From: fredex@fcshome.UUCP (fred smith)
Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent
Subject: Re: lint (was Re: various questions)
Date: 23 Nov 92 22:05:18 GMT
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Udo Munk (udo@umunk.GUN.de) wrote:
: Grant Edwards (grante@aquarius.rosemount.com) wrote:
: : udo@umunk.GUN.de (Udo Munk) writes:
: : :
: : : Lint may not be ported, because it's a copyrighted program from USL, which
: : : is part of UNIX System V. Seems that there is no public domain or freeware
: : : version available. If someone knows about a commercial version, which comes
: : : with sources and is under $100 please let me know. I would take a look
: : : at it and try to port it to COHERENT.
: : :
: : 
: : There is a company called Gimpel Software that sells lint in shrouded
: : source form for compilation on Unix systems with K&R compilers.  I
: : think the prices for the unix versions are more like $700.  If you are
: : interested in contacting them:
: 
: Thanks for the info!
: I've seen shrouded sources, that's nothing what I'll try to port ;-)
: What I could do is ask them about not shrouded sources to port it
: to COHERENT, after that they could shroud the source again.
: Also I don't think that COHERENT users wants to spend $700 or more
: for an lint, or am I wrong?
: Does anyone else know about an cheaper lint, where I could get the
: sources for an COHERENT port?

I ran across a shareware lint for DOS systems a few months ago. I'll
try to dig it out when I get DOS booted next and find out where it
came from. Perhaps we could impose upon it's author to either do a
port to Coherent, or allow someone else to do it in his name.

Fred
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later:  I dug out the package, and below is the first few lines
of the .doc file that accompanies the program. Anybody here lives
in England want to give the guy a call??


                                  CLINT V1.40
                                  DDDDDDDDDDD
                                         
                      The Ultimate C Source Checking Tool
                                         
                 (c) 1992 R&D Associates - All Rights Reserved
      
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          3                                                          3
          3         R&D Associates, 16 High Street, Rainham,         3
          3                  Kent ENGLAND, ME8 7JE                   3
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          3                    Tel: (0634) 361668                    3
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          3                                                          3
          3       ** NEW **  R&D Associates can be contacted on      3
          3       COMPUSERVE by mailing user ID:                     3
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          3                      100013,1042                         3
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          @DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDY
      

                                 WHAT IS CLINT?
                                 DDDDDDDDDDDDDD

     CLint is a tool which reads the source files of your C  programs,  and
     generates  reports about possible problems.  As it can look at ALL the
     files in a program,  it is able to report far more than any C compiler
     can.  Use CLint while developing your  programs, and you'll be assured
     of type safe linkage, efficient code, and excellent portability.

     This version of  CLint is released as  SHAREWARE.  This means that you
     use it on a try-before-you-buy basis.  If you find  CLint useful,  you
     must register.  We'll  then send  you  the latest  version, with  more
     documentation,  and  you'll  receive  news of  updates  and  technical
     support.  R&D Associates  regrets  that it  is  unable to  provide any
     support for it's shareware products without registration.  Please read
     the file LICENSE.DOC for more details.


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