Cpplint

In the modern world, Cpplint has become a topic of great relevance and interest to numerous sectors of society. Its influence ranges from the personal to the professional sphere, including the impact it has on culture and technology. There are many debates and reflections that revolve around Cpplint, and its importance is undeniable today. That is why it is essential to delve into its different facets and understand its scope and implications in our daily lives. In this article, we will explore some of the most relevant perspectives on Cpplint and how it affects society at large.

cpplint
Developer(s)Google
Repositorygithub.com/google/styleguide
Written inPython
TypeStatic program analysis tool
License3-clause BSD license
Websitegoogle.github.io/styleguide/

cpplint or cpplint.py is an open source lint-like tool developed by Google, designed to ensure that C++ code conforms to Google's coding style guides.

Therefore cpplint implements what Google considers best practices in C++ coding. The script cpplint.py reads source code files and flags deviations from the style guide. It also identifies syntax errors. It is rules based, and uses a number of heuristics to identify bad code.[1]

Cpplint is not perfect, as it can suffer from occasional false positives and negatives. Nevertheless, it is still a very useful tool for style enforcement.[2]

Moreover rules can be fine-grained selected using the options --verbose and --filter. Line length rule can be configured with option --linelength and file extensions can be configured with --extensions (by default: 'h', 'cpp', 'cc', 'cu' and 'cuh'). Some options can be stored in a configuration file CPPLINT.cfg.

cpplint is implemented as a Python script.[3] It is distributed under the 3 clause BSD license.

See also

References

  1. ^ Dutko, Adam M. (2011). The Relational Database: a New Static Analysis Tool? (PDF) (Master of Science). Cleveland State University. p. 20. ISSN 2572-3480. OCLC 750403495. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ Weinberger, Benjy. "Google C++ Style Guide, section cpplint".
  3. ^ Google. "GIT URL for cpplint.py". GitHub.