Build Notes (1213) - 17 Dec 2024

Command Line(Und)

• Add C# Preprocessor Symbols setting to und.
• Und report command improve error messages for invalid codecheck inspections.

Compare

• Potential fix for an inconsistent crash accessing comparison db from an ireport.

General

• Fix rescan not updating file list

API

• C++ namespace comments now available by default instead of requiring a kind spec
• Change public ib() api call to default to 1 level of expansion per field, to avoid unexpected long waits in worst case scenarios

Graphs

• Fix scaling when legend is turned on

Indexer

• Fix potential crash on corrupted instant search index

Info Browser

• Restore global information browser shortcuts broken in last build with sync changes

Installer

• Add plugins to CLI build kit

Interactive Reports

• Ireports add optional target parameter to init method for Python plugins.

Metrics

• Ensure values for disabled metric plugins can still be accessed by id from the API.

VS Code Plugin

• Remove errors/warnings of files under deleted or renamed folders

Search

• Fix whole words match in search inside search results.
• Fix stale instant search results for deleted files

Settings

• Fix display of python version in the configuration panel when the user has specified an installed executable

Language - Fortran

• Fixed invalid syntax error on some select type guards in fixed format fortran.
• Fixed some invalid parser errors on array constructor syntax. Fixed lookup problem in use-only statements where referenced entity is defined in a generic interface.

• Fix for script in duplicate lines of code interactive report
• Shared Tasks CSV: fix long name and -help argument
• Shared Tasks: fix "Objects: Shared only" option and improve CSV CLI
• Shared Tasks: Fix object parents, fix member function name
• Extend the Most Complex Functions chart to work for files and architectures in addition to databases, allow modifying the complexity metric and the number of entities shown.

• Function Metrics Histogram - display metric values in a histogram for the functions in a file, architecture, or database. 

• Line Metrics
• HIS Metrics
• Complexity Metrics Report
• Metrics Table
• Halstead Metrics

• Comment Lines (Includes Comments Before Functions)
• Comment to Code Ratio (Includes Comments Before Functions)
• Maximum Call Depth (HIS LEVEL)
• Calls
• Unique Calls (HIS CALLS)
• Called By
• Unique Called By (HIS CALLING)
• Goto Statements (HIS GOTO)
• Parameters (HIS PARAM)
• MinRecursiveDepth (related to HIS AP_CG_CYCLE)
• Exits
• Early Exits (HIS RETURN)
• Language Scope (HIS VOCF)
• Stability (HIS S)
• Halstead Distinct Operators (n1)
• Halstead Distinct Operands (n2)
• Halstead Total Operators (N1)
• Halstead Total Operands (N2)
• Halstead Vocabulary (n)
• Halstead Length (N)
• Halstead Difficulty (D)
• Halstead Effort (E)
• MISRA HIS Subset Violations (HIS NOMV)

• MISRA23_25.5.3, MISRA23_21.20: The pointer returned by the C++ Standard Library functions asctime, ctime, gmtime, localtime, localeconv, getenv, setlocale or strerror must not be used following a subsequent call to the same function
• VHDL 28: unlabeled processes
• MISRA23_8.14.1: The right-hand operand of a logical && or || operator should not contain persistent side effects
• CPP_T061: Use const whenever possible
• CPP_DD022: Magic Numbers
• CPP_D055: Non-virtual Destructors in Base Classes
• CPP_VF002: Virtual Call in Constructor/Destructor
• CPP_DD023: Use the same for in corresponding uses of new and delete
• CPP_P058: Store newed objects in smart pointers in standalone statements
• CPP_P060: Prefer pass-by-reference-to-const to pass by value
• CPP_DD024: Postpone variable definitions as long as possible
• CPP_E087: Minimize casting
• CPP_DD025: Avoid hiding inherited names
• CPP_F070: Consider alternatives to virtual functions
• CPP_DD026: Never redefine an inherited non-virtual function

Known Issues

• Unable to add multiple files to "Favorites" group
• Line numbers may be incorrect for Fortran analysis errors and warnings
• Incorrect control flow graph when simplify macro expansion is enabled