linux-getting-started-with-cppdepend.md

🐧 Getting Started with CppDepend on Linux

CppDepend is a powerful static analysis tool for C/C++ developers. This guide walks you through how to set up CppDepend on Linux, including Ubuntu and other distributions.

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🧭 Choose the Right Edition

CppDepend offers two editions for Linux:

• Developer Edition: Available for Ubuntu 2018 / 2020 / 2022
• DevOps Edition: Works across all Linux distributions

📥 Download CppDepend

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🧑‍💻 Developer Edition (Ubuntu 18 / 20 / 22)

Steps:

1. Download the Developer Edition from the official download page.
2. Open a terminal and navigate to the installation directory.
3. Launch the visual UI:

./VisualCppDepend.sh

4. Create a new project and import your build data using a compile_commands.json file.
5. Run the analysis.
6. View your analysis results in the CppDepend Dashboard.

📸 Screenshots:

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⚙️ DevOps Edition (All Linux Distributions)

Steps:

1. Download the DevOps Edition from the CppDepend download page.
2. Open a terminal and run:

./CppDepend compilation_commands.json /OutDir /home/test/CppDependOut

• compilation_commands.json: Your compile DB file
• /home/test/CppDependOut: Output directory for the HTML report

📸 Example Output:

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🔍 Edition Comparison: Developer vs DevOps

Feature	Developer Edition	DevOps Edition
Visual Studio Integration (Windows only)	✅	❌
Visual Dashboard (Linux Ubuntu + Windows)	✅	❌
Interactive Graphs & Matrices	✅	❌
Treemapping Visualization	✅	❌
CI Integration (Jenkins, TeamCity, etc.)	❌	✅
HTML Report Generation via Console	❌	✅
SonarQube Plugin	❌	✅
Quality Gates & Build Failure Conditions	❌	✅
Rule Editing, Technical Debt, Metrics, etc.	✅	✅

ℹ️ The trial version includes both editions.

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💬 Need Help?

If you run into issues, reach out at:
📧 support@cppdepend.com

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✅ Get Started Now

• 🔽 Download CppDepend
• 🎓 CppDepend for OSS and Students