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Open Source Declarations
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Acknowledgements
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Contents
1 Introduction
2 Installation and Configuration
3 The Command Line
4 Options
5 Libraries
6 Precompiled Headers
7 Strong Types
8 Value Tracking
9 Semantics
10 Metrics
11 Thread Analysis
12 MISRA ® Standards Checking
13 AUTOSAR ® Standard Checking
14 CERT ® C Standard Checking
15 CWE™ Checking
16 Queries
17 Other Features
18 Preprocessor
19 Living with Lint
20 Common Issues
21 Frequently Asked Questions
22 Messages
23 Revision History
24 Open Source Declarations
25 Acknowledgements
