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Re: Not a bug, but a suggestion
- From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej at wasabisystems dot com>
- To: Michael McTernan <Michael dot McTernan dot 2001 at cs dot bris dot ac dot uk>
- Cc: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 08:39:43 -0800
- Subject: Re: Not a bug, but a suggestion
- Organization: Wasabi Systems, Inc.
- References: <KLEOILIEPFIAMCPDAPCBGEPJCAAA.Michael.McTernan.2001@cs.bris.ac.uk>
- Reply-to: thorpej at wasabisystems dot com
On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 08:16:12PM -0000, Michael McTernan wrote:
> GCC is great - well done. Anyhow, now that gcc obseletes lint and similar
> programs (well, maybe not lclint, but that doesn't count) is it possible to
GCC does not obsolete even a "traditional" lint (that is, lint-updated-for-
ISO-C, such as the one that is shipped with NetBSD).
There are two major things that lint provides that compilers do not:
(1) cross-module consistency checking
(2) a "portability check" mode
And, honestly, these things don't belong in the compiler. It's hard enough
getting the compiler right, leave de-linting to an external tool.
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-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>