format string linting?

[Tim McDaniel]

mikeg at c3.c3.lanl.gov (Michael P. Gerlek) writes:
   Does anyone have a hack that will "lint" my format strings for printf,
   scanf, and the like?

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FlexeLint is *not* a hack at all.  It's an ANSI-compatable lint, and
also works for old K&R code.  It does printf/scanf conversion
checking, among many other things.  *Each of the 300-odd messages can
be individually suppressed*, on a message-number basis (and a symbol
name or file name basis where appropriate); messages can be turned off
and on in code, via comments.  That alone is worth the price, even
without all the good checking!  PC-lint is their PC version.

With my personalized lint option file, it's so easy and useful that I
lint as often as I compile (and often before).  It has saved me quite
a bit of trouble.

Disclaimer: I have never had a financial interest in Gimpel Software.
I am merely a very satisfied customer.

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