1100: (5, 0),
+                      1200: (6, 0),
+                      1300: (7, 0),
+                      1310: (7, 1),
+                      1400: (8, 0),
+                      1500: (9, 0),
+                      1600: (10, 0),
+                      1700: (11, 0),
+                      1800: (12, 0),
+                      1900: (14, 0),
+                      1910: (15, 0),
+                      1911: (15, 3),
+                      1912: (15, 5),
+                      1913: (15, 6),
+                      1914: (15, 7),
+                      1915: (15, 8),
+                      1916: (15, 9),
+                      1920: (16, 0),
+                      1921: (16, 1),
+                      1922: (16, 2),
+                      1923: (16, 3),
+                      1924: (16, 4),
+                      1925: (16, 5),
+                      1926: (16, 6),
+                      1927: (16, 7)}
+
+
+def _parse_compiler_version(defines):
+    try:
+        if '__INTEL_COMPILER' in defines:
+            compiler = INTEL
+            version = int(defines['__INTEL_COMPILER'])
+            major = int(version / 100)
+            minor = int(version % 100)
+            patch = int(defines['__INTEL_COMPILER_UPDATE'])
+        elif '__clang__' in defines:
+            compiler = APPLE_CLANG if '__apple_build_version__' in defines else CLANG
+            major = int(defines['__clang_major__'])
+            minor = int(defines['__clang_minor__'])
+            patch = int(defines['__clang_patchlevel__'])
+        elif '__SUNPRO_C' in defines or '__SUNPRO_CC' in defines:
+            # In particular, the value of __SUNPRO_CC, which is a three-digit hex number.
+            # The first digit is the major release. The second digit is the minor release.
+            # The third digit is the micro release. For example, C++ 5.9 is 0x590.
+            compiler = SUNCC
+            define = '__SUNPRO_C' if '__SUNPRO_C' in defines else '__SUNPRO_CC'
+            version = int(defines[define], 16)
+            major = (version >> 8) & 0xF
+            minor = (version >> 4) & 0xF
+            patch = version & 0xF
+        # MSVC goes after Clang and Intel, as they may define _MSC_VER
+        elif '_MSC_VER' in defines:
+            compiler = MSVC
+            version = int(defines['_MSC_VER'])
+            # map _MSC_VER into conan-friendly Visual Studio version
+            # currently, conan uses major only, but here we store minor for the future as well
+            # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/preprocessor/predefined-macros?view=vs-2019
+            major, minor = MSVC_TO_VS_VERSION.get(version)
+            patch = 0
+        # GCC must be the last try, as other compilers may define __GNUC__ for compatibility
+        elif '__GNUC__' in defines:
+            if '__llvm__' in defines:
+                compiler = LLVM_GCC
+            elif '__QNX__' in defines:
+                compiler = QCC
+            else:
+                compiler = GCC
+            major = int(defines['__GNUC__'])
+            minor = int(defines['__GNUC_MINOR__'])
+            patch = int(defines['__GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__'])
+        else:
+            return UNKNOWN_COMPILER
+        return CompilerId(compiler, major, minor, patch)
+    except KeyError:
+        return UNKNOWN_COMPILER
+    except ValueError:
+        return UNKNOWN_COMPILER
+    except TypeError:
+        return UNKNOWN_COMPILER
+
+
+def detect_compiler_id(executable, runner=None):
+    runner = runner or ConanRunner()
+    # use a temporary file, as /dev/null might not be available on all platforms
+    tmpname = tempfile.mktemp(suffix=".c")
+    with open(tmpname, "wb") as f:
+        f.write(b"\n")
+
+    cmd = tempfile.mktemp(suffix=".cmd")
+    with open(cmd, "wb") as f:
+        f.write(b"echo off\nset MSC_CMD_FLAGS\n")
+
+    detectors = [
+        # "-dM" generate list of #define directives
+        # "-E" run only preprocessor
+        # "-x c" compiler as C code
+        # the output is of lines in form of "#define name value"
+        "-dM -E -x c",
+        "--driver-mode=g++ -dM -E -x c",  # clang-cl
+        "-c -xdumpmacros",  # SunCC,
+        # cl (Visual Studio, MSVC)
+        # "/nologo" Suppress Startup Banner
+        # "/E" Preprocess to stdout
+        # "/B1" C front-end
+        # "/c" Compile Without Linking
+        # "/TC" Specify Source File Type
+        '/nologo /E /B1 "%s" /c /TC' % cmd,
+        "/QdM /E /TC"  # icc (Intel) on Windows,
+        "-Wp,-dM -E -x c"  # QNX QCC
+    ]
+    try:
+        for detector in detectors:
+            command = '%s %s "%s"' % (executable, detector, tmpname)
+            result = StringIO()
+            if 0 == runner(command, output=result):
+                output = result.getvalue()
+                defines = dict()
+                for line in output.splitlines():
+                    tokens = line.split(' ', 3)
+                    if len(tokens) == 3 and tokens[0] == '#define':
+                        defines[tokens[1]] = tokens[2]
+                    # MSVC dumps macro definitions in single line:
+                    # "MSC_CMD_FLAGS=-D_MSC_VER=1921 -Ze"
+                    elif line.startswith("MSC_CMD_FLAGS="):
+                        line = line[len("MSC_CMD_FLAGS="):].rstrip()
+                        defines = dict()
+                        tokens = line.split()
+                        for token in tokens:
+                            if token.startswith("-D") or token.startswith("/D"):
+                                token = token[2:]
+                                if '=' in token:
+                                    name, value = token.split('=', 2)
+                                else:
+                                    name, value = token, '1'
+                                defines[name] = value
+                        break
+                compiler = _parse_compiler_version(defines)
+                if compiler == UNKNOWN_COMPILER:
+                    continue
+                return compiler
+        return UNKNOWN_COMPILER
+    finally:
+        os.unlink(tmpname)
+        os.unlink(cmd)

conans/client/conf/detect.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import platform
 import re
 
