C++: Remove deprecated code

cpp/ql/lib/DefaultOptions.qll

@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ class Options extends string {
   predicate overrideReturnsNull(Call call) {
     // Used in CVS:
     call.(FunctionCall).getTarget().hasGlobalName("Xstrdup")
-    or
-    CustomOptions::overrideReturnsNull(call) // old Options.qll
   }
 
   /**
@@ -45,8 +43,6 @@ class Options extends string {
     // Used in CVS:
     call.(FunctionCall).getTarget().hasGlobalName("Xstrdup") and
     nullValue(call.getArgument(0))
-    or
-    CustomOptions::returnsNull(call) // old Options.qll
   }
 
   /**
@@ -65,8 +61,6 @@ class Options extends string {
     f.hasGlobalOrStdName([
         "exit", "_exit", "_Exit", "abort", "__assert_fail", "longjmp", "__builtin_unreachable"
       ])
-    or
-    CustomOptions::exits(f) // old Options.qll
   }
 
   /**
@@ -79,19 +73,15 @@ class Options extends string {
    * runtime, the program's behavior is undefined)
    */
   predicate exprExits(Expr e) {
-    e.(AssumeExpr).getChild(0).(CompileTimeConstantInt).getIntValue() = 0 or
-    CustomOptions::exprExits(e) // old Options.qll
+    e.(AssumeExpr).getChild(0).(CompileTimeConstantInt).getIntValue() = 0
   }
 
   /**
    * Holds if function `f` should always have its return value checked.
    *
    * By default holds only for `fgets`.
    */
-  predicate alwaysCheckReturnValue(Function f) {
-    f.hasGlobalOrStdName("fgets") or
-    CustomOptions::alwaysCheckReturnValue(f) // old Options.qll
-  }
+  predicate alwaysCheckReturnValue(Function f) { f.hasGlobalOrStdName("fgets") }
 
   /**
    * Holds if it is reasonable to ignore the return value of function
@@ -107,8 +97,6 @@ class Options extends string {
     // common way of sleeping using select:
     fc.getTarget().hasGlobalName("select") and
     fc.getArgument(0).getValue() = "0"
-    or
-    CustomOptions::okToIgnoreReturnValue(fc) // old Options.qll
   }
 }
 

cpp/ql/lib/Options.qll

@@ -98,57 +98,3 @@ class CustomMutexType extends MutexType {
    */
   override predicate unlockAccess(FunctionCall fc, Expr arg) { none() }
 }
-
-/**
- * DEPRECATED: customize `CustomOptions.overrideReturnsNull` instead.
- *
- * This predicate is required to support backwards compatibility for
- * older `Options.qll` files.  It should not be removed or modified by
- * end users.
- */
-predicate overrideReturnsNull(Call call) { none() }
-
-/**
- * DEPRECATED: customize `CustomOptions.returnsNull` instead.
- *
- * This predicate is required to support backwards compatibility for
- * older `Options.qll` files.  It should not be removed or modified by
- * end users.
- */
-predicate returnsNull(Call call) { none() }
-
-/**
- * DEPRECATED: customize `CustomOptions.exits` instead.
- *
- * This predicate is required to support backwards compatibility for
- * older `Options.qll` files.  It should not be removed or modified by
- * end users.
- */
-predicate exits(Function f) { none() }
-
-/**
- * DEPRECATED: customize `CustomOptions.exprExits` instead.
- *
- * This predicate is required to support backwards compatibility for
- * older `Options.qll` files.  It should not be removed or modified by
- * end users.
- */
-predicate exprExits(Expr e) { none() }
-
-/**
- * DEPRECATED: customize `CustomOptions.alwaysCheckReturnValue` instead.
- *
- * This predicate is required to support backwards compatibility for
- * older `Options.qll` files.  It should not be removed or modified by
- * end users.
- */
-predicate alwaysCheckReturnValue(Function f) { none() }
-
-/**
- * DEPRECATED: customize `CustomOptions.okToIgnoreReturnValue` instead.
- *
- * This predicate is required to support backwards compatibility for
- * older `Options.qll` files.  It should not be removed or modified by
- * end users.
- */
-predicate okToIgnoreReturnValue(FunctionCall fc) { none() }

cpp/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-05-27-deprecated-removal.md

