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Package: splint (3.1.2.dfsg1-2)

tool for statically checking C programs for bugs

splint is an annotation-assisted lightweight static checker. It is a tool for statically checking C programs for security vulnerabilities and coding mistakes. If additional effort is invested in adding annotations to programs, splint can perform stronger checking.

splint does many of the traditional lint checks including unused declarations, type inconsistencies, use before definition, unreachable code, ignored return values, execution paths with no return, likely infinite loops, and fall through cases. Problems detected by Splint include: 

 * Dereferencing a possibly null pointer
 * Using or returning storage that is undefined or not properly defined
 * Type mismatches, with greater precision and flexibility than by C compilers
 * Memory management errors like use of dangling references and memory leaks
 * Inconsistent (with specified interface) global variable modification or use
 * Problematic control flow such as likely infinite loops etc.
 * Buffer overflow vulnerabilities
 * Dangerous macro implementations or invocations
 * Violations of customized naming conventions

Tags: Software Development: C Development, Testing and QA, Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: Checking, Works with: Source Code

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alpha 796.1 kB2436 kB [list of files]
amd64 749.0 kB1836 kB [list of files]
armel 656.0 kB1540 kB [list of files]
avr32 (unofficial port) 671.4 kB1364 kB [list of files]
hppa 740.2 kB1732 kB [list of files]
hurd-i386 680.3 kB1684 kB [list of files]
i386 680.0 kB1684 kB [list of files]
ia64 1,081.5 kB3900 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-amd64 748.5 kB1828 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-i386 679.5 kB1668 kB [list of files]
m68k (unofficial port) 546.9 kB1708 kB [list of files]
mips 691.1 kB2524 kB [list of files]
mipsel 687.5 kB2524 kB [list of files]
powerpc 690.5 kB1816 kB [list of files]
s390 698.6 kB1792 kB [list of files]
sparc 652.1 kB1628 kB [list of files]