1 Introduction

HP Code Advisor (cadvise) is a static analysis tool for C and C++ programs. Cadvise reports various programming errors in the source code. This tool enables programmers to identify potential coding errors, porting issues, and security vulnerabilities. Cadvise leverages the advanced analysis capabilities of HP C and HP aC++ compilers available on the HP Integrity systems.

This chapter addresses the following topics:

•“Cadvise user interface” (page 7)

•“Features” (page 7)

1.1Cadvise user interface

You can use cadvise through the CLI. Also, you can use the HP Code Advisior GUI, which is part of the Eclipse Remote Development Plugin run remotely on MS-Windows x86 platforms. For more information, see http://www.hp.com/go/eclipse-remotedevplugin.

Cadvise takes C or C++source files as inputs for finding potential errors, security violations, and so on and then stores this information in a Program Database (PDB). The reporting utility helps you generate reports from the PDB in various formats, such as Text, XML, and HTML.

Figure 1 shows the HP Code Advisor components.

Figure 1 Cadvise Components (User Interfaces)

1.2 Features

This section discusses the following major features and benefits of cadvise:

•“Advanced static code analysis” (page 8)

•“Defect detection” (page 8)

•“Security vulnerability checks” (page 8)

•“Porting and migration” (page 8)

1.1 Cadvise user interface

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