What open source C++ static analysis tools are available?

c++ coding-style static-analysis
jnancheta picture jnancheta · Sep 26, 2008 · Viewed 96.2k times · Source

Java has some very good open source static analysis tools such as FindBugs, Checkstyle and PMD. Those tools are easy to use, very helpful, runs on multiple operating systems and free.

Commercial C++ static analysis products are available. Although having such products are great, the cost is just way too much for students and it is usually rather hard to get trial version.

The alternative is to find open source C++ static analysis tools that will run on multiple platforms (Windows and Unix). By using an open source tool, it could be modified to fit certain needs. Finding the tools has not been easy task.

Below is a short list of C++ static analysis tools that were found or suggested by others.

What are some other portable open source C++ static analysis tools that anyone knows of and can be recommended?

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Answer

Soo Wei Tan picture Soo Wei Tan · May 9, 2009

CppCheck is open source and cross-platform.

Mac OSX:

brew install cppcheck

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