Using HP Code Advisor in Application Builds: [HP Code Advisor] White Paper

Abstract

This document describes methods for using HP Code Advisor in the build environment of your

application.

Intended audience

This document is intended for C/C++ developers who want to integrate HP Code Advisor in their

application build process. The application is assumed to span over multiple source files and

organized to manage the build by one or more makefiles.

Prerequisites

Following are the prerequisites for integrating HP Code Advisor in application build process:

• Knowledge of makefiles

• Knowledge of compilation and linking process of an executable/shared library

• Basic knowledge of HP Code Advisor

Terms and definitions

The following table lists the terms and definitions used in this document.

Term Definition

Build The process of compiling and linking source files to build an application.

Application The end result of building. In this case, a single or a collection of

executables and libraries built.

Build line A compilation or link command line.

Related information

The following documents provide additional information about HP Code Advisor:

• HP Code Advisor Release Notes

• HP Code Advisor User’s Guide

• HP Code Advisor Diagnostics

• HP C/aC++ Features to Improve Developer Productivity - Whitepaper

See the HP Code Advisor web page for a list of product documentation: