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<h1>Splint - Frequently Asked Questions</h1>
<h3>Index</h3>
-
<ol>
- <a href="#genquest"><h4>General Questions About Splint</h4></a>
- <li>
- <a href="#quest1">
- What is the difference between Splint and LCLint?</a><br />
+ <li style="list-style: none">
+ <h4><a href="#genquest">General Questions About Splint</a></h4>
+ </li>
+ <li><a href="#quest1">What is the difference between Splint and LCLint?</a><br />
</li>
<li><a href="#quest2">What is the Splint logo?<br />
</a></li>
<li><a href="#quest4">Can we use your software in our company? (We are not a GNU
organization.)<br />
</a></li>
-
<li><a href="#quest9">Which compilers does Splint support?<br />
+ <li><a href="#quest9">Which compilers does Splint support?<br />
</a></li>
<li><a href="#quest5">Does Splint handle C++?<br />
</a></li>
-
- <a href="#install"><h4> Installation</h4></a>
+ <li style="list-style: none">
+ <h4><a href="#install">Installation</a></h4>
+ </li>
<li><a href="#quest6">I downloaded the Splint .tgz file but can't figure out how to
extract it. There is no 'z' option on the tar on my system.<br />
</a></li>
<li><a href="#quest8">I have installed Splint for Windows 2000. Where should I put
the ".splintrc" file?<br />
</a></li>
- <li><a href="#quest17">When I build Splint I get the following errors.... Should I be worried?<br />
+ <li><a href="#quest17">When I build Splint I get the following errors.... Should I
+ be worried?<br />
</a></li>
-
<li><a href="#quest18">I just installed Splint on a new machine. I get a bunch of
+ <li><a href="#quest18">I just installed Splint on a new machine. I get a bunch of
errors during building when the test suite is run. When I look through the results,
it seems like Splint is not reporting any errors in the code it analyzes. What is
going on?<br />
</a></li>
- <a href="#usage"><h4>Usage</h4></a>
- <li><a href="#quest15">I heard that we will get lot of parse errors when we run
+ <li style="list-style: none">
+ <h4><a href="#usage">Usage</a></h4>
+ </li>
+ <li><a href="#quest15">I heard that we will get lot of parse errors when we run
this tool first time. Hence we need to modify source code. Is it correct ?<br />
</a></li>
<li><a href="#quest16">I heard that Splint can generate some spurious errors ( not
</a></li>
<li><a href="#quest10">How does Splint handle const?<br />
</a></li>
-
<li><a href="#quest14">I develop code on an embedded system with a compiler that
+ <li><a href="#quest14">I develop code on an embedded system with a compiler that
uses nonstandard key words and data types. I would like to run Splint on my code
but these nonstandard keywords cause parse errors. What should I do?<br />
</a></li>
<li><a href="#quest14b">How can I get Splint to recognize directory trees and local
source include directories?<br />
</a></li>
-
<li><a href="#quest20">I use realloc in my code. How can I get Splint in check this
code more effectively?<br />
</a></li>
-
- <a href="#warnerror"><h4>Warnings and Errors</h4></a>
+ <li style="list-style: none">
+ <h4><a href="#warnerror">Warnings and Errors</a></h4>
+ </li>
<li><a href="#quest11">Why do I get a warning when multiplying different integer
types? The C standard says this is ok. Why is this wrong?<br />
</a></li>
<li><a href="#quest18b">I get parse errors when I try to run Splint on code like
#define MACROdebug(...) blahblah . Can I use variadic macros in Splint?<br />
</a></li>
- <a href="#bugs"><h4>Bugs</h4></a>
+ <li style="list-style: none">
+ <h4><a href="#bugs">Bugs</a></h4>
+ </li>
<li><a href="#quest21">I think I've found a bug in Splint. What should I do?<br />
- </a></li>
- <li><a href="#quest22">Splint tells me that there is a bug and I should report it.
+ </a></li>
+
<li><a href="#quest22">Splint tells me that there is a bug and I should report it.
