Re: [boost] [gsoc16] Re: [tools/GSoC] static code analysis?

Subject: Re: [boost] [gsoc16] Re: [tools/GSoC] static code analysis?
From: Niall Douglas (s_sourceforge_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-01-29 08:23:39

On 28 Jan 2016 at 16:38, Oliver Kowalke wrote:

> > Sounds like a great GSoC project: Add clang-tidy, clang static
> > analyser and MSVC static analyser
> 
> it will suffice to use clang alone - AFAIK clang runs on Windows too.

Microsoft's tooling supports SAL which is enormously useful in 
catching bad use of MSVCRT and Win32. clang tooling does not and will 
not due to a patent.

I'd suggest therefore that MSVC's static analyser will remain 
invaluable when on Windows.

Niall

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