clang-static-analyzer

What does "ento" mean in the context of Clang Static Analyzer?

I've been skimming through the source code of Clang Static Analyzer and found a namespace termed ento. I'm still wondering what does it mean? Is this an acronym?

Solution

  • Based on this discussion, ento is an abbreviation of entomology. It is a joke/pun on bugs:

    It is a joke. It abbreviates entomology. [1]

    [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomology

    and

    I think this rather an allusion that this stuff supposed to find bugs.

    See also https://llvm.org/docs/Lexicon.html:

    This namespace houses the Clang Static Analyzer. It is an abbreviaton of entomology.

    “Entomology is the scientific study of insects.”

    In the past, this namespace had not only the name GR (aka. Graph Reachability) but also entoSA.