What information should I send?<br />
</a></li>
- <a href="#adinfo"> <h4>Additional Information</h4></a>
+ <li style="list-style: none">
+ <h4><a href="#adinfo">Additional Information</a></h4>
+ </li>
<li><a href="#quest23">My question isn't answered here. How can I get more
information about Splint?<br />
</a></li>
</ol>
<h3>Questions and Answers</h3>
<ol>
- <a id="genquest" name="genquest"><h4>General Questions About Splint</h4>
+ <li style="list-style: none">
+ <h4><a id="genquest" name="genquest">General Questions About Splint</a></h4>
+ </li>
<li>
<p><a id="quest1" name="quest1">What is the difference between Splint and
LCLint?</a></p>
<br />
</blockquote>
</li>
-
- <li>
+ <li>
<p><a id="quest9" name="quest9">Which compilers does Splint support?</a></p>
<blockquote>
It is independent from your compiler.<br />
<br />
</blockquote>
</li>
-
- <li>
+ <li>
<p><a id="quest5" name="quest5">Does Splint handle C++?</a></p>
<blockquote>
No. Splint handles ISO C99 (and some gcc extensions if +gnuextensions is used).
<br />
</blockquote>
</li>
- <a id="install" name="install"><h4>Installation</h4>
+ <li style="list-style: none">
+ <h4><a id="install" name="install">Installation</a></h4>
+ </li>
<li>
<p><a id="quest6" name="quest6">I downloaded the Splint .tgz file but can't
figure out how to extract it. There is no 'z' option on the tar on my
<p>your home directory. See the Splint manual for more information.</p>
</blockquote>
</li>
-
<li>
<p><a id="quest17" name="quest17">When I build Splint I get the following
error:</a></p>
<br />
</blockquote>
</li>
- <a id="usage" name="usage"><h4>Usage</h4>
- <li>
+ <li style="list-style: none">
+ <h4><a id="usage" name="usage">Usage</a></h4>
+ </li>
+ <li>
<p><a id="quest15" name="quest15">I heard that we will get lot of parse errors
when we run this tool first time. Hence we need to modify source code. Is it
correct ?</a></p>
<br />
</blockquote>
</li>
- <li>
+ <li>
<p><a id="quest14" name="quest14">I develop code on an embedded system with a
compiler that uses nonstandard key words and data types. I would like to run
Splint on my code but these nonstandard keywords cause parse errors. What should
<br />
</blockquote>
</li>
- <li>
+ <li>
<p><a id="quest20" name="quest20">I use realloc in my code. How can I get Splint
in check this code more effectively?</a></p>
<blockquote>
href="http://www.splint.org/documentation/realloc.htm">http://www.splint.org/documentation/realloc.htm</a></p>
</blockquote>
</li>
- <a id="warnerror" name="warnerror"><h4>Warnings and Errors</h4>
+ <li style="list-style: none">
+ <h4><a id="warnerror" name="warnerror">Warnings and Errors</a></h4>
+ </li>
<li>
<p><a id="quest11" name="quest11">Why do I get a Warning when multiplying
different integer types? The C standard says this is ok. Why is this
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</li>
- <li><p><a id="quest18b" name="quest18b">I get parse errors when I try to run Splint
+ <li>
+ <p><a id="quest18b" name="quest18b">I get parse errors when I try to run Splint
on code like #define MACROdebug(...) blahblah . Can I use variadic macros in
Splint?</a></p>
<blockquote>
<br />
</blockquote>
</li>
-
- <a id="bugs" name="bugs"><h4>Bugs</h4>
+ <li style="list-style: none">
+ <h4><a id="bugs" name="bugs">Bugs</a></h4>
+ </li>
<li>
<p><a id="quest21" name="quest21">I think I've found a bug in Splint. What should
I do?</a></p>
may be able to at least to offer you advice on working around the problem.</p>
</blockquote>
</li>
- <a id="adinfo" name="adinfo"><h4>Additional Information</h4>
+ <li style="list-style: none">
+ <h4><a id="adinfo" name="adinfo">Additional Information</a></h4>
+ </li>
<li>
<p><a id="quest23" name="quest23">My question isn't answered here. How can I get
more information about Splint?</a></p>
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