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Cppcheck v1.89 Release Notes

Release Date: 2019-09-01 // over 1 year ago

  • 💻 Command line:

    • ⚠ The default warning message format was changed. The new format is similar to GCC. If you want to get warnings in the old format, add --template=cppcheck1 to the command line.

    Compiling:

    • From now on, use FILESDIR instead of CFGDIR to specify the path for Cppcheck data files. The readme.txt describes the available flags.

    👌 Improved checking:

    • 👌 improved value flow analysis for pointer aliases
    • 👌 improved checking for uninitialized variables/structs
    • 👍 better checking of smart pointers
    • 👍 better checking of global variables
    • Added Cppcheck annotations cppcheck_low (VALUE) and cppcheck_high (VALUE)
    • shadow variables; warn when argument is shadowed
    • warn if local reference variable can be const

    CERT:

    • ➕ Added API01-C: Avoid laying out strings in memory directly before sensitive data
    • ➕ Added MSC24-C: Do not use deprecated or obsolescent functions
    • ➕ Added STR11-C: Do not specify the bound of a character array initialized with a string literal

    MISRA:

    • ➕ Added rule 17.2
    • ➕ Added rule 18.4
    • ➕ Added rule 18.7

    GUI:

    • Minor tweaks