[sldev] Static code analysis

[Sheet Spotter]

Has anyone run a static code analysis tool against the viewer source? Is LL
using a static code analysis tool internally?

 

I stumbled into a code analysis tool from Coverity that claims to identify
source code flaws through an elaborate static code analysis with a lower
"false positive" rate than similar tools. Coverity seems to offer their tool
(or their services?) free of charge to open source projects.

            http://scan.coverity.com/about.html

 

Coverity publishes a list of open source projects that summarizes the number
of defects identified.

 
http://scan.coverity.com/report/Coverity_White_Paper-Scan_Open_Source_Report
_2008.pdf

 

Would this tool (or any other static code analysis tool) help identify any
subtle issues with the open source client?

 

[Disclaimer: I have no direct knowledge of this tool; I simply browsed their
web site. I have no affiliation with the vendor.]

 

 

Sheet Spotter

 

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