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A commercial software static analysis tool produced by Vector Informatik (originally by Gimpel Software) for the C and C++ languages. PC-lint examines C or C++ programs and finds potential problem areas. PC-lint can look across several modules which allows it to determine issues that a compiler normally does not point out. Options also exist for the detection of MISRA rule violations. This tag is for questions regarding the usage of PC-lint/PC lint Plus.

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in c: func(void) vs. func()

When a C function does not accept any arguments, does it have to be declared/defined with a "void" parameter by the language rules? PC-Lint seems to have problems when there's nothing at all in the argument-list, and I was wondering if it's…
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Does MISRA C 2012 say not to use bool

I am in the early stages of framing stuff out on a new project. I defined a function with a return type of "bool" I got this output from PC-Lint Including file sockets.h (hdr) bool sock_close(uint8_t socket_id); ^ "LINT: sockets.h (52, 1) Note…
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PC Lint while(TRUE) vs for(;;)

I'm using PC Lint for the first time. I was "linting" my code, when PC Lint warns me about my while(TRUE). This is what it says: 716: while(1) ... -- A construct of the form while(1) ... was found. Whereas this represents a constant in a context…
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MISRA 2012 violation - Type mismatch (Rules 10.1, 10.4)

I'm facing MISRA C 2012 violation that I can't understand. Following is the code: #define I2C_CCRH_FS ((uint8_t)0x80) #define I2C_CCRH_DUTY ((uint8_t)0x40) #define I2C_CCRH_CCR ((uint8_t)0x0F) typedef struct I2C_struct { volatile…
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Using PC-Lint on project with third party libraries

I have a project which includes a large third party library and am required to ensure that the project is lint-free. However, the library has several thousand errors. Modifying the library to remove these is not an option - how would this typically…
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PC Lint Warning 537: Repeated include file

How to deal with this warning from PC Lint? I have in several files the #include . PC Lint shows me the message Warning 537: Repeated include file 'filepath\filename.h' If I delete this declaration I cannot compile. I would like…
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Anyone have experience with PC-Lint used with Netbeans or MPLAB X IDE?

I've been using PC-Lint with MPLAB for a couple of years now and it has been really useful. MPLAB is about to change to be a netbeans based IDE and I've not found any netbeans plugins for PC-Lint. Does anyone have experience in PC-Lint integration…
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False positive Error 503 for call to template function

I have some code that PC-Lint is giving me Error 503: Boolean argument to relational on. It is a call to a template function which is defined like this: template void ShowWindowEx( HWND hWnd, int nCmdShow, …
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How can I run an incremental PC-Lint using make

I would like to apply Gimpel PC-Lint to my source code in an incremental manner using Make. I want it to only run lint against the source file if the source file has changed since the last time lint was run. Is anyone doing this? How are you…
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How to exclude some of the "unable to open include file *.h" errors in pclint

I am using PC lint in my project. My project is compatible to build in both windows and linux. So i have used windows header(visualstudio) files and linux header files(gcc) in my project. I am running pclint entirely for all the file. Its giving…
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Struct defined differently for C and C++ - is it safe? PC-Lint warns

The following declaration adds a couple of operators for compilation in a C++ file. The definition is included in both C and C++ files. PC-Lint is reporting Error 114: Inconsistent structure declaration for tag 'Rect' but I am certain it is safe.…
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Does anyone have good tips for using pc-lint?

What are some best practices for using pc-lint - how to wade thru the zillion options? I'm particularly interested in better ways to read/parse the output files.
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Problems with PC-LINT and gcc 4.8 / STL (on Ubuntu)

For a project we switched a project from Windows to Linux and while PC-LINT runs just fine with wine I can't get PC-LINT running with a simple test program. PC-LINT always complains about the STL headers. I went through all the Gimpel documentation…
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PC-lint on switch case labels: Violates MISRA C++ 2008 Required Rule 5-0-12

//some static const variables are defined static const uint8_t FirstData = 1; static const uint8_t SecondData = 2; //some switch case switch (Numdata) //Numdata is either FirstData, SecondData { case FirstData: //some code case…
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C99 Designated Initializer duplicate index not flagged at all in build output or lint

I played around with designated initializers a bit the other day and noticed, to my surprise, that it is valid to use the same index more than once. What's more, it didn't even produce a compiler warning, error, or even informational statement when…
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