cmake: Add SANITIZERS option

Author: hebasto

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -204,6 +204,37 @@ endif()
 include(AddThreadsIfNeeded)
 add_threads_if_needed()
 
+if(SANITIZERS)
+  # First check if the compiler accepts flags. If an incompatible pair like
+  # -fsanitize=address,thread is used here, this check will fail. This will also
+  # fail if a bad argument is passed, e.g. -fsanitize=undfeined
+  try_append_cxx_flags("-fsanitize=${SANITIZERS}" TARGET core
+    RESULT_VAR cxx_supports_sanitizers
+  )
+  if(NOT cxx_supports_sanitizers)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Compiler did not accept requested flags.")
+  endif()
+
+  # Some compilers (e.g. GCC) require additional libraries like libasan,
+  # libtsan, libubsan, etc. Make sure linking still works with the sanitize
+  # flag. This is a separate check so we can give a better error message when
+  # the sanitize flags are supported by the compiler but the actual sanitizer
+  # libs are missing.
+  try_append_linker_flag("-fsanitize=${SANITIZERS}" TARGET core
+    SOURCE "
+      #include <cstdint>
+      #include <cstddef>
+      extern \"C\" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t* data, size_t size) { return 0; }
+      __attribute__((weak)) // allow for libFuzzer linking
+      int main() { return 0; }
+    "
+    RESULT_VAR linker_supports_sanitizers
+  )
+  if(NOT linker_supports_sanitizers)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Linker did not accept requested flags, you are missing required libraries.")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 include(AddBoostIfNeeded)
 add_boost_if_needed()