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Example 2-2 Sample wrapper script

$ cat cadvise_cc

#!/bin/sh

# wrapper script to invoke cadvise

exec /opt/cadvise/bin/cadvise -pdb mypdb +wlint /opt/ansic/bin/cc "$@"

Now cadvise_cc can be used instead of cc in the build line to invoke cadvise analysis in

addition to the compilation process.

NOTE: You need not create separate dependency rules for cadvise in the makefiles. Cadvise

must be invoked only when the existing dependency rules in the makefile lead to a compile.

The addition of cadvise analysis to the build process increases the total build time. You can either

invoke cadvise automatically whenever compiled, or launch cadvise as a separate build process

by invoking it explicitly. For large projects where a lot of cross-file analysis is required, it is better

to separate the analysis process. You can use the -crossfile option to manage the cross-file

analysis.

2.6 Enabling Different Categories of Diagnostic Messages

By default, a limited number of diagnostic messages are enabled in cadvise.

Additionally, the following options can be used to enable various types of diagnostic messages.

Enables all the warnings about potentially questionable constructs in the

compiler.

Enables all the compile time checks.+wall

Detects code fragments which are endian dependent.+wendian

Provides compile-time diagnostics which detect potential errors in the source

code.

+wlint

Detects multi-threaded programming issues.+wlock

Enables compile time diagnostic messages for potential security vulnerabilities.+wsecurity[=1|2|3|4]

Enables warnings that help detection of potential problems in converting

32-bit applications to 64-bit.

+w64bit

Generates performance advisory diagnostics.+wperfadvice[=1|2|3|4]

The best method is to use +wall to enable all possible diagnostic messages. Then, use the

cadvise report -pdb <pdbname> -summary command to see a quick summary of the

various diagnostic messages generated by cadvise, sorted by severity. For more information, see

Generating Reports.

2.7 Generating Code Complexity Metrics

Cadvise can generate code complexity metrics to gauge the complexity of the code being

developed or migrated. The +metrics option generates program complexity metrics.

Syntax:

$cadvise +metrics[=ict][:out=pdb]

$cadvise +metrics[=ict][:out=[+]<filename>]

Following command shows the examples for generating code complexity metrics.

18 Using Cadvise