What is Linticator?

The Linticator is an eclipse based plugin for PC-lint. The Linticator plugin has been developed at the IFS (Institute for Software) in Rapperswil/Switzerland. You can register at the www.linticator.com website and you get a 30 day evaluation license.

The following are some useful features:

• Linticator nicely integrates into eclipse, and adds a new IDE menu, as the following figure shows:
  Figure 1. Linticator Menu
  
  
  
  
• Using Flexe/PC-Lint Configuration dialog box, you can configure the different settings.
  Figure 2. Flexe/PC-Lint Configuration Dialog Box
  
  
  
  
• You can enable Linticator for a project through the context menu.
  Figure 3. Enabling Linticator for a Project
  
  
  
  
• The plugin integrates into eclipse CDT as a builder.
  Figure 4. Linticator Builder
  
  
  
  
• The Linticator generates the PC-lint messages in the Problems View, as the following figure shows:
  Figure 5. Problems View with Linticator Messages from PC-lint
  
  
  
  
• The markers appear in the source file for proper indication. You can simple ignore a message by using the context menu.
  Figure 6. Source with Problem
  
  
  
  

  This automatically inserts the comment to tell PC-lint to ignore that message.

  Figure 7. Quickfix in Source
  
  
  
  
• You can get an explanation on a message, by using the Show Documentation context menu.
  Figure 8. Show Documentation for PC-lint Message