Cygwin needs a splint'er

Elfyn McBratney elfyn-cygwin@exposure.org.uk
Sun Mar 30 21:37:00 GMT 2003


> > category: Dev
> > requires: cygwin
> > sdesc:    "Splint is a better lint"
> > ldesc:    "Splint is a tool for statically checking C programs for
> > security vulnerabilities and coding mistakes. With minimal
> > effort, Splint can be used as a better lint. If additional
> > effort is invested adding annotations to programs, Splint
> > can perform stronger checking than can be done by any
> > standard lint."

Oops, how did Devel become Dev...I must of made a type there, it's ok in the
setup.hint, though.

> This package has my vote.
>
> Unfortunately /etc/postinstall/splint.sh has a bug:
>
>     if [ ! -e /bin/lint.exe || ! -e /bin/lint ]; then
>
>   should be
>
>     if [ ! -e /bin/lint.exe -o ! -e /bin/lint ]; then

Shell scripting always gives me gotchas. Updated package on the
pipe...Thanks Corinna!

> Corinna


Regards,

Elfyn McBratney
elfyn@exposure.org.uk
www.exposure.org.uk




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