I second that. Good stuff. It has been in my toolkit for years. Bob Ammerman RAm Systems ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Pergola" To: Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 9:05 PM Subject: [PIC]: PC-lint > FYI: > > For those who program PICmicros in C, want to improve their code quality, > and don't know about PC-lint (I'm sure many of you have used this tool) read > on: > > PC-lint is a great static source code analysis tool that can really help you > write better code and save you from making mistakes -- obvious or > non-obvious. It's a good idea to add it to your firmware release checklist: > Run source code through PC-lint. > > I've used this tool for checking the C code I wrote with the Hi-Tech > PICC/PICC-18 compiler and it saved me from some embarrassing errors I would > not have caught otherwise. > > It's one of those tools which provide a quick return on your investment > (just as a C-compiler does for PICmicros) -- fast cheap labor! However, > nothing is a panacea -- every tool has to be used properly; you still need > to spend the time to interpret the results, but it is definitely worth the > effort in my opinion. > > Check out www.gimpel.com for more details (obviously it is for any C/C++ > source code). > > Best regards, > > Ken Pergola > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu