> with a different tool in a different environment.  That's why I tend
> to eschew lint in favour of compiling with this:
> 
> 
> CFLAGS = -O2 -pipe -ansi -Wall -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual \
>          -Wwrite-strings -Werror -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes \
>          -funsigned-char -Dscanf=DONT_USE_SCANF -Dgets=DONT_USE_GETS
> 
> This catches just about any error that lint will and probably some that
> lint won't.  In addition, the tool that does the compile is the tool that
> does the checking and it does it under the exact same conditions.  Passing
> this test makes me more comfortable than passing lint.

That actually doesn't check a whole class of problems that lint does.

The whole "nconsistent declaration of a global variable or function" thing.

yes, _assuming consistent include files_, you should be safe, but the
point is that it's hard to know that your program, libraries, etc.,
were compiled with consistent includes files.  lint will tell you.


cgd