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+category: breaking
+---
+* Removed the deprecated `overrideReturnsNull` predicate from `Options.qll`. Use `CustomOptions.overrideReturnsNull` instead.
+* Removed the deprecated `returnsNull` predicate from `Options.qll`. Use `CustomOptions.returnsNull` instead.
+* Removed the deprecated `exits` predicate from `Options.qll`. Use `CustomOptions.exits` instead.
+* Removed the deprecated `exprExits` predicate from `Options.qll`. Use `CustomOptions.exprExits` instead.
+* Removed the deprecated `alwaysCheckReturnValue` predicate from `Options.qll`. Use `CustomOptions.alwaysCheckReturnValue` instead.
+* Removed the deprecated `okToIgnoreReturnValue` predicate from `Options.qll`. Use `CustomOptions.okToIgnoreReturnValue` instead.
+* Removed the deprecated `semmle.code.cpp.Member`. Import `semmle.code.cpp.Element` and/or `semmle.code.cpp.Type` directly.
+* Removed the deprecated `UnknownDefaultLocation` class. Use `UnknownLocation` instead.
+* Removed the deprecated `UnknownExprLocation` class. Use `UnknownLocation` instead.
+* Removed the deprecated `UnknownStmtLocation` class. Use `UnknownLocation` instead.
+* Removed the deprecated `TemplateParameter` class. Use `TypeTemplateParameter` instead.
+* Support for class resolution across link targets has been removed for databases which were created with CodeQL versions before 1.23.0.

cpp/ql/lib/cpp.qll

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import semmle.code.cpp.Class
 import semmle.code.cpp.Struct
 import semmle.code.cpp.Union
 import semmle.code.cpp.Enum
-import semmle.code.cpp.Member
 import semmle.code.cpp.Field
 import semmle.code.cpp.Function
 import semmle.code.cpp.MemberFunction

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Location.qll

@@ -148,28 +148,3 @@ class UnknownLocation extends Location {
     this.getFile().getAbsolutePath() = "" and locations_default(this, _, 0, 0, 0, 0)
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * A dummy location which is used when something doesn't have a location in
- * the source code but needs to have a `Location` associated with it.
- *
- * DEPRECATED: use `UnknownLocation`
- */
-deprecated class UnknownDefaultLocation extends UnknownLocation { }
-
-/**
- * A dummy location which is used when an expression doesn't have a
- * location in the source code but needs to have a `Location` associated
- * with it.
- *
- * DEPRECATED: use `UnknownLocation`
- */
-deprecated class UnknownExprLocation extends UnknownLocation { }
-
-/**
- * A dummy location which is used when a statement doesn't have a location
- * in the source code but needs to have a `Location` associated with it.
- *
- * DEPRECATED: use `UnknownLocation`
- */
-deprecated class UnknownStmtLocation extends UnknownLocation { }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/TemplateParameter.qll

@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ class NonTypeTemplateParameter extends Literal, TemplateParameterImpl {
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "NonTypeTemplateParameter" }
 }
 
-/**
- * A C++ `typename` (or `class`) template parameter.
- *
- * DEPRECATED: Use `TypeTemplateParameter` instead.
- */
-deprecated class TemplateParameter = TypeTemplateParameter;
-
 /**
  * A C++ `typename` (or `class`) template parameter.
  *

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/internal/ResolveClass.qll

@@ -1,59 +1,5 @@
 import semmle.code.cpp.Type
 
-/** For upgraded databases without mangled name info. */
-pragma[noinline]
-private string getTopLevelClassName(@usertype c) {
-  not mangled_name(_, _, _) and
-  isClass(c) and
-  usertypes(c, result, _) and
-  not namespacembrs(_, c) and // not in a namespace
-  not member(_, _, c) and // not in some structure
-  not class_instantiation(c, _) // not a template instantiation
-}
-
-/**
- * For upgraded databases without mangled name info.
- * Holds if `d` is a unique complete class named `name`.
- */
-pragma[noinline]
-private predicate existsCompleteWithName(string name, @usertype d) {
-  not mangled_name(_, _, _) and
-  is_complete(d) and
-  name = getTopLevelClassName(d) and
-  onlyOneCompleteClassExistsWithName(name)
-}
-
-/** For upgraded databases without mangled name info. */
-pragma[noinline]
-private predicate onlyOneCompleteClassExistsWithName(string name) {
-  not mangled_name(_, _, _) and
-  strictcount(@usertype c | is_complete(c) and getTopLevelClassName(c) = name) = 1
-}
-
-/**
- * For upgraded databases without mangled name info.
- * Holds if `c` is an incomplete class named `name`.
- */
-pragma[noinline]
-private predicate existsIncompleteWithName(string name, @usertype c) {
-  not mangled_name(_, _, _) and
-  not is_complete(c) and
-  name = getTopLevelClassName(c)
-}
-
-/**
- * For upgraded databases without mangled name info.
- * Holds if `c` is an incomplete class, and there exists a unique complete class `d`
- * with the same name.
- */
-private predicate oldHasCompleteTwin(@usertype c, @usertype d) {
-  not mangled_name(_, _, _) and
-  exists(string name |
-    existsIncompleteWithName(name, c) and
-    existsCompleteWithName(name, d)
-  )
-}
-
 pragma[noinline]
 private @mangledname getClassMangledName(@usertype c) {
   isClass(c) and
@@ -103,10 +49,7 @@ private module Cached {
   @usertype resolveClass(@usertype c) {
     hasCompleteTwin(c, result)
     or
-    oldHasCompleteTwin(c, result)
-    or
     not hasCompleteTwin(c, _) and
-    not oldHasCompleteTwin(c, _) and
     result = c
   }