Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/03/29/11:24:55
On Sun, 29 Mar 1998, Ralph Proctor wrote:
> Is there anything in the DJGPP suite that does some sort of static analysis
> like Lint?
> Does the compiler or anything else do it?
I think if you use -Wall and -O switches, you get much of the static
analysis that Lint was designed to perform. Just be sure to treat every
warning as a potential bug.
> If not, do you know of a free Lint somewhere?
I think I saw some URL posted here a long time ago. Try searching the
DJGPP mail archives at http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/mail-archives/.
> I notice the Gimpel Lint is a whopping $235.00 and no free demo as far as I
> can tell. I can't afford this.
Judging by their ads, their Lint does a lot of checking (it typically
takes me about 5-15 minutes to solve the little puzzles they include in
their ads, although I'm a slow thinker).
> Why is Lint or something like it never mentioned on the list?
I have a clue, but I'd keep it to myself, lest I offend too many people
here ;-).
> Should I give a damn about "static checking" at all?
IMHO, it is very important.
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