+from conans.client.build.compiler_id import UNKNOWN_COMPILER, LLVM_GCC, detect_compiler_id
 from conans.client.output import Color
 from conans.client.tools import detected_os, OSInfo
 from conans.client.tools.win import latest_visual_studio_version_installed
@@ -11,6 +12,18 @@
 from conans.util.runners import detect_runner
 
 
+def _get_compiler_and_version(output, compiler_exe):
+    compiler_id = detect_compiler_id(compiler_exe)
+    if compiler_id.name == LLVM_GCC:
+        output.error("%s detected as a frontend using apple-clang. "
+                     "Compiler not supported" % compiler_exe)
+        return None
+    if compiler_id != UNKNOWN_COMPILER:
+        output.success("Found %s %s" % (compiler_id.name, compiler_id.major_minor))
+        return compiler_id.name, compiler_id.major_minor
+    return None
+
+
 def _gcc_compiler(output, compiler_exe="gcc"):
 
     try:
@@ -70,52 +83,81 @@ def _sun_cc_compiler(output, compiler_exe="cc"):
 
 
 def _get_default_compiler(output):
+    """
+    find the default compiler on the build machine
+    search order and priority:
+    1. CC and CXX environment variables are always top priority
+    2. Visual Studio detection (Windows only) via vswhere or registry or environment variables
+    3. Apple Clang (Mac only)
+    4. cc executable
+    5. gcc executable
+    6. clang executable
+    """
+    v2_mode = get_env(CONAN_V2_MODE_ENVVAR, False)
     cc = os.environ.get("CC", "")
     cxx = os.environ.get("CXX", "")
     if cc or cxx:  # Env defined, use them
         output.info("CC and CXX: %s, %s " % (cc or "None", cxx or "None"))
         command = cc or cxx
-        if "gcc" in command:
-            gcc = _gcc_compiler(output, command)
-            if platform.system() == "Darwin" and gcc is None:
-                output.error(
-                    "%s detected as a frontend using apple-clang. Compiler not supported" % command
-                )
-            return gcc
-        if "clang" in command.lower():
-            return _clang_compiler(output, command)
-        if platform.system() == "SunOS" and command.lower() == "cc":
-            return _sun_cc_compiler(output, command)
+        if v2_mode:
+            compiler = _get_compiler_and_version(output, command)
+            if compiler:
+                return compiler
+        else:
+            if "gcc" in command:
+                gcc = _gcc_compiler(output, command)
+                if platform.system() == "Darwin" and gcc is None:
+                    output.error(
+                        "%s detected as a frontend using apple-clang. Compiler not supported" % command
+                    )
+                return gcc
+            if "clang" in command.lower():
+                return _clang_compiler(output, command)
+            if platform.system() == "SunOS" and command.lower() == "cc":
+                return _sun_cc_compiler(output, command)
         # I am not able to find its version
         output.error("Not able to automatically detect '%s' version" % command)
         return None
 
+    vs = cc = sun_cc = None
     if detected_os() == "Windows":
         version = latest_visual_studio_version_installed(output)
         vs = ('Visual Studio', version) if version else None
-    gcc = _gcc_compiler(output)
-    clang = _clang_compiler(output)
-    if platform.system() == "SunOS":
-        sun_cc = _sun_cc_compiler(output)
+
+    if v2_mode:
+        gcc = _gcc_compiler(output)
+        clang = _clang_compiler(output)
+        if platform.system() == "SunOS":
+            sun_cc = _sun_cc_compiler(output)
+    else:
+        cc = _get_compiler_and_version(output, "cc")
+        gcc = _get_compiler_and_version(output, "gcc")
+        clang = _get_compiler_and_version(output, "clang")
 
     if detected_os() == "Windows":
-        return vs or gcc or clang
+        return vs or cc or gcc or clang
     elif platform.system() == "Darwin":
-        return clang or gcc
+        return clang or cc or gcc
     elif platform.system() == "SunOS":
-        return sun_cc or gcc or clang
+        return sun_cc or cc or gcc or clang
     else:
-        return gcc or clang
+        return cc or gcc or clang
 
 
 def _get_profile_compiler_version(compiler, version, output):
-    major = version.split(".")[0]
+    tokens = version.split(".")
+    major = tokens[0]
+    minor = tokens[1] if len(tokens) > 1 else 0
     if compiler == "clang" and int(major) >= 8:
         output.info("clang>=8, using the major as version")
         return major
     elif compiler == "gcc" and int(major) >= 5:
         output.info("gcc>=5, using the major as version")
         return major
+    elif compiler == "Visual Studio":
+        return major
+    elif compiler == "intel" and (int(major) < 19 or (int(major) == 19 and int(minor) == 0)):
+        return major
     return version
 
 

conans/test/unittests/client/build/autotools_environment_test.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def run(self, *args, **kwargs):
 class RunnerMockWithHelp(RunnerMock):
 
     def __init__(self, return_ok=True, available_args=None):
+        self.output = None
         self.command_called = None
         self.return_ok = return_ok
         self.available_args = available_args or []