[KUDU-3111] Make IWYU processes freestanding headers

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 1.9.0, 1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.11.0, 1.12.0, 1.11.1
• Component/s: build
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Alexey Serbin
• Created: 24/Apr/20 17:54
• Updated: 03/Jun/20 16:16

Description

When working out of the compilation database, IWYU processes only associated headers, i.e. .h files that pair corresponding .cc files. It would be nice to make IWYU processing so-called freestanding header files. This thread contains very useful information on the topic.