NOTE: I recommend that you use the flycheck. Because, you can run the checker more than one. Of course, including this.

flymake-google-cpplint.el

cpplint.py by Google for Emacs with flymake-mode.

If you're want to write code according to the Google C++ Style Guide, this will help a great deal.

I recommend that the package google-c-style also installed with.

To use cpplint.py with Emacs, you will need cpplint.py installed.

You should be able to run

$ cpplint.py

and, you'll also need to install flymake-easy.

Usage

Install cpplint.py

Example:

$ wget http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/cpplint/cpplint.py
$ sudo mv cpplint.py /usr/local/bin/cpplint.py
$ sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/cpplint.py

Add to load-path

You'll need to add the directory containing flymake-google-cpplint.el to your load-path.

If not, also add to your config

(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/path/to/flymake-google-cpplint.el")

Add to your Emacs config

(require 'flymake-google-cpplint)
(add-hook 'c++-mode-hook 'flymake-google-cpplint-load)

Configure for cpplint.py

(custom-set-variables
 '(flymake-google-cpplint-verbose "3")
 '(flymake-google-cpplint-linelength "120")
 ...
 )

For more information: cpplint.py

cpplint.py command location

By default, the location of the cpplint.py command is searched.

(custom-set-variables
 '(flymake-google-cpplint-command "/path/to/cpplint.py"))

Where to create temporary copy

One of 'tempdir or 'inplace (default).

(custom-set-variables
 '(flymake-google-cpplint-location 'tempdir))

Notes

cpplint.py does not support C source files.